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DELETING (ERASING) TEXT
You learned in the Word Processing Handbook that you can use the BACKSPACE and
DEL (delete) keys to erase characters. The BACKSPACE key backs up the cursor and
erases the character to the left. The DEL key erases the character that the cursor is
on.
You can use the BACKSPACE and DEL keys to erase text, spaces, carrier returns,
etc. You can also use the delete this line command on the Main Menu to delete the
line where the cursor is.
If
you delete text in the middle of a paragraph, you should
use the reformat paragraph command to rearrange the line endings.
B:FILENAME PAGE I LINE' COL
(I,
INSERT ON
MAIN MENU
..........
,
HELP
for assistance
,
= go to menu
7
= delete this line
,
E = change help level
2 = block menu
I
8 = insert line here
I
F = scroll up screenful
3
document menu
I
9 = insert
mode
(on/off)
I
G
scroll down screenful
4 = format (display)
I
(I
= repeat next command
I
J
= find
,,~
= format (nondisplay)
I
= scroll
up
line
I
K
find
&
replace
= reformat paragraph
I
scroll down line
I
L = repeat
~ind
&
replace
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You may type now -or- give a command using CTRL
+
(any key shown above).
Read the steps below to see how deleting works. You can use the exercise on page 4-
6 to practice deleting.
Here'S how it works •..
To correct errors while typing:
•
Press the BACKSPACE key once for each character to be deleted
To delete text after typing:
•
Move the cursor to the first character to be deleted
•
Press the DEL key once for each character to be deleted
Or, press CTRL & 7 to delete the entire line
To reformat a paragraph:
•
Move the cursor to the first character of the paragraph
•
Press CTRL & 6
NOTE: If there is a word in the paragraph that needs to be hyphenated,
the system will stop and ask you where you want to hyphenate it. You can
type a hyphen, or use the left arrow key to move the cursor to a more
appropriate position and then type a hyphen.
If
you do not want to
hyphenate the word, you can press CTRL& 6.
EDITING
4-4
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