SECTION 2
Lesson 2.1: Working with Text

   

 

 

1.

Open Microsoft Office Word 2003.

If you already have Word open, press Ctrl and N on your keyboard to open a blank document.

 

 

2.

In the new document, click in the middle of the screen and type My Report.

 

 

 

3.

Press Enter twice.

 

 

4.

Type: This is my sample report on Microsoft Office Word 2003. I am learning how to select, cut, copy, paste, and format text. Soon, I’ll be a whiz at this stuff!

 

 

5.

Select the second sentence in the paragraph we just typed.

 

 

6.

Click the Bold button on the formatting toolbar () or use the Ctrl + B shortcut.

 

 

7.

Click the Cut button on the standard toolbar () or use the Ctrl + X shortcut.

 

 

8.

Click to place your cursor at the end of the sentence “My Report.

Click the paste button () on the standard toolbar or use the Ctrl + V shortcut.

 

 

9.

Click the Edit menu and click Find.

 

 

In the Find What box, type whiz.

Check the box that says Highlight all items found in.

Click Find All.

If you are prompted to search at the beginning of the document, click Yes.

 

 

10.

Once Word has found the word whiz and highlighted it, click Close in the Find window.

 

 

11.

Press the Home key on your keyboard to return to the beginning of our sample paragraph.