: Lesson 4 More Basic Features

Lesson 4 : More Basic Features

• • • • • • 

Cut Copy Paste Fonts Font size Font color

Cut and Paste • you can cut (delete) or copy text from one area of a document and save that text so it can be pasted elsewhere in the document • when you cut or copy text, it is stored on the Clipboard • information stored on the Clipboard stays there until new information is either cut or copied

Exercise 1

Cut and Paste - Using the Menu 1.Highlight "I want to move." 2.Choose Edit > Cut from the menu. 3.Your text should now read: "I am content where I am.“ 4.Place the cursor after the period in the sentence "I am content where I am." 5.Press the spacebar to leave a space. 6.Choose Edit > Paste from the menu. 7.Your text should now read. "I am content where I am. I want to move."

Cut and Paste by Using the Icon • Type the following: I want to move. I am content where I am. • Highlight "I want to move." • Click the Cut icon . • Your text should now read: " I am content where I am." •

• Place the cursor after the period in the sentence "I am content where I am." • Press the spacebar to leave a space. • Click the Paste icon . • Your text should now read: "I am content where I am. I want to move." •

Copy and Paste • you can copy text from one area of the document and place that text elsewhere in the document • copied data is stored on the Clipboard

Exercise 2

Copy

and Paste - Using the Menu

1.Highlight "You will want to copy me." 2.Choose Edit > Copy from the menu. 3.Place the cursor after the period in the sentence: "One of me is all you need." 4.Press the spacebar to leave a space. 5.Choose Edit > Paste from the menu. 6.Your text should now read: "You will want to copy me. One of me is all you need. You will want to copy me."

Copy and Paste by Using the Icon 1.Highlight "You will want to copy me." 2.Click the Copy icon . 3.Place the cursor after the period in the sentence: "One of me is all you need." 4.Press the spacebar to leave a space. 5.Click the Paste icon . 6.Your text should now read: "You will want to copy me. One of me is all you need. You will want to copy me."

Fonts • In Microsoft Word, you can change the font (the "family" of type you use for your text). • Garfield garfield 



Garfield

Garfield

Change the Font - Using the Menu • Highlight "Arial." • Choose Format > Font from the menu. • Choose the Font tab. In the box below the Font field, click "Arial." Click OK. • Highlight "Courier." • Choose Format > Font from the menu. • Choose the Font tab.

• In the box below the Font field, click "Courier New." Click OK. • Highlight "Times New Roman." • Choose Format > Font from the menu. • Choose the Font tab. • In the box below the Font field, click "Times New Roman." Click OK. • Your text should now look similar to the following: "Arial Courier Times New Roman"

Font Size • In Microsoft Word, you can change the size of your font (text). 



Small

Medium

Large

Change Font Size - Using the Menu • Highlight "I am the smallest." • Choose Format > Font from the menu. • Choose the Font tab. • Type 8 in the Size field, or click 8 in the box below the Size field. Click OK. • Highlight "I am a little bigger." • Choose Format > Font from the menu. Choose the Font tab.

• Type 14 in the Size field, or click 14 in the box below the Size field. Click OK. • Highlight "I am the biggest." • Choose Format > Font from the menu. • Choose the Font tab. • Type 24 in the Size field, or click 24 in the box below the Size field. Click OK. • Your text should now look similar to

Change Font Size by Using the Toolbar Highlight "I am the smallest." In the Font Size box on the toolbar, type 8. Press Enter. Highlight "I am a little bigger." In the Font Size box on the toolbar, type 14. • Press Enter. • Highlight "I am the biggest." • In the Font Size box on the toolbar, type 24. • • • • •

Font Color • You can change the color of the text besides the default color which is black.  



Blue Red

Green Orange

Change Font Color by Using the Toolbar • Highlight "I am blue." • Click the Font Color icon and choose the color blue. Press Enter. • Highlight "I am red." • Click the Font Color icon and choose the color red. Press Enter. • Highlight "I am orange." • Click the Font Color icon and choose the color orange. Press Enter.