Microsoft® Office® Professional 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 3. Office 2013 by touch, mouse, and keyboard

In this section:

• Navigating Office 2013

• Pointing and clicking by using the mouse or trackpad

• Selecting and dragging text

• Right-clicking to access related options

• Using the scrollbar

• Navigating the ribbon with the keyboard

• Creating your own keyboard shortcuts

• Exploring touch techniques

• Turning on touch mode

• Single-tapping to select an item

• Tapping and holding an item

• Swiping the screen to view content

• Spreading and pinching to enlarge and reduce content

Some people are good desk-sitters. They can sit quietly at their desks all day, feet on the floor, back straight. That’s not me. I twirl in my seat, sit on my legs, fidget, spin, and find lots of reasons to get up and search for something on the bookshelf, ...