This document provides an overview of basic editing functions in Microsoft Word, including: 1) Opening documents from various locations and changing between different document views like print layout, full screen reading, and web layout. 2) Using tools like rulers, gridlines, and the navigation pane to align and navigate documents. 3) Zooming in and out to adjust the document view. 4) Scrolling, going to specific pages or elements, and selecting, replacing, and deleting text.

1. Basic Editing Regina Pérez Lozano #19 7-C
OpeningAnOrganizingDocumentViews
o Clicking the open command in the File tab produces the Open
dialog box.
o You can open existing documents from target locations such as a
USB flash drive, hard drive, network location, desktop, CD, DVD, or
portable device.
Changing Document View
o Print Layout: Is the default view. It displays the document as it will look
when printed and enables you to use the ribbon to create and edit
your document.
o Full Screen Reading: Is made for reading documents onscreen.
o Web Layout:Shows how the document would look as a Web page.
o Outline: Displays the document as an outline and offers an outline
tab with commands for creating and editing outlines
o Draft: Is strictly for editing next

2. Using show commands
o Rulers: are measuring tools to align text, graphics, and other
elements used within a document
o Gridlines: provide a grid of vertical and horizontal lines that helps you
align graphics and other objects in your documents.
o Navigation Pane: appears in the left side of the window when you
select is command in the Show group.
Using Zoom
o The Zoom group of commands lets you zoom in to get a closer view
of page or zoom out to see more of the document at a smaller size.
Scroll Bars
o Allow a user to move up or side to side within a document.
o A vertical scroll bar appears on the right side of the document
window.

3. Using The Go To Command To Navigate A Long Document
o Using the Go To Command will jump to a specific page, table,
graphic, equation, or other item in your document.
Selecting, Replacing, And Deleting Text

4. o Delete: You can delete in Word documents by pressing the
Backspace hey to delete characters to the left of the intersection
point.
o Multi-Selection: feature of word enables you to select multiple text
items that are not adjacent.
o Replace: To replace text in a Word document, simply select the text,
then key new text. To cancel a selection, click in any blank area of
the document screen.