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Adding Text – the difference between structure and presentation; selecting, cutting, copying and pasting, dragging and dropping

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Structure and Presentation:

Structural elements are things like paragraphs, headings, lists, and the like; presentation is how the text looks, including things like the font, font size, text color, and so on. Structure is about organizing the content on the page, and presentation is concerned with making the content look good.

To insert text:

• In the design view, click on the page where you want to add text
• Type the text you want

Selecting text:

Besides selecting text by dragging your mouse over it; here are some shortcuts

· Double-click on a word to select it

· Move your cursor to the left of a line of text until the cursor changes from an I-beam to an arrow pointing at the text. Then click once to highlight a single line; or drag up or down to select multiple lines.

· Triple-click anywhere in a paragraph to select the entire paragraph

· For finer control over selecting individual letters, hold down Shift key and press the left or right arrow keys to extend the selection one letter at a time

· Ctrl-Shift(Cmd-Shift) plus the left or right arrow key extends the selection one word at a time. Ctrl(Cmd) plus the left or right arrow key moves the cursor one word to the left or right.

· Press Cmd A to Select All

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text

To cut or copy text:

· Select the text you want to cut or copy

· To cut the text to the Clipboard, choose Edit>Cut, or press Cmd-X on the keyboard or…

· To copy the text to the Clipboard, choose Edit>Copy, or press Cmd-C on the keyboard

To paste plain text:

· Click to place the insertion point on the page where you want the text to appear

· Choose Edit>Paste, or press Cmd-V on the keyboard

Dragging and Dropping Text

To drag and drop text:

· Select the text you want to move

· Move the cursor over the selected text. The cursor will change from an I-beam to an arrow

· Click and hold your mouse button over the selected text, and drag it to its new location, releasing the mouse button when the cursor is where you want the text. The text moves to its new home.

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