Press F8 to turn on selection mode, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW press ESC to turn off the selection mode.Ī word, a sentence, a paragraph, or a document Press ESC to turn off the selection mode. Press CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys. Move the pointer to the beginning of the window, and then press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN. Move the pointer to the beginning of the document, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+END.įrom the beginning of a window to its end Move the pointer to the end of the document, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+HOME. Move the pointer to the end of the paragraph, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW. Move the pointer to the beginning of the paragraph, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW.Ī paragraph from its end to its beginning Press HOME, and then press SHIFT+UP ARROW.Ī paragraph from its beginning to its end Press END, and then press SHIFT+DOWN ARROW. Move the pointer to the end of the word, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW. Place the insertion point at the beginning of the word, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW. Note: To select an entire document, press CTRL+A. The left of the text until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then drag up or down. Multiple headings or paragraphs of body text The left of the paragraph until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click. The left of the heading until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then double-click. The left of the heading until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click. To view your document in Outline view, click the View tab, and then click Outline in the Document Views group. Hold down CTRL while you select any additional text or item in a table that you want. For example, you can select a paragraph on one page and a sentence on a different page. You can select text or items in a table that are not next to each other.

In the Table group, click Select, and then click Select Table. To select the contents of cells, rows, or columns that are not next to each other, click in the first cell, row, or column, press CTRL, and then click the additional cells, rows, or columns that contain the content that you want to select.Ĭlick in the table. The contents of multiple cells, rows, or columnsĬlick in a cell, a row, or a column and then hold the left mouse button down while you drag across all the cells, rows, or columns that contain the content that you want to select. In the Table group, click Select, and then click Select Column. In the Table group, click Select, and then click Select Row.Ĭlick in the column. In the Table group, click Select, and then click Select Cell.Ĭlick in the row. Move the pointer over the border of the frame or text box until the pointer becomes a four-headed arrow, and then click.Ĭlick in the cell. Hold down ALT while you drag the pointer over the text. Move the pointer to the left of the header or footer until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click.Ĭlick the footnote or endnote text, move the pointer to the left of the text until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click. In Print Layout view, double-click the dimmed header or footer text. Move the pointer to the left of any text until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then triple-click. Move the pointer to the left of the first paragraph until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then press and hold down the left mouse button while you drag the pointer up or down.Ĭlick at the start of the selection, scroll to the end of the selection, and then hold down SHIFT while you click where you want the selection to end. Hold down CTRL, and then click anywhere in the sentence.

Move the pointer to the left of the line until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click. Move the pointer to the left of any text until it turns into a right-pointing arrow, and then triple-click.Ĭlick where you want to begin the selection, hold down the left mouse button, and then drag the pointer over the text that you want to select. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Select All. Notes: To select an entire document, do one of the following:

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