Drag the mouse until you have highlighted the second paragraph.Press and hold down the left mouse button.Place your cursor before the word 'You' in the second paragraph.Click anywhere outside the highlighted area to remove the highlighting.

Press the down arrow key until the first paragraph is highlighted.Press the right arrow key until the first line of text is highlighted.Press and hold down the Shift key, which serves as an 'anchor' showing where text you wish to select begins or ends.Place your cursor before the word 'On' in the first paragraph.

Three paragraphs appear in your document. When using the mouse, press the left mouse button and then drag in the direction you want to move. When using the arrow keys, use the up arrow to move up, the down arrow to move down, the left arrow to move left, and the right arrow to move right. You can select by using the arrow keys or by clicking and dragging. The following exercise teaches you how to create data and how to select data. Throughout these lessons, you will be asked to select text. You can use these paragraphs to practice what you learn. The Show/Hide button appears in a contrasting color, when it is selected.Ĭreate Sample Data and Select TextIf you type =rand() in your Word document and then press Enter, Word creates three paragraphs.

Click the Show/Hide button in the Paragraph group.

For these lessons, opt to see them onscreen. You can elect to see these characters on the screen as you type or you can elect to have them remain invisible. Understanding Nonprinting CharactersCertain characters, called nonprinting caharacters, do not print and will not appear in your printed document but do affect your document layout. If you are asked to choose a tab, click the tab.

Quickly press your left mouse button twice.

If you are asked to double-click an item: When the Draft option is selected it appears in a contrasting color.ĬlickDuring the lessons that follow, you will be asked to 'click' items and to choose tabs.

Click Draft in the Document Views group.

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