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
Word processing is about using a keyboard. It’s typing. That’s the way computers were used for years, long before the mouse and all the fancy graphics became popular. Yep — ask a grizzled old-timer and you’ll hear tales of unpleasant text screens and mysterious keyboard commands that would tie your fingers in knots. Things today aren’t that bad.
Input Devices Galore
When you process words, you type: clickity-clack-clack. You use your fingers and one thumb to manipulate the computer keyboard. It’s an important part of getting text on a page, but also ...
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