Selecting a Word

Summary: Selecting text is a critical skill to possess when you want to work with a Word document. This tip explains how you can select entire words with just a quick double-click of the mouse. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

If you are using a mouse, Word provides a shortcut to select an entire word. To do this, follow these two steps:

Using the mouse pointer, point to the word you want to select.
Double-click on the mouse.

If you want to select additional words, hold down the mouse button after the second click and drag the mouse across them. Word adds one word at a time to your selection. Once the words are selected, you can do any other editing function on those words.

Tip #1278 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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