TUTORIAL
Advertising Matter Posting Tutorial
Even if you know next to nothing about using a computer this is the one simple task you should learn how to do. This tutorial teaches the easy but important, skill of "Cut, Copy & Paste". There are several ways to copy and paste but we will learn the way that we use most often to business.
First we will learn how to Copy and Paste.
1. Place your mouse pointer in front of the first word of the text you want to copy, your pointer will turn into something that looks like an I. Hold down your left mouse button as you drag your mouse over the selection of text you wish to copy. The block of text will change color as you drag. You can select some or all of the text.
2. After the text is selected or highlighted, position your cursor over the selected section.
3. Right click.
4. A menu will appear near your cursor. Select Copy from this menu.
5. Move to the document or location where you wish to paste the text.
6. Position your cursor in the place where you will insert the text or image.
7. Right click.
8. A menu will appear near your cursor. Select Paste from this menu. The copied text will appear.
Lets practice copy and paste. Open your notepad program and copy and paste this text following the above instructions.
Now let's learn to cut and paste.
The only difference between copy and cut is that when you cut the text is removed and not just copied but can still be pasted.
1. Place your mouse pointer in front of the first word of the text you want to copy, your pointer will turn into something that looks like an I. Hold down your left mouse button as you drag your mouse over the selection of text you wish to cut. The block of text will change color as you drag.
2. After the text is selected or highlighted, position your cursor over the selected section.
3. Right click.
4. A menu will appear near your cursor. Select Cut from this menu and the text should be removed or cut from the box.
5. Move to the document or location where you wish to paste the text.
6. Position your cursor in the place where you will insert the text or image.
7. Right click.
8. A menu will appear near your cursor. Select Paste from this menu. The cut text will appear in this new location. Practice Cut and Paste.