Step 2: Click either File or the Office button in the top left. Select Open and browse to the document you wish to open. Double-click on the file name to open.
Step 3: The mouse can be used to select text. When the mouse pointer is moved over a text area, the pointer will change from an arrow to a ‘text select’ or ‘I-beam’ icon.
Step 4: Move the text select/mouse pointer with your mouse to where you’d like to start your selection. Click and hold down the left mouse button. While doing this, move the mouse across your text to where you’d like the selection to stop. As you move the mouse, the text will be selected. When you’ve finished your selection, release the left mouse button.
Step 6: You can also move and select text using the arrow keys on the keyboard, which some people may find easier than the mouse.
If you use a combination of keyboard keys – e.g. holding down Ctrl and Shift and pressing the left or right arrow key – you can move the cursor and select the text in different directions.
Step 7: Once text is selected (highlighted), it can be changed or edited as required.
Step 5: The selected text can now be formatted or changed if required.
Step 6: You can also move and select text using the arrow keys on the keyboard, which some people may find easier than the mouse.
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