Microsoft 365 Word (2023): Basic Editing

Name: Microsoft 365 Word (2023): Basic Editing
Author: Catherine Smith

Learn to create, edit, and navigate a document

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Course: On-Demand

My name is Catherine Smith and in these lessons you will learn basic editing techniques. We will learn to add, edit and delete text, move through a document and. Select characters, words, sentences and paragraphs. We will go over the copy and. Paste functions and we will also discuss Word 365 Desktop and its relationship to Word for the Web. When creating a document in Word, simply. Place the cursor where you would like. Text to appear and begin typing. The paper size and margin settings will. Control how the text will automatically wrap from line to line within a paragraph. Using the status bar in the lower. Right corner, I will zoom in to. 150% magnification and then demonstrate by typing a few short sentences. There is a setting which is available. On the lower left status bar which. Will control text predictions. If the setting is on, which is. The default, then as you type, Microsoft. Word will anticipate the word or phrase you are entering and display it in somewhat ghosted letters. If you see a text prediction and you would like to accept the prediction, you may press either the tab key. Or the right arrow key. The text will be entered onto the screen and the cursor will jump to the end. To demonstrate how this works, try typing. The phrase thank you for the information. When you begin the Word information, you. Should see the completed Word appear and. Pressing the tab key will accept the prediction. Again. If you prefer to type without text. Predictions, you may click the setting on. The status bar and disable the feature. To remove characters, you may use the backspace key or the Delete key. Once again, I'm going to change my. Zoom control to 200% magnification. Then I will place my cursor between. The R and the G in the Word margin, which is in the middle. Of the paragraph in order to demonstrate usage of the two keys. As you will see, the difference between the two keys is that the backspace key will back up over existing characters. In effect removing the character to the. Left of the cursor. Pressing the Delete key will remove the character to the right of the cursor. If you are using a Chromebook, there is no Delete key on the keyboard. Holding the Alt key while tapping backspace on a Chromebook will simulate the Delete key. Let's put our R and our G back into the Word margin and then reset our magnification back to 100% before moving on you. In the next lesson we will be. Learning a few keyboard shortcuts to move through a document more efficiently. Thanks for watching.

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Course Description

Edits and modifications are an integral part of document creation. Learning to add, delete, and rearrange text and graphic elements become core capabilities within Word. In this course, you will learn how to easily add, edit, and delete text, including using text predictions. You will also learn to scroll and move the insertion point and use the show/hide button. This button allows users to show or hide non-printing characters to enable troubleshooting. Other important skills for Word include using copy, cut, and paste, selecting text, and accessing version history. If you make an error you can use the version history to access your previous work or you can use the undo and redo buttons. Microsoft Word has many shortcuts to make editing your document easier. These include keyboard shortcuts and the find and replace function. Save time and improve efficiency by learning how to effectively use Microsoft Word for editing.

What You'll Learn

Add, edit, and delete text, including using text predictions
Scroll and move the insertion point and use the Show/Hide button to display non-printing characters for troubleshooting
Use copy, cut, and paste, and select text within a document
Access version history and use the undo and redo buttons to recover previous work
Perform a Find & Replace using the Navigation Pane
Open a document in Word 365 Desktop

Key Takeaways

Editing and modifying text and graphic elements are core capabilities within Word, integral to document creation.
The Show/Hide button lets users display or hide non-printing characters to enable troubleshooting.
Version history allows you to access previous work, and the undo and redo buttons help correct errors.
Microsoft Word offers shortcuts such as keyboard shortcuts and the find and replace function to make editing easier.
Learning to use Word's editing tools effectively saves time and improves efficiency.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn how to add, edit, and delete text including text predictions, scroll and move the insertion point, use the Show/Hide button, use copy, cut, and paste, select text, access version history, use undo and redo, and perform a Find & Replace using the Navigation Pane.

What is the Show/Hide button used for?

The Show/Hide button allows users to show or hide non-printing characters to enable troubleshooting.

How can I recover previous work if I make an error?

If you make an error, you can use the version history to access your previous work, or you can use the undo and redo buttons.

What skills does this course cover?

This course covers Editing, Microsoft Word, Word Processing, Content Editing, Copy Editing, and Microsoft Office 365.

Which version of Word does this course use?

This course covers basic editing in Microsoft 365 Word (2023), including opening a document in Word 365 Desktop.