Making Corrections of Making Corrections of a Documenta Document

I guess you may have noticed that in order to make corrections, you naturally have to go back to points where you have committed mistakes in, to correct them. Well, that is the general procedure. If you’re not familiar with using computers, you tend to use the BACKSPACE when correcting parts of your document.

Inserting TextInserting Text

Do one of the following:

Move the cursor to the location of the text to be inserted, and then type the additional text. For example: to change the word clan to clean, simply insert an “e” between “l” and “a” instead of deleting and retyping the whole word.

By default, the Insert Feature should be turned on. Look at the Status Bar to verify if the OVR (Overtype) indicator is turned off (gray). If OVR is turned on (black), you’re currently in Overtype mode.

Inserting text doesn’t apply only to a character; you can also insert a word, sentence, paragraph, or even a page. Just make sure that the Overtype indicator on the Status Bar is off.

Overtyping TextOvertyping Text

Overtyping means typing over an existing text. It means that you do not have to delete the text to type the correct one. To verify if you’re in Overtype mode, look at the Status Bar.

Switching the Switching the Overtype Mode On and Overtype Mode On and OffOff

Do one of the following:

On the Tools Menu, select Options, click the Edit Tab, then click the Overtype Mode Checkbox.

Double-click the OVR Button on the Status Bar.

Press the INSERT Key.

Make sure that you’re cursor is positioned

at the point where you want to begin typing over existing text, before switching to overtype mode. After doing this, type the new text.

Clicking and TypingClicking and Typing

The Click and Type feature allows you to quickly add text to a position on a page. Through, you do not have to perform the necessary formatting tasks like pressing the ENTER Key or Tabs Key. Just double click the spot where you want to add text in, then type the new text. Click and Type automatically positions the text at the spot you’ve double-clicked. By default, Click and Type is turned on.

Switching the Click and Switching the Click and Type Mode On and OffType Mode On and Off

Follow these steps:

1. On the Tools Menu, select Options.

2. Click the Edit Tab.

3. Click the Enable Click and Type Checkbox.

Changing TextChanging Text

To change an existing text to a new one, simply select the text that you want to change. Then type the new one. To select the text, just double-click it.

Highlighting Text in a Highlighting Text in a DocumentDocument

Highlighting texts simply means selecting the text then that you want to include in certain tasks like cutting, copying, and pasting.

You can select a character, a word, a group of words, an entire text line, a sentence, a paragraph, a large block of text, or an entire document.

Selecting a CharacterSelecting a Character

Do one of the following:

Click before (or at the left of) the character and then drag to select the character.

Move the cursor before the character. Hold the SHIFT Key, then press the Right-Arrow Key.

Selecting a WordSelecting a Word

Do one of the following:

Double-click the word.

Click before the word and then drag to select the word.

Move the cursor before the word, hold the SHIFT+CTRL Keys, then press the right-arrow key to select the words.

Selecting a Group of Selecting a Group of WordsWords

Do one of the following:

Click before the first word. Hold the left mouse button down, then drag to select the following words.Double-click the first word. Hold the left mouse button down then, drag to select the following words.Move the cursor before the first word. Hold down the SHIFT+CTRL Keys, then press the right-arrow key to select the words.

Selecting an Entire Selecting an Entire Text LineText Line

Click the left margin that is in line with the text line that you want to select.

Selecting a SentenceSelecting a Sentence

Hold the CTRL Key, then click any part of the sentence.

Selecting a ParagraphSelecting a Paragraph

Do one of the following:

Triple-click any part of the sentence.

Double-click the left margin that is in line with the paragraph that you want to select.

Selecting Entire Selecting Entire DocumentDocument

Do one of the following:

Press CTRL+A.

Triple-click on the left margin.

On the Edit Menu click Select All.

Selecting a Vertical Selecting a Vertical Block of TextBlock of Text

Hold down the ALT Key, then drag to select the block of text.