Word for Android tablet is very similar to the Word you know and love. This video will show you how to get up and running.
Key points in this video
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To put your cursor in an exact spot within some text, tap anywhere in the text, and then tap and drag this:
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If you need to get rid of the keyboard, tap your tablet's Back button, which could look like this:
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If you want to lock the keyboard away while scrolling, tap this button in the lower right corner:
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To copy and paste, tap something, and then tap the Edit menu button:
Video transcript
[Introduction music]
Let’s get started with Word for Android tablet.
First, let's see how to get around and select things.
When I need to put my cursor in an exact spot, I tap anywhere within the text.
Then I tap and hold the cursor, and drag it to where I need it.
To select a word, I double tap. When I need to select more, I tap and drag the selection handles.
And I can triple tap to select a whole paragraph.
When I’m finished typing, I tap my tablet’s Back button to get rid of the keyboard.
My Back button looks like this… …but yours might look something like this, depending on your tablet.
If I want to scroll through my document without the keyboard popping up, I can lock it away, here.
Now it stays hidden and doesn’t pop up while I scan through the document.
If you’re looking for Formatting, most of the buttons are on the Home tab, like you’d expect.
For example, line spacing is here.
But notice: cut, copy, and paste are not here. I get to those by selecting something, and then tapping these three dots.
Make sure to check out the other tabs too.
The Insert tab is where I can insert page numbers.
In Layout, I can change margins.
And on the Review tab, I can add comments and track changes.
And I can switch to different views here on the View tab.
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