To select a sentence using Selection Mode, press F8 three times.To select a word using Selection Mode, press F8 twice.To make a selection using Selection Mode, press F8 and then use the Arrow Keys to extend the selection from the cursor position.To continue selecting paragraphs, keep CONTROL + SHIFT pressed down and press DOWN ARROW again. To select a paragraph, position your cursor at the start of the paragraph and press CONTROL + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW.To continue selecting lines above, keep SHIFT pressed down and press UP ARROW again. To select multiple lines, position your cursor on the line below, press HOME and then press SHIFT + UP ARROW to select the line above.To select a line, position your cursor on the line, press HOME and then press SHIFT + END.To continue selecting words to the right, keep CONTROL + SHIFT pressed down and press RIGHT ARROW again. To select a word, position your cursor at the start of the word and press CONTROL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW.To continue selecting characters to the right, keep SHIFT pressed down and press RIGHT ARROW again. To select a character to the right, position your cursor to the left of the character and press SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW.To select an entire document, press CONTROL + A.Here are just some of the ways you can select text using the keyboard:
Some ways only use the keyboard, some only use the mouse and some use a combination of both. Word offers many different ways to select text. To scroll a document to show the next visible region, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN.To move to the end of a document, press CONTROL + END.To move to the start of a document, press CONTROL + HOME.To move a paragraph at a time, press CONTROL + UP ARROW or CONTROL + DOWN ARROW.To move to the end of the line, press END.To move to the start of the line, press HOME.To move a line at a time, press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.To move a word at a time, press CONTROL + LEFT ARROW or CONTROL + RIGHT ARROW.To move a character at a time, press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW.
Here are just some of the key presses you can use to move the cursor around a document: Word includes many different ways to help you move around a document. When you do begin typing a known shortcut key then Word will pop up a message asking you to continue typing the older key sequence or to press ESCAPE to cancel.