DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : Dr. T Narayana

Designation : HCCP
Branch : DCCP
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, NELLORE
Year/Semester : I Year
Subject : Computer Fundamentals
Sub. Code : CCP-105
Topic : Microsoft Word Fundamentals:
Duration : 50 Mts.
Sub Topic : Insertion and deletion of text
Teaching Aids : Screens & Pictures
OBJECTIVE:

On completion of this period , you would be able to

understand:

• Insertion of text in a document.

• Deletion of character, word, line, and undo the process.

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RECAP

• Creating a document.

• Opening a document.

• Saving a document

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• Word offers two modes for adding text to your
documents:

• Insert mode
• overtype mode

In insert mode (the default mode), the characters you

type are inserted into the text to the left of the
insertion point.
It pushes any character to the right of the insertion
point.

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• If you want to replace existing text, click on the
‘insert’ button available on the key board . Then
you will be in overwrite mode

• It will erase the already existing characters.

• Default mode is “Insert “ mode.

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• Moving the insertion point: In word, you
move the insertion point using

1.

2.

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• Using the Mouse: To position the insertion point
using the mouse, simply move the mouse pointer to
where you want it and click . Use the vertical scroll bar to
move up and down through your document.

• Use the horizontal scroll bar to move within a line

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• Using Keyboard short cuts: Word offers a
number of keys strokes and key combinations to
move the insertion point through out the
document.

• to move left one character

• to move right one character
• ↑ up arrow to move up one line
• ↓ down arrow to move down one line

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 WE CAN USE THE FOLLOWING KEY STROKES AND
COMBINATIONS TO MOVE THE INSERTION POINTER
Key stroke Action
Ctrl + → One word to right
Ctrl + ← One word to left
Ctrl + up arrow To the beginning of the current paragraph or (If
the insertion point is at beginning of a paragraph
, to the beginning of the paragraph above)
Ctrl + down arrow To the beginning of the next paragraph .
End To the end of the current line.
Ctrl + End To the end of the document.
Home To start of the current line.
Ctrl + Home To start of the document.
Page up Up one screen full of text.
Page down Down one screen full of text
Ctrl + Page up To the first character of the current screen.
Ctrl + Page down To the last character of the current screen.
 DELETION OF TEXT FROM THE
DOCUMENT AND UNDO PROCESS

Procedure to delete text easily:

3. To delete the character to the left of the insertion point,

press back space.

2. To delete the character to the right of the insertion point

press delete.

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3.To delete a block of text, select it and press the delete
key.
4.To delete the word to the right of the insertion point,
press ctrl + delete.
5.To delete the word to the left of the insertion point ctrl +
back space.

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Undo selection can be done in the following way
We can undo the selection by
clicking on the following arrow
It is available in the Edit menu

It can
Also
Be done
by pressing
ctrl and Z

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SUMMARY

At the end of the session, you have learnt

• Inserting the text

• Deleting the text.

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QUIZ

3. What is the command to delete the word to the

left of the insertion pointer

e) Ctrl + Back space

f) Ctrl + Delete
g) Delete
h) Ctrl + X

Answer:
a

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Frequently Asked Questions

Explain the process of Deleting text in the existing

document?

3) Explain the procedure to insert the text in a

document?

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Assignment

1 . Create a document of 40 lines and specify

all insertion and deletion operations using
only keyboard combinations.