Stem 351: Group 5 - Text Editing

Moving Text: “Dragging”
While you have your
document open, highlight
the text you would like to
move.
You can select an area as
small as a letter up to entire
document.
In this example we have
selected a sentence.

Here, only one word is highlighted. Remember you can highlight a
letter or an entire document.

When using the dragging
method of moving text while
“holding” the highlighted
area, you will “drag” it to the
new location you would like to
place it.
While you are moving it to a
new location you will see text
moving where you’re dragging
it.
In this example you can see
the text being dragged over
existing text to its new location

Once you have decided on where you would like to place it, “let the text go”.
You will notice that there is a “flashing text line” that signals to you where your text
will now be placed.

Moving Text: Cut & Paste
When using the cut and paste method of moving text, you will begin the same by
highlighting the text that you wish to move.
You can select an area as small as a letter up to entire document.

Once highlighted, locate
the “Edit” tab at the top
left corner of the Word
program. It is located
between the “File” and
“View” tab.
Select the “Edit” tab and a
drop down menu will
appear.

The drop down menu will
then list the option of
“cut” as shown in the
example. Select “cut”.

Once the “cut” option is
selected, the text that you had
selected will “disappear”.
The text is not technically
gone, but instead placed on
hidden clipboard.
In the place of your text will be
flashing text line. Now you
need to determine where you
want your “hidden” or cut text
to go.

Now that you’ve determined
where you want to place your
new text, move your flashing
text line there.
Again, go to the “Edit” tab at
the top left corner of the Word
program.
Select the “Edit” tab and a
drop down menu will appear.
This time you will select the
“Paste” option.

When the “Paste” option is selected, the “Cut” text will
automatically appear in the location you placed your flashing text
line.

Copy and Paste
Unlike moving text, drag method or cut and
paste method, when you Copy and Paste
text, you are essentially duplicating the text or
graphic and adding that duplicated copy to your
document

Copy and Paste
While you have your
document open, highlight
the text you would like to
move.
You can select an area as
small as a letter up to
entire document.

Copy and Paste
Once highlighted, locate the “Edit” tab at the top left corner of the Word
program. It is located between the “File” and “View” tab.
Select the “Edit” tab and a drop down menu will appear.

Copy and Paste
In the “Edit” drop down
menu you will see the
“Copy” option.
Select the “Copy” option.
When you do so, the drop
menu disappears and the
text you highlighted will
still be highlighted. Your
“copied” text is now on a
hidden clipboard

Copy and Paste
Now, you need to
determine where you
want your copied text to
go.
When you do so, place
your flashing text line in
that location.
In this example we selected a
location above the Office Hours
section.

Copy and Paste
After you have identified
your location, you need to
retrieve your copied text.
To do so go back to the
“Edit” tab. Again the drop
down menu will appear
when you select it.

Copy and Paste
In the drop down menu
under “Edit”, select the
“Paste” option. This is
requesting from Word to
retrieve the copied
highlighted text.

Copy and Paste
Once you select the “Paste”
option, the copied text will
automatically appear in the
location you previously
selected.
Remember, when using copy
and paste, the original text
is duplicated and not
deleted. You will still be able
to see the original text in its
original location.

Find
While your document is
open, locate the “Edit”
tab in top left corner of
the Word program. It is
located between the
“File” and “View” tab.
When you select the
“Edit” tab a drop down
menu will appear

Find
Select the “Find” option from the drop down menu under the “Edit” tab.
When you select “Find” a new drop down menu will open.

Find
In the right hand corner of
Word, a search box will
appear.
In this box, type in the
characters (word, phrase, or
numbers) that you would
like to locate in the
document
In the example listed, the word
“learning” is typed in the search
box.

Find
Once the word is found,
Word will automatically
highlight the word(s) you
are searching for within
the document.

“Find and Replace” within a
Document

Find and Replace
While your document is
open, locate the edit tab
in top left side of the
screen. It is located
between the “File” and
“View” tab.

Find and Replace
Select the “Find”
option from the drop
down menu under the
“Edit” tab.
When you select
“Find” a new drop
down menu will open.

Find and Replace
A side panel will
open on the left
side of the screen.
In the example
listed, the word
“learning” is placed
in the find box and
the replace box is
empty.

Find and Replace
Because the word
“learning” is being located
in the text, it is highlighted
throughout the document.
In the replace box inside
the same panel, type the
new characters
(word, phrase, or number)
that you would like to
replace.
You can either replace one
or all references to the
“find” word, in this case
“learning”.

Stem 351: Group 5 - Text Editing

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