Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 5, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you need to select the entire document, you can do so with the mouse by following these steps:
Another way to do this is to simply triple-click the left mouse button after step 1.
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2024-03-01 12:36:02
Bill
Re selecting entire document with Word 2003. I think you can also do it by hitting CTRL-A (Select All).
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