Quickly Selecting Text

Summary: You can select huge blocks of text quickly and easily by using the mouse. As described in this tip, you only need to click at the starting point of the block and then hold down the Shift key as you click and the ending point. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

You already know that you can use the mouse to select text by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to make a selection. There is an even quicker way to select text using the mouse, however. This is done in the following manner:

Position the insertion point where you want the selection to begin.
Move the mouse cursor so it points to where you want the selection to end.
Hold down the Shift key as you click once on the left mouse button.

Tip #973 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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