Monday, April 18, 2005
Word 2002
To move text or copy it from one place to another in Word 2002, you have to select it first. You can also erase a great gob of text merely by selecting it and pressing the Delete key. So it pays to know how to select text.
Here are some shortcuts for doing it:
A word: Double-click the word.
A line: Click in the left margin next to the line.
Some lines: Drag the mouse over the lines or drag the mouse pointer down the left margin.
A paragraph: Double-click in the left margin next to the paragraph.
A mess of text: Click at the start of the text, hold down the Shift key, and click at the end of the text.
A gob of text: Put the cursor where you want to start selecting, press F8 or double-click EXT (it stands for Extend) on the status bar, and press an arrow key, drag the mouse, or click at the end of the selection.
Yet more text: If you select text and realize you want to select yet more text, double-click EXT on the status bar and start dragging the mouse or pressing arrow keys.
Text with the same formats: Right-click text that is formatted a certain way and choose Select Text with Similar Formatting.
A document: Hold down the Ctrl key and click in the left margin, or triple-click in the left margin, or choose Edit, Select All, or press Ctrl+A.
If you have a bunch of highlighted text on-screen and you want it to go away but it won't (because you pressed F8 or double-clicked EXT to select it), double-click EXT again.
Here are some shortcuts for doing it:
A word: Double-click the word.
A line: Click in the left margin next to the line.
Some lines: Drag the mouse over the lines or drag the mouse pointer down the left margin.
A paragraph: Double-click in the left margin next to the paragraph.
A mess of text: Click at the start of the text, hold down the Shift key, and click at the end of the text.
A gob of text: Put the cursor where you want to start selecting, press F8 or double-click EXT (it stands for Extend) on the status bar, and press an arrow key, drag the mouse, or click at the end of the selection.
Yet more text: If you select text and realize you want to select yet more text, double-click EXT on the status bar and start dragging the mouse or pressing arrow keys.
Text with the same formats: Right-click text that is formatted a certain way and choose Select Text with Similar Formatting.
A document: Hold down the Ctrl key and click in the left margin, or triple-click in the left margin, or choose Edit, Select All, or press Ctrl+A.
If you have a bunch of highlighted text on-screen and you want it to go away but it won't (because you pressed F8 or double-clicked EXT to select it), double-click EXT again.
