Universal Design Symbol Copying text within a Document using Shortcut Keys

Five steps to copy a block of text within a document

  1. Use the cursor keys to position the cursor to the first letter of the first word of the block of text to be moved.
  2. Press the CTRL+SHIFT+right arrow to select a sentence or CTRL+SHIFT+down arrow to select several lines of text. This will highlight the text. To deselect the text, press ESC and hit an arrow key.
  3. Press CTRL+C to copy the text.
  4. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the location where you want the text.
  5. PressCTRL+V to paste the text.

Five steps to copy a single word within a document

  1. Use the cursor keys to position the cursor to any place within the word you want to copy.
  2. Press F8 two times to highlight the word. To deselect the word, press ESC and hit an arrow key.
  3. Press CTRL+C to copy the word.
  4. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the location where you want the text.
  5. PressCTRL+V to paste the word.

Five steps to copy a sentence within a document

  1. Use the cursor keys to position the cursor to any place within the sentence you want to copy.
  2. Press F8 three times to highlight the sentence. To deselect the sentence, press ESC and hit an arrow key.
  3. Press CTRL+C to copy the sentence.
  4. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the location where you want the text.
  5. Press CTRL+V to paste the sentence.

Five steps to copy a paragraph within a document

  1. Use the cursor keys to position the cursor to any place within the paragraph you want to copy.
  2. Press F8 four times to highlight the paragraph. To deselect the paragraph, press ESC and hit an arrow key.
  3. PressCTRL+C to copy the paragraph.
  4. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the location where you want the text.
  5. Press CTRL+V to paste the paragraph.

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