Selecting Text

Open the file: Sample Text.doc. Read the text below and do the PRACTICE exercises below using the file you just opened.

Selecting Text means that you highlight the text. This text is selected

You need to select text to make any changes to the text.

Often, it has been suggested that users should type up their documents first, and then format the text to meet their own needs. Word processors allow you to select, or highlight, text to make editing or formatting changes to it.

PRACTICE----------------------------------------------------------------

Here are the methods of selecting text using both the mouse and the keyboard. TRY EACH

1. Select text using the mouse: Click-and-drag across the text you want to format.
   
   
2. To select a single word: Place the cursor on the word you want to format and double-click
3. SHIFT-Click to select a series of words: Click to the left of the first word you want to begin with, then, while holding down the SHIFT key, click to the right of the word you want to end with.
4. To select a sentence: Hold the [CTRL] key and click the sentence.
5. You can also use SHIFT with the four arrow keys to select text: Hold down the SHIFT Key and then push the left or right arrow keys (or the up and down arrow keys) to select the text.
6. Use the Selection Bar to select text. The selection bar is the area in the left-hand border of the page (to the left of the text on the screen).
   When you move the mouse in that area, the cursor changes to an arrow.
   
   Place the cursor in the selection bar area and click to the left of the line that
   you want to select.
   
   If you want to select several lines, click in the selection bar area and drag down (or up) to include all the lines you want.

So, which method do you use? Any method – use whichever is best for that situation.