Open a File , Cut & Paste

Open a File

When you do not have time to complete your work or when you finish your work, you can save and close your file. After saving a file, you can later open it to revise or finish it.  In this post that follows, you learn how to open the file you saved.

EXERCISE

Open a File with Windows Vista

If you are using Windows Vista:

·          Open Word 2007.

·          Click the Microsoft Office button. A menu appears.

·          Click Open. The Open dialog box appears.

·          Locate the folder in which you saved the file.

·          Click your file

·          Click Open. The file you created during the previous session appears.

Open a File with Windows XP

If you are using Windows XP:

·          Open Word 2007.

·          Click the Microsoft Office button. A menu appears.

·          Click Open. The Open dialog box appears.

·          Use the Look In field to move to the folder in which you saved the file.

·          Click your saved file

·          Click Open. The file you created during the previous session appears.

Other  Method—Opening a File with Keys

·          Open Word 2007.

·          Press Ctrl+o.

·          Locate the folder in which you saved your file.

·          Click your saved file

·          Click Open. The file you created during the previous session appears.

Cut and Paste      

You can use Word's Cut feature to remove information from a document.  You can use the Paste feature to place the information you cut anywhere in the same or another document.   In other words, you can move information from one place in a document to another place in the same or different document by using the Cut and Paste features. The Office Clipboard is a storage area. When you cut, Word stores the data you cut on the Clipboard. You can paste the information that is stored on the Clipboard as often as you like. 

EXERCISE

Cut with the Ribbon

      ·          Type the following: 

        I want to move. I am content where I am.

·          Select "I want to move. "

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the Cut button  in the Clipboard group. Word cuts the text you selected and places it on the Clipboard. Your text should now read: 
"I am content where I am."

Paste with the Ribbon

      ·          Place the cursor after the period in the sentence "I am content where I am."

·          Press the spacebar to leave a space.

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the Paste button  in the Clipboard group. Word pastes the text on the Clipboard. Your text should now read: 
"I am content where I am. I want to move."

Alternate Method—Cut with a Context Menu

      ·         Type the following: 

        I want to move. I am content where I am.

·         Select "I want to move. "

·         Right-click. The Mini toolbar and a context menu appear.

·         Click Cut on the menu. Your text should now read: 
"I am content where I am."

Alternate Method—Paste with a Context Menu

·         Place the cursor after the period in the sentence 
"I am content where I am."

·         Press the spacebar to leave a space.

·         Right-click. A Mini toolbar and a context menu appear.

·         Click Paste. Your text should now read: 
"I am content where I am. I want to move."

Alternate Method—Cut with Keys

·         Type the following: 
I want to move. I am content where I am.

·         Select "I want to move."

·         Press Ctrl+x.

·         Your text should now read: 
" I am content where I am."

Alternate Method—Paste with Keys

·         Place the cursor after the period in the sentence: "I am content where I am."

·         Press the spacebar to leave a space.

·         Press Ctrl+v.

·         Your text should now read: 
"I am content where I am. I want to move."

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