How to Quickly Select a Sentence or a Paragraph in Microsoft Word

Besides highlighting text to select it, within Word there are quick and easy shortcuts to select text.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Word

1. To SELECT A FULL SENTENCE, click the mouse anywhere in a sentence.

2. Hold the Ctrl key.

3. Single-click the mouse.

4. To SELECT A FULL PARAGRAPH, click the mouse anywhere in a paragraph.

5. Triple-click the mouse.

Tips & Warnings

• With either the sentence or paragraph selected, you can then cut or delete the selected text.