Entering, Select, Delete Text in Word Document

In this section, we will explore Microsoft Word Features on entering, select, and delete text in the word document file.

In Microsoft Word, you can easily entering text or add text by putting your cursor on your document area and type the text that your want to add with your keyboard.

Entering Text

Document area is the area where you type your text, select your text and delete text. So just keep your mouse cursor at the text insertion point and start typing whatever text you would like to type.

For Example: let type the word "Welcome to Microsoft Word"

-- To Start a new line with the typing Press Enter Key

-- When you want to add space: Press spacebar key

Select Text

Selecting a text is one of the most important feature required while editing a word document. You can perform various operations on a selected text like you can delete it, copy it, move it, apply formatting to it, change its capitalization etc.

How to select text

1. Selecting text between two points

Click at the start of the block of text, hold down Shift, and click at the end of the block.

2. Selecting a single word

Simply double click anywhere on the word you want to select.

3. Selecting a paragraph

Simply triple click anywhere on the paragraph you want to select.

4. Selecting a sentence

Hold down Ctrl key and click anywhere in the sentence you want to select.

5 Selecting a column of text

Hold down Alt, click and hold the mouse button, and drag over the column you want to select.

For instance: When you select text

Delete Text

It is very common to delete text and retype the content in your word document. You might type something you did not want to type or there is something extra which is not required in the document. Word offers you various ways of deleting the text of your document.

Using Backspace & Delete Keys:

The most basic deletion technique is to delete characters one at a time by pressing either backspace or delete keys.

How to delete the text

1. Backspace Key

Keep the insertion point just after the character you want to delete and press backspace key. Word deletes the character immediately to the left of the insertion point.

2. Ctrl + Backspace

Keep the insertion point just after the word you want to delete and press Ctrl + Backspace key. Word deletes the whole word immediately to the left of the insertion point.

3. Delete Key

Keep the insertion point just before the character you want to delete and press delete key. Word deletes the character immediately to the right of the insertion point.

4. Ctrl + Delete

Keep the insertion point just before the word you want to delete and press Ctrl + Delete key. Word deletes the word immediately to the right of the insertion point.

Using Selection Method:

We have you how to select various parts of a word document.The following will show youon how to using select feature to delete text or characters within Word Document.

1. Deleting text between two points

Click at the start of the block of text, hold down Shift, and click at the end of the block to select the text and finally press either backspace or delete key.

2. Deleting a single word

Simply double click anywhere on the word you want to delete and finally press either backspace or delete key.

3. Deleting a paragraph

Simply triple click anywhere on the paragraph you want to delete and finally press either backspace or delete key.

4. Deleting a sentence

Hold down Ctrl key and click anywhere in the sentence you want to delete and finally press either backspace or delete key.

5. Deleting a column of text

Hold down Alt, click and hold the mouse button, and drag over the column you want to delete and finally press either backspace or delete key.

6. Deleting a line

Bring your mouse in selection bar area and click in front of the line you want to delete and finally press either backspace or delete key.

7. Deleting entire document content

Press Ctrl + A keys to delete the entire document and finally press either backspace or delete key.

That is all for this section. In the tutorial section we will explore on Move, Copy & Paste, Find and Replace Text In Word Document