Microsoft Word Tip: Quickly Selecting Text with a Mouse

Selecting text is one of the most common tasks in Microsoft Word documents. Here are some quick and easy ways to select text in a document.

Select a Word

• Double-click the word to be selected.

Select a Line in a Paragraph

1. Move the mouse cursor to the left margin in front of the line to be selected till it changes to .
2. Click. The line gets selected.
   

Select a Paragraph

1. Move the mouse cursor to the left margin in front of the paragraph to be selected till it changes to .
2. Double-click to select the paragraph.
   Or
   Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph.
   

Selecting a Sentence

• Keep the CTRL key pressed, and click anywhere in the sentence to be selected.
  

Selecting Required Content

1. Click at the start of the word that is the start of the content to be selected.
2. Keep SHIFT pressed and click at the end of the content to be selected. The required content is selected.
   

We have also created a video explaining that demonstrates how to select text in a Word document quickly and easily. Do take a look.