Addendum

How to Delete Text

There are actually 2 ways to delete text from your document. One is with the BACKSPACE key and one is with the DELETE key.

The Backspace key. Position the cursor to the right of the text you want to delete and press Backspace as many times as needed to delete the text. (You may also hold down the Backspace key).

The Delete Key. Position the cursor to the left of the test you want to delete and press Delete as many times as needed to delete the text. (You may also hold down the Delete key).

When to use SAVE and when to use SAVE AS

Use SAVE AS whenever…

…You are saving your file for the first time.

…You have saved your file already but you want to save under a different name.

…You have saved your file already by you want to save it in a different location.

Use SAVE whenever…

…You have already saved your file (and given it a name) and you have made changes to
it,

Use the Scroll Wheel

On a more modern mouse, you have a scroll wheel in between the 2 buttons. Turn the scroll upward or downward to scroll the text on the screen. It is more convenient to use the scroll wheel than clicking on the up and down arrows on the top and bottom of the vertical scroll bar.

If you don’t have a mouse with a scroll wheel, go buy one - you’ll be glad you did!

Insert Mode and Overstrike Mode

When you are typing in Insert mode, any text that you type is inserted into your document. For example, if you type a paragraph and you want to add some words in the middle of the paragraph, you click in the middle of the paragraph and start to type. The new text is inserted into the paragraph moving all the text in front of it to the right as you type.

You can place the keyboard into overstrike mode so that when you type, the new text that you type will overstrike (or replace) any text in front of it (to the right).

You almost always want to be in Insert mode. There are 2 ways to tell whether you are in Insert mode or Overstrike mode. (1) There is a light on the keyboard that lights up when you are in Insert mode. (2) When you are in Overstrike mode, the letters OVR in the become boldface in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.