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The foundation of text in Word 2013 is simple: just click where you want your text, and type.
You can use the space bar on your keyboard to add spaces... and if you want to start
a new line, just press Enter. If you make a mistake like I did, that's okay.
You can press backspace or delete to fix it. And now we're all set.
There may come a time when you need to work with text that's already in your document,
maybe to copy and paste it, or to move it to a different location. To do that, you need
to know how to select text first. The text I'd like to select is the business
name—H2O. You can see it here at the top of the list. Just click, hold, and drag your
mouse over the text, then let go. See how it's highlighted gray? That means the text
is selected. And this little box is the hover toolbar, which gives you easy access to formatting
options, like font color, size, and more. Let's try copy and paste now that we have
our text selected. Just click the Copy command on the ribbon... choose where you want the
text to go... then click Paste. You can also get to these commands by right-clicking
in the document. For example, to cut and paste, start by selecting your text... then right-click...
and choose Cut. The original text will disappear, and now we can paste it anywhere we want by
right-clicking again. Paste Options determine how the text is going
to look—ranging from exactly like the original, to the same text but without any formatting.
I'm going to keep the formatting because I like the way it looks with each item on the
list. If you want to move a selection of text from
one place to another, you can use the drag and drop method. Let's skip to the bottom
of the document so I can show you how it works. First select the text you want to move. Now
click, hold, and drag where you want it to go. You may need to do some rearranging to
make to make sure it ends up the way you want. Finally, in a long document like this, I sometimes
have trouble finding a specific word or phrase that I know is in there somewhere. The Find
feature can help by searching the document for you.
Click the Find command on the ribbon... then type the word or phrase you're looking for.
The results will show up in the left pane, and will also be highlighted yellow.
At times, you may find that you've made a mistake throughout your document, or you need
to swap a certain word or phrase for another. For that, you can use the Replace command
instead. I actually need to change the month on these
specials from February... to March. Now when you're ready, click Find Next in
the dialog box... then click Replace. Replace All can save you even more time by changing
every instance in the document automatically. Now you know the basics, including cut, copy,
and paste; drag and drop; and find and replace... everything you need to work with text in Word
2013.