MS Word Basics

Text Editing

• Cut, Copy, and Paste:
  • Cut: removes selected text and stores it in the clipboard
  • Copy: copies selected text to the clipboard
  • Paste: inserts the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position
• Undo and Redo:
  • Undo: reverses the last action
  • Redo: reapplies the last undone action
• Find and Replace:
  • Find: searches for a specific word or phrase in the document
  • Replace: replaces found text with new text

Font Management

• Font Styles:
  • Bold: increases font weight
  • Italic: slants font
  • Underline: underlines font
• Font Sizes:
  • Can be adjusted using the font size dropdown or by using keyboard shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+Shift+> to increase, Ctrl+Shift,< to decrease)
• Font Colors:
  • Can be changed using the font color dropdown or by using keyboard shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+Shift+F to change font color)

Document Formatting

• Alignment:
  • Left: aligns text to the left margin
  • Center: centers text horizontally
  • Right: aligns text to the right margin
  • Justify: aligns text to both left and right margins
• Line and Paragraph Spacing:
  • Can be adjusted using the line and paragraph spacing dropdowns or by using keyboard shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+1 to single-space, Ctrl+2 to double-space)
• Indentation:
  • Increase Indent: increases the left margin
  • Decrease Indent: decreases the left margin

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