Mary Gaspervich

Many Microsoft Word users know the most basic ways to select text in a document.

The following table lists contains 20 sure-fire selection techniques that will make selecting text much less frustrating.

MICROSOFT WORD SELECTION TECHNIQUES

TECHNIQUE

DESCRIPTION

1.    Click-and-drag

Selects the desired text

2.    SHIFT + Arrows

Selects one character or line at a time

3.    SHIFT + HOME

Selects from the insertion point to the left margin

4.    SHIFT + END

Selects from the insertion point to the right margin

5.    SHIFT + CTRL + HOME

Selects from the insertion point to the beginning of the document

6.    SHIFT + CTRL + END

Selects from the insertion point to the end of the document

7.    Double-click on a desired word

Selects the desired word

8.    Triple-click in a desired paragraph

Selects the desired paragraph

9.    Single-click in the Selection Bar*

Selects the desired line

10.    Double-click in the Selection Bar*

Selects the desired paragraph

11.    Vertical click-and-drag in the Selection Bar*

Selects multiple lines of text

12.    Triple-click in the Selection Bar*

Selects the entire document

13.    CTRL + Single-click in the Selection Bar*

Selects the entire document

14.    CTRL + A

Selects the entire document

15.    CTRL + Single-click in the desired sentence

Selects the entire sentence

16.    Click + SHIFT + Click

Selects a contiguous block of text

17.    Selection + CTRL + Selection

Selects a non-contiguous block of text

18.    ALT + Click-and-drag

Selects a vertical block of text

19.    SHIFT + CTRL + Left or Right Arrow

Selects to the beginning or end of current word

20.    SHIFT + CTRL + Up or Down Arrow

Selects to the beginning or end of current paragraph

 

* The Selection Bar is the left margin that appears in Print Layout view. When the mouse is place in the left margin, the Selection Bar Pointer appears ().

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