The document discusses various editing operations in Microsoft Word such as adding, deleting, moving, and copying text. It also covers how to check spelling and grammar. Some key editing operations covered include deleting text using backspace or delete keys, moving text using cut and paste or the arrow keys, and copying text using copy and paste keyboard shortcuts or the right-click menu. Spelling and grammar can be checked automatically in Word with options to turn the features on or off.

1. Adding/ Deleting Text Moving text Copy and Paste Text Spelling & Grammar Editing a Document

2. When you enter your text, you are likely to make mistakes. Corrections of these mistakes are called editing. While editing the need may arise to: Delete a part of the text. Move a block of text from one place to another. Copy a block of text from one place to other place. EDITING OPERATIONS

3. Adding/Deleting Text Add text to your document, use the keyboard or the mouse to position the cursor where you want to add your text, then type. If any text is selected, your typing will over-write the selected text. Delete text Click or use the keyboard to position the cursor. Press the Delete key to delete the character in front of the cursor. Press the Backspace key to delete the character behind the cursor. To delete a chunk of text, select it and press the Delete key.

4. Move text from one place to another Select the text you want to move. Choose Edit > Cut . Use the mouse or the keyboard to position the cursor where you want the text to appear. Choose Edit > Paste . To move one or more paragraphs at a time, up or down in the document, select the paragraph(s). Use Alt-Shift-Up Arrow to move the text up. Use Alt-Shift-Down Arrow to move the text down. This works for rows in tables, too.

5. Copy text from one place to another You can be wonderfully lazy with Word. Don't ever type anything twice! Select the text you want to move. Choose Edit > Copy . Use the mouse or the keyboard to position the cursor where you want the text to appear. Choose Edit > Paste .

6. Using Keyboard Shortcut Keys: Select the text you want to copy Use Ctrl + C to copy the text Place the cursor to where you want to placed the text Use Ctrl + V to paste the text. Using Mouse button: Select/Highlight the text Right click Click Copy to copy the text Place the cursor to where you want to paste the text Right click Then click Paste

7. Spelling and Grammar If you are looking for a way to find and fix spelling mistakes in your file more quickly and easily, or if you don't want to see the wavy red lines that your Microsoft Office program displays in your file, this section explains how automatic spelling and grammar checking works and how to turn it on or off.