Quick Word Processing Tips Number 1

Selecting Text

One word: Double-click anywhere on the word. With hyphenated words, only the word before the hyphen is highlighted.

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

One paragraph: Double-click in the left-hand space next to the paragraph OR triple click anywhere in the paragraph.

Multiple paragraphs: Double-click and drag in the space to the left of the text.

One line of text: Click in the space immediately to the left of the line.

Multiple lines of text: Click and drag in the space to the left of the lines.

Any word or amount of text: Drag over the text you need to select.

The entire document: Triple-click in the left-hand space OR alternatively use Ctrl A.