Typing and Revising Typing Text Inserting and Typing Over Existing Text Inserting Symbols and Special Characters Moving the Insertion Point

Typing Text /When you open Word XP, you can start typing right away. The insertion point will be at the top of the document. You don’t have to worry about typing perfectly, because it is easy to make corrections and changes at any time. Word automatically wraps text to the next line as you type. If you want to start a new paragraph, press ENTER.

You can click the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar to display or hide all nonprinting characters such as paragraph marks, spaces, …. These characters are not printed, whether or not they are displayed. 

  

   Inserting and Typing Over Existing Text

*  To insert text anywhere in an existing document:

1-  Position the insertion point where you want to begin typing.

2-  Type the text.

By default, Word moves existing text to the right as you insert new characters. If you prefer

to have new text replace existing text, switch to overtype mode:

1-  On the Status Bar, double-click “OVR”.

2-  Type the new text.

   Inserting Symbols and Special Characters

You can insert special characters, international characters, and symbols by using the Symbol

command on the Insert menu.

1-  Click where you want to insert the symbol.

2-  On the Insert menu, click Symbol, and then click the Symbols tab. The following screen appears.

3-  Double-click the symbol or character you want to insert.

                

  Moving the Insertion Point

The insertion point shows where the text you type will appear. As you type, Word scrolls the document to keep the insertion point visible in the window. If you want to insert text in another part of your document, you must move the insertion point to that location, and then insert the text.

 Using the Mouse:

1-  Using the scroll bars, scroll until you reach the location you want.

2-  Click the location where you want to position the insertion point.

 

Using the Keyboard:

1-  If you are using the numeric keypad, make sure “NUM LOCK” is off. 

2-  Do one of the following:

Press	To Move
←	One character to the left
→	One character to the right
↑	One line up
↓	One line down
Ctrl + ←	One word to the left
Ctrl + →	One word to the right
End	To the end of a line
Home	To the beginning of a line
Ctrl +↑	To the beginning of a paragraph
PAGE UP	Up one screen
PAGE  DOWN	Down one screen
Ctrl +Home	To the beginning of the document
Ctrl+ Down	To the end of the document

 

   Scrolling Through a Document

You can use the scroll bars at the right and bottom edges of the window to scroll through your docu

 Do

	To
Click ▲	Scroll up one line
Click ▼	Scroll down one line
Click	Scroll up one screen
Click	Scroll down one screen
Click ◄	Scroll left      Click
Click ►	Scroll right      Click
Drag the scroll box	Move to an approximate location