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You already know that you can use the mouse to select text by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to make a selection. There is an even quicker way to select text using the mouse, however. This is done in the following manner:
Multiple clicks of the mouse button can also be used to select text. Double-clicking on a word selects the word whereas triple-clicking on a word selects the paragraph in which the word occurs. There are also ways you can select text using keyboard shortcuts, but those are best left to a different tip. (This tip focuses on quickly selecting text using the mouse.)
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2015-04-20 01:31:00
Betty
Under "Comments for this tip:", in the #2, shouldn't read "SHIFT+left-click" instead of "CRTL"+left-click?
2015-04-18 09:34:01
VJ-Very Joyful
To clarify,
1. Position cursor at beginning AND LEFT CLICK.
2. Position cursor at end, and CTRL+left-click.
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Office 365. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: 
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