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Editing a Document

Making changes in the text is called editing. To edit a document, it has to be fi rst selected.
Editing text includes moving the text and arranging it as per the requirement.

Selecting Text

The various steps to select the text are listed below.

1. Bring the cursor to the place
from where you want to

select the text.
2. Click and drag the mouse

button till the end point of
your selection.

3. Release the mouse button
when the text is selected.
The highlighted text is the
selected text.

We can make changes in it as desired. After editing, we can deselect the text by clicking
anywhere outside the selection area on the page or by pressing an arrow key on the

keyboard.
The following table shows the techniques for selection of text.

Selection Technique

A word Double-click on the word.
A paragraph Triple-click within the paragraph.

Several words or lines Drag the mouse over the words, or hold down the Shift key
while using the arrow keys.
Entire document Press Ctrl + A or use the mouse to select all the text.

Learn More

Inserting Text: We can add new text to an already existing document. To do so, we take the
cursor at the place where the text is to be added. Then we type the text. The existing text to the
right of the cursor moves forward.
Inserting Space Between Words: We take the cursor between the words where space is to be
given and press the Space Bar key once to give one space.
Inserting Blank Space Between Two Lines: We take the cursor at the end of the fi rst line and
press Enter. A blank space is inserted between the two lines.

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