Select Text in Word 2010 Flashcards
(13 cards)
is one of the most important skills required while editing a word document.
Selecting a text
simple methods that will help you in selecting text in different scenarios −
- Selecting text between two points
- Selecting a single word
- Selecting a paragraph
- Selecting a sentence
- Selecting a column of text
Click at the start of the block of text, hold down Shift, and click at the end of the block.
Selecting text between two points
Double-click anywhere on the word you want to select.
Selecting a single word
Triple-click anywhere on the paragraph you want to select.
Triple-click anywhere on the paragraph you want to select.
Hold down the Ctrl key and click anywhere in the sentence you want to select.
Selecting a sentence
Hold down Alt, click and hold the mouse button, and drag over the column you want to select.
Selecting a column of text
The black shaded area in the following screen shot
selection bar.
You can use the selection bar to select the various components of a document as described in −
- Selecting a line
- Selecting a paragraph
- Selecting the document
Bring your mouse in the selection bar area and click in front of the line you want to select.
Selecting a line
Bring your mouse in the selection bar area and double click in front of the paragraph you want to select.
Selecting a paragraph
Bring your mouse in the selection bar area and triple-click.
Selecting the document
Word makes use of a temporary memory
clipboard
