[ECDL / ICDL Skill Set]

In this section will learn how to:

·        Select character, word, sentence, paragraph or entire document.

The importance of selection

·      In many cases you need to select something within Word (such as a line of text), prior to applying formatting information to the selected item!

Sometimes you do not need to select first!

Normally when using a Windows based product such as Word the golden rule is select first, then manipulate . However because Word recognizes the concepts of what a word is and what a paragraph is, in some cases you will not have to select first. Thus if you wish to apply font (i.e. word) formatting, such as making a word bold, then you only have to click anywhere within the word and then apply the font formatting, such as clicking on the Bold icon to make the word bold. In the same way if you wish to apply paragraph formatting to a whole paragraph, you need only click anywhere within the paragraph to apply the formatting. For example to indent an entire paragraph, click within it and then click on the Increase Indent icon located on the Formatting Toolbar.