You can save lots of time in Word using shortcuts for selecting text. To select vertically in a document, press Alt and drag up or down. To select by screen, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDown.
To select text blocks, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then move or scroll to the location where you want to end the selection and Shift-click. To select by character, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Shift + right arrow or Shift + left arrow. To select by paragraph, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Ctrl + Shift + down arrow or Ctrl + Shift + up arrow. To select by line, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Shift + down arrow or Shift + up arrow. To select by word, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Ctrl + Shift + right arrow or Ctrl + Shift + left arrow. If you press Shift + Home, Word will select from the cursor to the beginning of the line. Press Shift + End to select from the cursor to the end of the line. Select from the cursor to the end or beginning of the line To select a paragraph using the invisible selection bar, move the pointer into the area to the left of the paragraph and double-click (the pointer should turn into a right-pointing arrow). Select a paragraph using the invisible selection bar To select a paragraph, triple-click in the paragraph. To select a line using the invisible selection bar, move the pointer into the area to the left of the line and click (the pointer should turn into a right-pointing arrow). Select a line using the invisible selection bar To select a sentence, Ctrl + click in the sentence. Select an entire documentĬlick in the document and then press Ctrl + A to select the entire document. Recommended article: 10 Microsoft Word Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts for Selecting in Tablesĭo you want to learn more about Microsoft Word? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom Word courses > 1.
You can use several keyboard or mouse shortcuts in Microsoft Word to select characters, words, lines, paragraphs and blocks of text in your documents. Quickly Select Text in Word Documents Using a Mouse or Keyboard Shortcutsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated May 17, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® Word ® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)
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