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U4 - Basic Software

The document describes a conversation between two friends, Anna and Ben, about the Cut and Paste technique in Word. It outlines the steps involved in moving text, including selecting the text, using the Cut command, positioning the insertion point, and pasting the text. Additionally, it mentions the option to undo the last action if a mistake is made.

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U4 - Basic Software

The document describes a conversation between two friends, Anna and Ben, about the Cut and Paste technique in Word. It outlines the steps involved in moving text, including selecting the text, using the Cut command, positioning the insertion point, and pasting the text. Additionally, it mentions the option to undo the last action if a mistake is made.

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3 The Cut and Paste technique

A Listen to two friends, Anna and Ben, talking Copy


Paste
about how to move text in Word. How many steps
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are involved in carrying out the Cut and Paste task?
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B Listen again and complete the dialogue.


Anna: Ben, do you know how I can move this paragraph? I want to put it at the end of this page .

Ben: Er ... I think so. (1) ..... ................ , use the mouse to select the text you want
to move. (2) .... .................... choose the Cut command from the Edit menu.

Anna: (3) . . 7

Ben: Yes. The selected text disappears and goes onto the clipboard .
(4) .... .. . ...... you find where you want the text to appear and you click
to position the insertion point there.

Anna: Mm, OK. Is that (5) ... 7

Ben: Yes, if that's where you want it. (6) ... , choose Paste from the Edit
menu, or hold down Ctrl and press V. (7) ... .................. , check that the text
has appeared in the right place.

Anna: OK, I've (8) . . ............. . Is that (9) .... ······························ ?

Ben: Yes, that's it. If you make a mistake, you can choose Undo from the Edit menu, which will
reverse your last editing command.

Anna: Brilliant! Thanks a lot.

Ben : That's OK, it's my pleasure.

Moving text is a process of cutting and pasting,


as if you were using scissors and glue

How to Paste
edit text Cut
How to
edit text
document How to
in window Clipboard document edit text
(temporary storage in window
inside computer)

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