BASIC EDITING

Word 2013
 5 VIEW OPTIONS
• Read Mode
• Print Layout
• Web
• Outline
• Draft
 READ MODE
• Changes the page layout of the document and hides the ribbons. Some
editing tools are available. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• The font size of the text is larger for readability
 PRINT LAYOUT
• Default view
• Allows you to see how the document will look when printed
 WEB LAYOUT
• Allows the user to see how the document would appear as a webpage
 OUTLINE
• Allows you to view the document as an outline
 DRAFT
• Used for editing text
• Graphics and other objects do not appear on the page
 VIEWING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
• New Window: Opens a copy of the current document in a new window
• Arrange All: Arranges all of the documents open on the screen
 VIEWING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
• Split: Allows you to “split” the document so that you can view different parts
of the document at the same time
 VIEWING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
• View Side By Side: Allows the user to view two documents side by side
• Reset Window: Allows the user to reset the position the documents that are
viewed side by sided
 NAVIGATING THE DOCUMENT
• Show Commands:
• Ruler: Measuring tools to align text, graphics and
other elements used within a document. (John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Gridlines: A tool that provides a grid of vertical
and horizontal lines that help you align graphics
and other objects in a document. (John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Navigation Pane: allows the user to search for
keywords in a document, navigate through the by
section headings, and view thumbnails of pages
• Thumbnail: Tiny images of the document pages
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
 FIND & REPLACE
• Find: allows the user to search the document for specific keywords
• Keyboard shortcut: Control + F
• Wildcard: Characters to find words or phrases that contain specific letters or
combination of letters. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Example: c*s will result in words that start with a C and end with a S (cats, completes,
carries)
• Replace: A command that enables users to replace one word or
phrase with another. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Keyboard shortcut: Control + H
• Go To: A command in the scroll box that enables users to browse by
field, endnote, footnote, comment, section, page, edits, headings,
graphics, or tables. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
 ZOOM
• Allows the user to view the document at a larger or smaller size (kind of like a
magnifying glass)
• Object Zoom: A function that allows a user to zoom in on objects such as
tables, charts, or images while in Read Mode. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
 SCROLL BARS
• Scroll Bars: A tool that allows the user to move up or down within the
document. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Scroll Box: A tool that allows users to move horizontally and vertically through
a document more quickly than the scroll buttons or to see a ScreenTip
displaying a user’s position in the document. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Scroll Button: a tool that allows user to move up or down one line at a time,
or more quickly if users click and hold the button. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2014)
 MULTI-SELECTION TOOL
• A Word feature that enables users to select multiple items of the text that are
not adjacent. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Done by holding down the Control key on the keyboard
• To select adjacent items, hold down the Shift key
 COPY, CUT, PASTE
• Cut: A command in Word that removes selected text from the original
location and place the deleted text in the Clipboard collection. (John Wiley
& Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Keyboard shortcut: Control + X
• Copy: A command in Word that copies selected text from the original
location and place in the clipboard. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Keyboard shortcut: Control + C
• Paste: A command that pastes text from the Clipboard to a new location in
the original document or new document. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)
• Keyboard shortcut: Control + V
 DOCUMENT PROPERTIES
• Hidden information such as personal data is added to the document, such
as, creator of the document, company name, and keywords. (John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 2014)
 SOURCE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014). Microsoft Official Academic Course Microsoft
Word 2013, Exam 77-418.