wrap (break between two words) to the next line as appropriate. Press Enter only to
end very short lines, or entire paragraphs.
So now you have a tiny document you created with WordPad. Your document has not been saved yet,
however, and it has no file name. Let’s discuss general techniques for saving any kind of document,
using this little WordPad document as an example.
Editing and formatting a document
Nothing in a document is ever carved in granite. You can make changes at any time. Although tools and
techniques vary from one program to the next, any program that enables you to type text will probably
let you do the following:
To add new text, click at about where you want the inserted text to appear, to move the
blinking cursor to that spot. Then just type your text.
To delete the character to the left of the cursor, press the Backspace key. To delete the
character to the right of the cursor, press the Delete (Del) key.
To select a chunk of text to format or delete, drag the mouse pointer through that text.
To format the selected text, make a selection from the Format menu.
To move the selected text, choose Edit Cut from the menu bar, or press Ctrl+X. Then
click where you want to place the (now invisible) text, and choose Edit Paste or press
Ctrl+V.
To copy the selected text, choose Edit Copy from the menu bar, or press Ctrl+C. Then
click where you want to place the copied text and choose Edit Paste or press Ctrl+V.
Tip The Ctrl+C (Copy) and Ctrl+V (Paste) shortcut keys are virtually universal
throughout Windows and programs that run on Windows. You can often use them
in situations where there is no Edit menu from which to choose those options. You
can even use Ctrl+C to copy something from one program’s document, and then
use Ctrl+V to paste that item into another program’s document.
To delete the selected text, press the Delete (Del) key or choose Edit Clear from the
menu bar.
Of course, for more detailed instructions on using a program, you need to refer to that
program’s written documentation or help.
Printing a document
In most programs, you can print the document you’re working on by choosing File Print from that
program’s menu bar. When the Print dialog box opens, just click its OK button. In many programs you
can press Ctrl+P to print, as opposed to going through the menu. Alternatively, if the program’s toolbar
shows a printer icon or button, just click that.
Saving a document
One thing definitely applies to all documents, and to all programs. And it’s a very important thing, so I’m
going to express it loud and clear here:
Any work you do is not saved until you specifically save it!
This is important because many beginners spend considerable time creating a document and then,
unwittingly, they close the program or turn off the computer unaware that, in doing so, they just lost all
the work they finished. That sort of defeats the purpose of having a computer in the first place.
Saving a document is easy. The only trick is to remember to do it once in a while. Anyway, here’s how
you save a document:
1. Choose File Save from the program’s menu bar. The Save As dialog box appears, as in
Figure 3-4.
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