Word 2000
Selecting Text
Did You Know?
Troubleshooting "Speedy Selecting"
When using the click and drag method to select text, have you ever selected LOTS of text without meaning to? You've experienced "speedy selecting."
What can you do to avoid this frustration?
- Use Select All in the Edit menu.OR
- Use the Shift Key:
- Click once at the starting point of the text you desire to be selected.
- Then, hold down the Shift key while clicking again at the ending point of the text you desire to be selected.
- The text in between those two points should be selected.
Keep in mind that when text is selected, pressing any key deletes it. The Undo button often comes in handy for this common mistake!
Learn more about deleting and inserting text in the next lesson.
