GA Russell Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 I have a basic question for you computer mavens! I use Windows 98. Let's say I want to copy a paragraph to another document. So I first must select the text by highlighting it. I know that the first method is to drag the mouse across the text. And the second method is to hold the shift key while I use the arrow button to achieve the same result. My 1987-vintage Atari ST lets me do what I want to do. I can place the cursor at the beginning of the passage and press a function key. Then I place the cursor at the end of the passage and press the function key again. The text is then highlighted. Can I do that with Windows 98? If so, what is the function key? Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Triple click selects paragraph - is this MS Word only? Mike Quote
Guest DizzySpells Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Double click first word of passage (marks that word). Hold shift key. Double click last word of passage (marks everything inbetween plus that last word). Bingo! Quote
couw Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 in MSWord: place curse at the start of the paragraph. press ctrl-shift and hit the arrow-down button. tadaa! Quote
Guy Berger Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 couw said: in MSWord: place curse at the start of the paragraph. press ctrl-shift and hit the arrow-down button. tadaa! I place curses on MSWord and other MS products all the time! Not always effective though. Guy Quote
couw Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Guy Berger said: couw said: in MSWord: place curse at the start of the paragraph. press ctrl-shift and hit the arrow-down button. tadaa! I place curses on MSWord and other MS products all the time! Not always effective though. Guy put them in an envelope and send them to silicone valley. Quote
GA Russell Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Posted March 8, 2005 Thanks guys! DizzySpells, your way works best for me. It's just what I had in mind. Next up, templates! Quote
Jazzmoose Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 Are you people buying pirated software? All my Microsoft products come precursed... Quote
Guest DizzySpells Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 GA Russell said: [...] Next up, templates! Fire away. Quote
chandra Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 DizzySpells said: Double click first word of passage (marks that word). Hold shift key. Double click last word of passage (marks everything inbetween plus that last word). Bingo! This technique works for selecting text in this forum too... Try it. BTW, don't send the curses to silicon valley. Bill isn't there, he is a few hundred miles and couple of states up north. Quote
BERIGAN Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 Michael Fitzgerald said: Triple click selects paragraph - is this MS Word only? Mike Just tried that on GA's paragraph above, it works! Quote
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