INTRODUCTION
This will introduce keyboard shortcuts for selecting
text in Word.
Select Text:
One character to the right
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
One character to the left
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To the end of a word
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To the beginning of a word
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To the end of a line
SHIFT+END
To the beginning of a line
SHIFT+HOME
One line down
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
One line up
SHIFT+UP ARROW
To the end of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To the beginning of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
One screen up
SHIFT+PAGE UP
To the end of a window
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the beginning of a document
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
To include the entire document
CTRL+A
To a vertical block of text
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then
use the arrow keys; press
ESC to cancel selection mode
To a specific location in a document
F8+arrow keys; press ESC
to cancel selection mode
TIP: If you know the key combination to move the
insertion point, you can select the
text by using the same key combination while holding
down SHIFT. For example,
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW moves the insertion point to the next
word, and
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW selects the text from the insertion
point to the
beginning of the next word.
Extend a Selection:
Turn extend mode on
F8
Select the nearest character
F8, and then press LEFT
ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Increase the size of a selection
F8 (press once to select a word,
twice to select a sentence, and so forth)
Reduce the size of a selection
SHIFT+F8
Turn extend mode off
ESC
CONCLUSION
These are the most used keyboard selection techniques
in Word. The use of the mouse
for selecting is not covered here.