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How to use F2?
Hi,
According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
Select the text you want to move, press F2, move your insertion point
to the destination, press Enter. The outcome is the same as Cut and Paste but it's not identical since it doesn't use the Clipboard. Using F2, Enter is the same as using drag/drop to move document content.. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Office 2007 Preview Site: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials: http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...e_archive.mspx TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Epinn" wrote in message ... Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
The F2 key is used as a keyboard shortcut for the Cut command (Edit Menu).
Ctrl+X does the same thing. In order for either to work you must first *select* the content (text or graphic) you wish to 'cut' from the doc... Otherwise the program has no idea what to cut. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 11:39 AM, in article , "Epinn" wrote: Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
Block up the text you want to move.
Press F2. Put the cursor where you want it moved to Press Enter. That's it! And it leaves whatever you had on your clipboard as it was which, is very handy sometimes. -- Enjoy, Tony "Epinn" wrote in message ... Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
It differs from Ctrl+X in a couple of ways - it doesn't use the clipboard,
and doesn't remove the selected text until it has a destination given by pressing enter. It can also be aborted in a variety of ways (Esc for example) in which case it leaves the document unchanged. -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . The F2 key is used as a keyboard shortcut for the Cut command (Edit Menu). Ctrl+X does the same thing. In order for either to work you must first *select* the content (text or graphic) you wish to 'cut' from the doc... Otherwise the program has no idea what to cut. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 11:39 AM, in article , "Epinn" wrote: Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
Thank you, all. I think I have to be careful about what I do between
pressing F2 and hitting enter at the new location. If I press F2, then try to insert a page break, I lose it. I should insert a page break before I do F2. Right now, I still haven't convinced myself why I should use F2 instead of cut and paste. Will see. Appreciate feedback. Epinn "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... Select the text you want to move, press F2, move your insertion point to the destination, press Enter. The outcome is the same as Cut and Paste but it's not identical since it doesn't use the Clipboard. Using F2, Enter is the same as using drag/drop to move document content.. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Office 2007 Preview Site: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx Office 2007 Community Articles/Tutorials: http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...e_archive.mspx TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Epinn" wrote in message ... Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
Thanks for being detailed and I like details. Yes, ctrl+x is exactly the
same as "cut" and it is listed right beside "cut" on the edit menu. I think the fact that F2 doesn't remove the selected text immediately is because it is not copied to the clipboard. Somehow, I feel that there is a connection between the two. I just feel like guessing.  Epinn "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... It differs from Ctrl+X in a couple of ways - it doesn't use the clipboard, and doesn't remove the selected text until it has a destination given by pressing enter. It can also be aborted in a variety of ways (Esc for example) in which case it leaves the document unchanged. -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . The F2 key is used as a keyboard shortcut for the Cut command (Edit Menu). Ctrl+X does the same thing. In order for either to work you must first *select* the content (text or graphic) you wish to 'cut' from the doc... Otherwise the program has no idea what to cut. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 11:39 AM, in article , "Epinn" wrote: Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
Thanks Bob,
Always nice to pick up these little snippets. Does Word on the Mac have a drag and drop feature? -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . Tony & Beth - Well fancy that  There's another one of those undocumented, well-disguised differences between Word on the Mac & on the PC. Since I rarely use it on either platform I hadn't discovered the distinction. Thanks for clarifying. F2 on the Mac is defined as EditCut & *does* remove the selected content on execution. Repositioning the insertion point and using any of the Paste techniques pastes the cut material accordingly, so the clipboard is involved... And pressing Esc after F2 has no effect whatsoever. Another tidbit to add to my "Why Word ISN'T Word" list 8-) Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 12:15 PM, in article , "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote: It differs from Ctrl+X in a couple of ways - it doesn't use the clipboard, and doesn't remove the selected text until it has a destination given by pressing enter. It can also be aborted in a variety of ways (Esc for example) in which case it leaves the document unchanged. -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . The F2 key is used as a keyboard shortcut for the Cut command (Edit Menu). Ctrl+X does the same thing. In order for either to work you must first *select* the content (text or graphic) you wish to 'cut' from the doc... Otherwise the program has no idea what to cut. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 11:39 AM, in article , "Epinn" wrote: Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
Absolutely - that's what makes is so curious that the F2 key works
differently. I guess one of the development teams didn't get the memo on this one:-) Anyway, I'll be able to avoid [some of] the traps now that I've had a chance to reinstall VPC7 & Office 2003. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... Thanks Bob, Always nice to pick up these little snippets. Does Word on the Mac have a drag and drop feature? -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . Tony & Beth - Well fancy that There's another one of those undocumented, well-disguised differences between Word on the Mac & on the PC. Since I rarely use it on either platform I hadn't discovered the distinction. Thanks for clarifying. F2 on the Mac is defined as EditCut & *does* remove the selected content on execution. Repositioning the insertion point and using any of the Paste techniques pastes the cut material accordingly, so the clipboard is involved... And pressing Esc after F2 has no effect whatsoever. Another tidbit to add to my "Why Word ISN'T Word" list 8-) Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 12:15 PM, in article , "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote: It differs from Ctrl+X in a couple of ways - it doesn't use the clipboard, and doesn't remove the selected text until it has a destination given by pressing enter. It can also be aborted in a variety of ways (Esc for example) in which case it leaves the document unchanged. -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . The F2 key is used as a keyboard shortcut for the Cut command (Edit Menu). Ctrl+X does the same thing. In order for either to work you must first *select* the content (text or graphic) you wish to 'cut' from the doc... Otherwise the program has no idea what to cut. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 11:39 AM, in article , "Epinn" wrote: Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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How to use F2?
PS - It suddenly dawned on me why I didn't recall this on the PC... F2 only
works that way if you have Smart Cut & Paste active (ToolsOptionsEdit). I turned it off long ago so I could use F2 for another purpose! -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... Thanks Bob, Always nice to pick up these little snippets. Does Word on the Mac have a drag and drop feature? -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . Tony & Beth - Well fancy that There's another one of those undocumented, well-disguised differences between Word on the Mac & on the PC. Since I rarely use it on either platform I hadn't discovered the distinction. Thanks for clarifying. F2 on the Mac is defined as EditCut & *does* remove the selected content on execution. Repositioning the insertion point and using any of the Paste techniques pastes the cut material accordingly, so the clipboard is involved... And pressing Esc after F2 has no effect whatsoever. Another tidbit to add to my "Why Word ISN'T Word" list 8-) Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 12:15 PM, in article , "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote: It differs from Ctrl+X in a couple of ways - it doesn't use the clipboard, and doesn't remove the selected text until it has a destination given by pressing enter. It can also be aborted in a variety of ways (Esc for example) in which case it leaves the document unchanged. -- Enjoy, Tony "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . The F2 key is used as a keyboard shortcut for the Cut command (Edit Menu). Ctrl+X does the same thing. In order for either to work you must first *select* the content (text or graphic) you wish to 'cut' from the doc... Otherwise the program has no idea what to cut. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/27/06 11:39 AM, in article , "Epinn" wrote: Hi, According to "help" we are supposed to be able to use F2 to move text or graphics. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Didn't seem to find the info from "help." Can someone tell me please? Does it give the same effect as cut and paste? Thanks. Epinn |
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