if you are familiar with word processing
software like Microsoft Word you'll find
that using Google Docs is a similar
experience working with text and Google
Docs is fairly easy to learn so let's
get started if you make any mistakes
while you're typing that's okay
you can use the backspace or delete key
to fix it
as you can see Google automatically
checks your spelling as you type and
marks any errors with a red underline if
you need help coming up with the correct
spelling
you can always right click then choose
one of the suggestions from the menu
there may come a time when you need to
modify the text that's already in your
document maybe copy and paste it or move
it to a different location the first
thing you need to know is how to select
text just click and drag your mouse over
the text then let go see how it's
highlighted blue that means the text is
selected if you want to copy text in
Google Docs
press ctrl C on your keyboard or command
C if you have a Mac now choose where you
want the text to go and press control V
or command V to paste
if you want to cut and paste instead
again select your text then use the
keyboard shortcut ctrl X or command X
now I'll just place the insertion point
where I want the text to go and press
control-v or command-v to paste it in
the new location
finally in a long document like this one
I sometimes have trouble finding a
specific word or phrase that I know is
in there somewhere the find and replace
feature can help by searching the
document for you all you have to do is
open the Edit menu then choose find and
replace
type the word or phrase you're looking
for and it will be highlighted in your
document Google will also tell you how
many times the word appears you can even
use the replace feature to replace the
word with something else
in this example I need to change auction
to charity auction
now you can replace every instance of
the word one by one or choose replace
all to save time
when you're done click the X to close
the window
and as you can see the text has been
changed so now you know the basics of
working with text in Google Docs
including cut copy and paste find and
replace and more
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