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So your real question is: "How do I make non-contiguous selections in Word
2003?"
Answer: after making the first selection, hold down the Control key to make
subsequent selections.
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Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u7L$NEbeFHA.3880@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
:I am cross-posting the entire conversation in the original newsgroup and in
: two other newsgroups:
:
: microsoft.public.office.misc
: and
: microsoft.public.word.newusers
:
: In hopes someone can answer the question,
: "How does one select items that aren't next to each other in a Microsoft
: Word 2003 document"
:
:
: Barry Karas wrote:
: > moving my mouse over the text
: > I used to have a program that allowed me to mark/highlight more than
: > one item at a time. What is it?
:
: Shenan Stanley wrote:
: > I am not you nor do I know what you are talking about..
: >
: > Mark/highlight more than what type of item at a time?
: >
: > On a printout? You have two hands - get two highlighters..
: > (Seriously - we need more information on what you are trying to
: > mark/highlight..)
: >
: > Usually holding down SHIFT or CTRL while highlighting - depending on
: > if the items you want to mark are sequential or not..
:
: Barry Karas wrote:
: > Sorry I wasn't clear.
: >
: > In a message, if I want to erase some texct I mark it (by moving my
: > mouse oner the text I want to remove while depressiong the left
: > button) and then prfess the Delete key. If I wanted to delete more
: > than one text section (and the sections are not contiguous) I would
: > mark all text sections amnd then press the Delete key.
: >
: > How would I mark more than omne text section?
:
: Shenan Stanley wrote:
: > Still left out vital information... What application in particular? Far
as
: > I know - you are using AmiPro for your word processing. heh
: >
: > Repeating what I said before....
: >
: > Usually holding down SHIFT or CTRL while highlighting - depending on
: > if the items you want to mark are sequential or not..
: > (CTRL is non-sequential)
:
: Barry Karas wrote:
: > You're stuck in ancient history: Since I get a personal computer every
: > three
: > or four years - like most people - and reasonably current
word-processing
: > programs are already on them. I use MS Word 2003. It works pretty well
for
: > me and I do not want to change it (too much).
:
: I was not "stuck" anywhere - you were leaving out information.
:
: If I *assumed* what you were using - that would be an incorrect action -
: especially since I do not know you and you are posting on a world-wide
: medium.. I do not know that you get a new computer every three to four
: years. Most people do NOT get a new computer every three to four years.
: Most people do not even have a computer. Sure - most middle-class or
above
: people in the United States may have one or more computers - and you may
be
: that type - but since that would be another assumption I would have to
jump
: to with no evidence - I did not do it. (And there are many different
levels
: of middle-class dependent on where one lives - so your assumption about
how
: I should assume is mistaken - not my fact that you left out some pretty
: vital information. *grin*)
:
: I work in this industry - I see what people keep. I know of large
: companies/world-class universities/etc that have Windows NT 4.0 servers
and
: still have some users on Windows 98. If I was to assume anything - it
would
: be that you are further behind than you actually are - not "up-to-date" -
: which you seem to be in this case.
:
: According to the BUILT-IN help of Office 2003..
: __________
: You can select text and graphics by using the mouse or the keyboard,
: including items that aren't next to each other. For example, you can
select
: a paragraph on page one and a sentence on page three.
:
: Microsoft Word provides additional methods for selecting items in a table,
: drawing objects, or text in outline view (outline view: A view that shows
: the headings of a document indented to represent their level in the
: document's structure. You can also use outline view to work with master
: documents.).
:
: Select items that aren't next to each other
: 1. Select the first item you want, such as a table cell (cell: A box
formed
: by the intersection of a row and column in a worksheet or a table, in
which
: you enter information.) or paragraph.
: 2. Hold down CTRL.
: 3. Select any additional items you want while continuing to hold CTRL.
:
: ** Note -- You can only select multiple objects of the same type, such as
: two or more text selections or two or more floating (floating object: A
: graphic or other object that is inserted in the drawing layer so that you
: can position it precisely on the page or in front of or behind text or
other
: objects.) graphics, that aren't next to each other.
: __________
:
: I found this by typing this while in Word 2003s help:
: "select multiple lines of text"
: And choosing the help topic with the title "Select Text and Graphics".
:
: HOWEVER - it seems to be WRONG. I, indeed, cannot select multiple parts
of
: a line or document. I even typed out a 5 line document (This is line one.
: {ENTER} This is line two. {ENTER} etc..) and tried it - so that they would
: all be the same type *for sure* and tried to highlight the words that
: represented numbers in each line only. Nope - not happening.
:
: So now - after trying it on several systems with Office 2003 - I am left
: wondering the same thing as you..
:
: How does one select items that aren't next to each other in a Word 2003
: document - even given that those items are of the same type and even if
you
: are/are not in "Outline View"?
:
: A Google search for that lead me to:
:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/286789
: and
:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275969
: and
:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/assistance/HA010565691033.aspx
:
: Which are all for Office XP, but still said the same thing I had found in
: the built-in help and support of Office 2003.
:
: Finally, I found this:
:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/assistance/HP051896041033.aspx
:
: Which *is* for Word 2003. It *is* the same help I have inside Word 2003.
:
: It doesn't work for me. WTH?!
:
: Anyone?
:
: --
: Shenan Stanley
: MS-MVP
: --
: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
:
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