Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Picking a Contiguous Range of Table Cells.
There are many times when you are working with tables in Word and you need to select a range of cells. This is very easy to do using the keyboard, the mouse, or a combination of both.
The first step in selecting a range of cells is to place the insertion point in the first cell in the range. With this done you are ready to proceed.
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