Undo takes back your last step, and redo brings it forward again.
Undo takes back your last step, and redo brings it forward again.
Think of a staircase, where each thing you do is one stair. Undo steps down one stair, and redo steps back up one.
When something vanishes, calm comes first and the fix follows: lift your hands off the keys.
Undo is a safety net with holes in it. A message that is already sent cannot be pulled back, and a closed program usually forgets its steps.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Takes back your last step. Undo steps down one stair.
Redo. Redo steps back up one stair.
Backspace. Backspace rubs out the letter, and then you type the right one.
Control and the Z key. Some computers use another key for Control, so ask a grown-up.
At the computer with a grown-up: type three words in a note. Use undo to take them back, one step at a time, then use redo to bring them back. Ask your grown-up to show you the Edit menu, and which keys your computer uses for undo and redo.
Have your child type three words in a note, use undo to take them back one step at a time and redo to bring them back, and then look together at the Edit menu to see which keys your computer uses.
