Moving with Keyboard
The following keyboard commands, used for moving around your document, also move
the insertion point:
Keystroke
Where the Insertion Point Moves
Forward one character
Back one character
Up one line
Down one line
PageUp
To the previous screen
PageDown
To the next screen
Home
To the beginning of the current line
End
To the end of the current line
You can move word by word or paragraph by paragraph. You would have to hold down the
Ctrl key while pressing an arrow key, which moves the insertion point as described here:
Key Combination
Where the Insertion Point Moves
Ctrl +
To the next word
Ctrl +
To the previous word
Ctrl +
To the start of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl +
To the start of the next paragraph
Ctrl + PageUp
To the previous browse object
Ctrl + PageDown
To the next browse object
Ctrl + Home
To the beginning of the document
Ctrl + End
To the end of the document
Shift + F5
To the last place you changed in your document.
Moving with Go To Command
Press the
F5
key to use the
Go To
command. This will display a dialogue box where you
will have various options to reach to a particular page.
Normally, we use the page number, the line number or the section number to go directly
to a particular page and finally press the
Go To
button.
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In this chapter, we will discuss how to save a document in Word 2010.
Saving New Document
Once you are done with typing in your new Word document, it is time to save your
document to avoid losing work you have done on a Word document. Following are the
steps to save an edited Word document:
Step 1:
Click the
File tab
and select the
Save As
option.
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Step 2:
Select a folder where you will like to save the document, Enter the file name which
you want to give to your document and Select the
Save As
option, by default it is the
.docx
format.
Step 3:
Finally, click on the
Save
button and your document will be saved with the
entered name in the selected folder.
Saving New Changes
There may be an instance when you open an existing document and edit it partially or
completely, or an instance where you may like to save the changes in between editing of
the document. If you want to save this document with the same name, then you can use
either of the following simple options:
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Just press the
Ctrl + S
keys to save the changes.
Optionally you can click on the floppy icon available at the top left corner and just
above the
File tab
. This option will also help you save the changes.
You can also use the third method to save the changes, which is the
Save
option
available just above the
Save As
option as shown in the above screenshot.
If your document is new and it was never saved so far, then with either of the three
options, Word will display a dialogue box to let you select a folder, and enter the document
name as explained in case of saving new document.
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In this chapter, we will discuss how to open a document in Word 2010.
Opening New Document
A new, blank document always opens when you start Microsoft Word. Suppose you want
to start another new document while you are working on another document, or you closed
an already opened document and want to start a new document. Here are the steps to
open a new document:
Step 1:
Click the
File tab
and select the
New
option.
Step 2:
When you select the
New
option from the first column, it will display a list of
templates in the second column. Double-click on the
Blank document
; this is the first
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option in the template list. We will discuss the other templates available in the list in the
following chapters.
You should have your blank document as shown below. The document is now ready for
you to start typing your text.
You can use a shortcut to open a blank document anytime. Try using the
Ctrl + N
keys
and you will see a new blank document similar to the one in the above screenshot.
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Opening Existing Document
There may be a situation when you open an existing document and edit it partially or
completely. Follow the steps given below to open an existing document:
Step 1:
Click the
File tab
and select the
Open
option.
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Step 2:
This will display the following file
Open dialog box
. This lets you navigate
through different folders and files, and also lets you select a file which you want to open.
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Step 3:
Finally, locate and select a file which you want to open and click the small triangle
available on the
Open
button to open the file. You will have different options to open the
file, but simply use the
Open
option.
This will open your selected file. You can use the
Open Read-Only
option if you are willing
just to read the file and you have no intention to modify, i.e., edit the file. Other options
can be used for advanced usage.
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