Lesson 4 :

More Basic Features

• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Fonts
• Font size
• Font color
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 Cut and Paste

• you can cut (delete) or copy text

from one area of a document and
save that text so it can be pasted
elsewhere in the document
• when you cut or copy text, it is
stored on the Clipboard
• information stored on the Clipboard
stays there until new information is
either cut or copied
Exercise 1
 Cut and Paste - Using the
Menu
1.Highlight "I want to move."
2.Choose Edit > Cut from the menu.
3.Your text should now read:
"I am content where I am.“
4.Place the cursor after the period in the
sentence "I am content where I am."
5.Press the spacebar to leave a space.
6.Choose Edit > Paste from the menu.
7.Your text should now read.
"I am content where I am. I want to
move."
Cut and Paste by Using the
Icon

• Type the following:

I want to move. I am content
where I am.
• Highlight "I want to move."
• Click the Cut icon .
• Your text should now read:
" I am content where I am."
•
• Place the cursor after the period in
the sentence
"I am content where I am."
• Press the spacebar to leave a space.
• Click the Paste icon .
• Your text should now read:
"I am content where I am. I want to
move."
•
 Copy and Paste

• you can copy text from one area of

the document and place that text
elsewhere in the document
• copied data is stored on the
Clipboard
Exercise 2
Copy and Paste - Using the
Menu
1.Highlight "You will want to copy me."
2.Choose Edit > Copy from the menu.
3.Place the cursor after the period in
the sentence: "One of me is all you
need."
4.Press the spacebar to leave a space.
5.Choose Edit > Paste from the menu.
6.Your text should now read:
"You will want to copy me. One of
me is all you need. You will want to
copy me."
Copy and Paste by Using the
Icon
1.Highlight "You will want to copy me."
2.Click the Copy icon .
3.Place the cursor after the period in the
sentence: "One of me is all you
need."
4.Press the spacebar to leave a space.
5.Click the Paste icon .
6.Your text should now read:
"You will want to copy me. One of me
is all you need. You will want to copy
me."
 Fonts

• In Microsoft Word, you can change

the font (the "family" of type you
use for your text).
•
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Change the Font - Using the
Menu
• Highlight "Arial."
• Choose Format > Font from the
menu.
• Choose the Font tab. In the box
below the Font field, click "Arial."
Click OK.
• Highlight "Courier."
• Choose Format > Font from the
menu.
• Choose the Font tab.
• In the box below the Font field, click
"Courier New." Click OK.
• Highlight "Times New Roman."
• Choose Format > Font from the menu.
• Choose the Font tab.
• In the box below the Font field, click
"Times New Roman." Click OK.
• Your text should now look similar to the
following:
"Arial Courier Times New Roman"
 Font Size

• In Microsoft Word, you can change

the size of your font (text).
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
Small Medium Large
 Change Font Size - Using
the Menu
• Highlight "I am the smallest."
• Choose Format > Font from the
menu.
• Choose the Font tab.
• Type 8 in the Size field, or click 8 in
the box below the Size field. Click
OK.
• Highlight "I am a little bigger."
• Choose Format > Font from the
menu. Choose the Font tab.
• Type 14 in the Size field, or click 14
in the box below the Size field. Click
OK.
• Highlight "I am the biggest."
• Choose Format > Font from the
menu.
• Choose the Font tab.
• Type 24 in the Size field, or click 24
in the box below the Size field. Click
OK.
• Your text should now look similar to
 Change Font Size by Using
the Toolbar

• Highlight "I am the smallest."

• In the Font Size box on the toolbar, type 8.
• Press Enter.
• Highlight "I am a little bigger."
• In the Font Size box on the toolbar, type
14.
• Press Enter.
• Highlight "I am the biggest."
• In the Font Size box on the toolbar, type
24.
 Font Color

• You can change the color of the text

besides the default color which is
black.
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 Blue Red Green Orange

Change Font Color by Using
the Toolbar

• Highlight "I am blue."

• Click the Font Color icon and choose the
color blue. Press Enter.
• Highlight "I am red."
• Click the Font Color icon and choose the
color red. Press Enter.
• Highlight "I am orange."
• Click the Font Color icon and choose the
color orange. Press Enter.