"7 Most Wanted Word 2003 Tips - Selection Techniques"

Here are some of the favorite Word 2003 tips and tricks:

1. Three Ways to Select a Block of Text

• Use the mouse. Just click and drag the mouse to select text.
• Use Shift plus the arrow keys. Hold down Shift and press an arrow key to select text in the desired direction. To select a word at a time, press Ctrl + Shift and the left or right arrow key.
• Use the mouse with the Shift key. Move the mouse pointer away from the insertion point position, hold down Shift and click to select all the text between the insertion point and the place where you clicked.

2. Select a Word.

Double-click on the word. If a space immediately follows the word you select, the space gets selected, too. Punctuation is ignored.

3. Select a Sentence.

Hold down the Ctrl key and click anywhere in the sentence.

4. Two Ways to Select a Paragraph.

• Triple-click within the paragraph.
• Move the mouse just past the left margin of the paragraph and when the pointer changes to a right-pointing arrow, double-click to select the whole paragraph.

5. Select a Table.

Hold down the Alt key and double-clicking anywhere in the table.

6. Select All the Text Between the Insertion Point and…

• To select all the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line, press Shift + End.
• To select the text from the insertion point through the end of the current paragraph, press Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Key.
• To select the text from the insertion point to the end of the document, press Ctrl + Shift + End.

7. Select an Entire Document.

• Press Ctrl + A.
• Move the mouse just past the left margin of the paragraph and when the pointer changes to a right-pointing arrow, triple-click to select the entire document.

This is handy when you need to change the font or add or remove formatting. Once you've selected the entire document, apply the formatting to everything and either leave it applied or apply it again to remove it.

With these 7 time-saving Word 2003 tips, I strongly believe that these selection techniques is applicable in your daily work and lets put it in action. For more Word tricks, follow the links below:

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