Select Text

Pick a word

• If you double click on a word, it will be selected.
  Triple click and you will select the paragraph.
  
  
• If you hold down the CTRL key and click, you will select a sentence.
  (Word is looking for a period, so it will also stop after the period in "Mr. Smith")
  
  
  
• Move the mouse pointer to the left side of the document. It will change to a NE (upper left) pointing arrow.
  
  
  • Click once and a line is selected; a line, not just a sentence.
    
    
  • Click twice to select the paragraph.
    
    
  • Click three times and the entire document will be selected.
    
  
  
• Place the insertion point where you want the selection to begin, press F8, and use the arrow keys on the keyboard to highlight the selection. Press Esc to end the extended selection.
  
  
• Click to the left of the first word you want selected. Hold down the Shift key and click to the right of the end of the selection.
  
  
• Hold down the ALT key and drag down to select a "column"; perhaps the first two characters that precede a list of items.
  
  

Also:
See this link for a way to enter text for testing

Also:
Selecting Text from Word Tips.



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