WD98: Can Only Select Contiguous Text or Text and Graphics (189335)

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, you can select only contiguous text and graphics. That is, to select a block of text or a combination of text and graphics, the selected items must be directly above or below one another.

MORE INFORMATION

By design of Microsoft Word, you can copy contiguous items only. However, you can use the Spike feature to copy non-contiguous items. To use the Spike, use the following methods:

To cut a selection to the Spike, press COMMAND+F3.
To paste the Spike contents into a document clearing the Spike AutoText entry, press COMMAND+SHIFT+F3.
To paste the Spike contents into a document without clearing the Spike AutoText entry, point to AutoText on the Insert menu, and then click AutoText. In the Enter AutoText entries here box, click Spike, and then click Insert.

REFERENCES

For more information about selecting text, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Word Help, type the following text

how do I select text?

and then click Show Topics. Select the "select text and graphics " topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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