- Cursor: Click in the textbox. Do you see the cursor shape
? This is where your typing will appear. Notice that your mouse pointer
has a different cursor shape
when it is over the web page text.
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Move the cursor:
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor to different locations.
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Enter text: Type some text of your
own to add text the textbox until the text starts to scroll up. Use the ENTER
key to start a new paragraph and type some more. Create enough text and
paragraphs that a scroll bar appears at the right of your text.
- Scroll: Use
the scrollbar to shift which lines are showing in the textbox.
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Edit: Select some text by dragging the mouse across it.
Delete the text by pressing the DELETE key.
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Undo: Restore the deleted text by holding down the CTRL key and pressing
the Z key. Or you can choose Edit > Undo from the menu.
(Key combo CTRL + Z)
- Cut: Select
some text. Cut the text with the key combo CTRL + X. Move the cursor to a new
location.
- Paste: Use
the key combo CTRL + v to paste what you cut into a new location.
- Copy: Select
some text. Copy the text with the key combo CTRL + C. Move the cursor to a new
location and paste it there.
- Undo: Reverse
what you just did with the key combo CTRL + Z.
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Insert: Move your cursor to the middle of some existing
text. Start typing. Press the INSERT key, type, press the INSERT key, and
type some more. What happens depends on whether INSERT is on or off. When
INSERT is on, your new typing appears between the existing characters. If
INSERT is off, the new characters replace the old ones (overtyping).