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Make changes to text

I can add capital letters and change my text.

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Make changes to text

I can add capital letters and change my text.

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Key learning points

  1. A keyboard can type upper and lowercase letters.
  2. Caps lock or shift can be used to type capital letters.
  3. Individual words or sections of text can be selected for editing.

Keywords

  • Caps lock - the key that turns on typing in all capital letters

  • Shift - the key you hold down to type a capital letter

  • Select - showing the word processor which text you want to change

  • Double click/tap - clicking or tapping twice

Common misconception

A computer always types in capital letters.

The default for a keyboard is lower case letters. You need to use the caps lock/shift to type in capital letters.


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4 Questions

Q1.
What do we use to write text on a computer?
mouse
speaker
Correct answer: keyboard
Q2.
A word processor is used to...
Correct answer: write text
draw pictures
sing songs
Q3.
In a word processor, what is the blinking line on the screen called?
capital
Correct answer: cursor
control
Q4.
Which key do we use to add a space?
enter
Correct answer: spacebar
backspace

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4 Questions

Q1.
What does the caps lock key do?
Correct answer: It types all of the letters as capital letters.
It removes all of the capital letters.
It makes only the first letter a capital.
Q2.
What does holding down the shift key do?
Correct answer: It makes all of the letters you type into capital letters.
It makes a space.
It types a number.
Q3.
What does it mean when you select text?
It will delete the text.
Correct answer: It tells the word processor which part you want to make changes to.
It will make the text smaller.
Q4.
What happens when you double tap or double click on a word?
Correct answer: It selects it.
It deletes it.
It will hide it.