30 Ways To Select Text In MS Word

There are several selection techniques are provided in Word and Excel. These selection techniques include shortcut keys, mouse, and other commands to select all the text, paragraphs, lines, words, characters, any block and vertical selection.

To learn all these tips and tricks, you should read all the articles given below to become a master.

30 Selection Tips and Tricks in Word

30 Selection Tricks in Word

Term	Shortcut	Description
Select All	Ctrl+A	Select all the text in a word document
Select All	Mouse	Selecting from the start to end of the content in a word document by keep holding down the left mouse button
Select All	Mouse	Selecting from the top left of a margin to the bottom left of a margin by keep holding down the left mouse button
Select All	Mouse	Triple-click on the left Margin which is towards the left of the current Paragraph that you want to select.
Select All	Ctrl+Shift+End	Selects all the contents from the end of the document to the beginning.
Select All	Ctrl+Shift+Home	Selects all the contents from the beginning of the document to the beginning.
Select All	Go to Home the tab →Editing Group →Select → Select All	Select all the text in a word document
Select all the Text with Similar Formatting	Go to the home tab →Editing Group →Select → Select All Text with Similar Formatting	Selects all the text with Similar Formatting in a Document (need to place the cursor at any one of the text formatting)
One Paragraph Selection	Mouse	Selecting from the start to end of the paragraph by keep holding down the left mouse button
One Paragraph Selection	Mouse	Double-click on the left Margin which is towards the left of the current Paragraph that you want to select.
One Paragraph Selection	Mouse	Triple-click within the Paragraph
One-Line Selection	Left Mouse Button	Selecting from the start to end of a Line by keep holding down the left mouse button
One-Line Selection	Left Mouse Button	One-click on the left Margin which is towards the left of the current Paragraph that you want to select.
One-Line Selection	Shift+End	Selects one line from the beginning to the end
One-Line Selection	Shift+Home	Selects one line from the ending to the beginning
One Word Selection	Mouse	Select a word from the beginning to end
One Word Selection	Double Click	Double-click within the word to select it
One Word Selection	Ctrl + Double click within the word	Select one by one word wherever as much as you want
Words / Lines / Paragraphs / Selection	Ctrl + Select	Select one by one words/Lines/Paragraphs/ wherever as much as you want
One Character Selection	Shift + →	Selects one or one by one Character to the right
One Character Selection	Shift + ←	Selects one or one by one Character to the left
One-Line Selection	Shift + ↓	Selects one or one by one Line to the down
One-Line Selection	Shift + ↑	Selects one or one by one Line to the up
One Word Selection	Ctrl + Shift + →	Selects one or one by one Word to the right
One Word Selection	Ctrl + Shift + ←	Selects one or one by one Word to the left
One Paragraph Selection	Ctrl + Shift + ↓	Selects one or one by one Paragraph to the down
One Paragraph Selection	Ctrl + Shift + ↑	Selects one or one by one Paragraph to the up
One Sentence Selection	Ctrl + Click within the sentence	Selects the whole sentence, not just a line
Any block/Part Selection	Click + Shift+ Click	Select any block/part of the Particular Line, Sentence, or Paragraph
Vertical Selection	Alt + Drag	Select any block/part of the text vertically.

Though there are several ways to select text select in Word and Excel, some of them may be of use to us and some are not. So many things related to this selection tips and tricks article are explained to you. We use mouse or keyboard shortcuts to select them. So, I hope you have learned the tips and tricks you like.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How to select text in Microsoft Word?

Selecting text in the word is much easy. There are several tips, tricks, and shortcut keys exist. As per word users, word has around 30 selection keyboard shortcuts and tricks. To learn all these, click the link to continue.

How to select text in Microsoft Excel?

Selecting text in Excel is much easy. There are several tips, tricks, hidden secrets and shortcut keys that exist. To continue reading, click the link to continue.