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Editing Text

Editing means making changes to your text. Word 2013 provides you with the

tools to edit your text.

In some cases, you need to select text before you can make changes. So, it is

important for you how to do it. Text can be selected using the mouse or the

keyboard. The selected text gets a grey background.

Selecting Text Using a Mouse

To select text using a mouse, follow these steps:

1. Place the cursor to the left of the first character to be selected.

2. Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the position
where you want to stop selecting.

3. Release the mouse button.

4. The selected text gets highlighted in grey.

You can also use the selection bar to select the text. The selection bar is the

space between the left edge of the page and where the text begins.

To Select Mouse Action

A word Double-click the word.

A line of text Click the selection bar to the left of the line.

Multiple lines of text Click and drag in the selection bar to the left

of the lines.

A paragraph Double-click the selection bar or triple-click

anywhere in the paragraph.

A sentence Press and hold Ctrl and click anywhere in the

sentence.

Entire document Triple-click the selection bar.

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