Selecting Text in a Page

Selecting Text in a Page

The first step in working with text is to highlight, or select, the text you want. Once you've selected it, you can format, replace, delete, copy, and move (cut) words, sentences, and paragraphs within one Web page or between Web pages. When you finish with or decide not to use a selection, you can click anywhere in the page to deselect the text.

Select Text

Position the pointer in the word, paragraph, line, or part of the page you want to select.

Choose the method that accomplishes the task you want to complete in the easiest way.

Refer to the table for methods to select text.

Selecting Text To Select Do This A single word Double-click the word. A single paragraph Triple-click a word within the paragraph. A single line Click in the left margin next to the line. Any part of a page Click at the beginning of the text you want to highlight, and then drag to the end of the section you want to highlight. A large selection Click at the beginning of the text you want to highlight, and then press and hold Shift while you click at the end of the text that you want to highlight. An outline heading or subheading in Outline view Click the bullet, plus sign, or minus sign.