Many Word procedures require that you begin by making a text selection.  A selection of text may include letters, words, lines, paragraphs or an entire document.

Once the text is selected you can:
•  Change the font style, size, or color.
•  Make the text bold, italicized, or underlined.
•  Change the alignment of the text (which margin the text lines up against) to left, centered, right, or justify (aligned against both margins).
•  Delete it by pressing the Delete key on the keyboard.

Selecting Text
When your pointer looks like Single Click: moves the insertion point Double Click: selects one word Triple Click: selects one paragraph

Mouse Pointer
When your mouse pointer is in the left margin of a document it looks like 1). Move the mouse pointer to the left margin. 2). When the pointer changes from the “I” to an arrow pointing to the right: Single Click: selects one line Double Click: selects one paragraph Triple Click: selects entire document

Click and Drag
1). Place the mouse pointer (which will look like an “I”) at one end of the section you wish to highlight.
2). Click the left mouse button and hold it down as you move the mouse across the text you want highlighted.
3). Let go of the left mouse button when you have made your selection.

Keyboard
1). CTRL+A selects the entire document

Shift + Arrow Keys
1). Click once to place the cursor in front of the section you wish to highlight.
2). Hold down the Shift key and press the appropriate arrow keys, page up, and page down.

Unhighlighting or Deselecting Text
To deselect text, click once anywhere in the document and the current highlighting will disappear.

Warning: if a section of text is highlighted and you press a key on the keyboard, the highlighted section will be deleted. Use the Undo button in the toolbar to bring back the deleted text.

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