Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
    • What Is WordPad?
    • Moving the Text Insertion Point
    • Inserting and Deleting Text
    • Selecting, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
    • Formatting a Document
    • Saving a Document and Exiting WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Selecting, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text

Before you can work with text, you must select it. To select text with the mouse, click at the beginning of the text and drag the I-beam pointer over the text so that it appears highlighted. To select text with the keyboard, place the insertion point at the beginning of the text, press and hold the Shift key, and use the techniques described in Table 10.1 to move to the end of the text you want to select. When you release the Shift key, the text you marked appears highlighted.

WordPad uses the Windows Clipboard to store any cut or copied text until you cut or copy again. To cut and copy text, select the text first and then use the Edit menu or the Cut and Copy buttons on the toolbar. To paste, move the insertion point to the location in which you want to paste the text and then choose Edit, Paste, or click the Paste button on the toolbar. For more information on cutting, copying, and pasting, see Lesson 7, "Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications."

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