Sunday, January 8, 2012

Microsoft WORD-different ways to select text

Instead of highlighting and dragging text to edit it...here's some other options:

Selecting text

Alternative ways to select text without having to left click, hold and drag for selection.


·         To select a word, double-click the left mouse button on the word you wish to select.

·         To select a sentence, hold down CTRL and single-click the left mouse button on the sentence.

·         To select a line of text, position the arrow inside the left margin along the line you wish to select. Then single click and the line will be selected. (Make sure you're in Print Layout View)

·         To select a paragraph, double-click the left mouse button while it is again positioned on the left margin area of your document.

·         To select the entire document, hold down CTRL +A keys or triple-click while it is positioned on the left margin area of your document.