Chapter 2
The Typing Chapter
IN THIS CHAPTER
Knowing the keyboard and mouse
Using the spacebar
Using the Enter key
Observing the status bar
Minding the space between pages
Showing and hiding hidden characters
Dealing with weird underlines
Long before all the fancy graphics, the mouse, and computer programs became popular, typing was how you processed words. I remember learning to type in junior high school, all 30 students clacking along at their manual typewriters in sync to The Blue Danube. Things move faster today, but typing is still a necessity.
You must know how to type to gain the most benefit from Word. But using a keyboard involves more than the old hunt-and-peck. Keyboard commands and shortcuts can tie your fingers into knots. Get to know how typing works on a word processor ...
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