Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 20, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016
Sometimes you want to move a paragraph or two around in your document. For instance, you might want to move a paragraph from its current location to before the preceding paragraph. You can quickly move paragraphs by following these steps:
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2022-12-20 12:03:29
Beej
I'll bet any subscriber to this site already knows this, but just in case: this also works with table rows. Select the row(s) to move and then use Alt+Shift+ arrow key to move the row(s) up or down.
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