I have tried starting at the end of a sentence and pressing shift+left
arrow, shift+home, etc. but as soon as I reach the first word of the
paragraph, it selects the paragraph mark, if the next line is a
different style it is selected as well .

I am assuming that there is an option that needs to be checked or
unchecked. Any insights would be appreciated.

Venus Childress

This will be some of Word's "IntelliSense." Experiment with the settings on
the Edit tab of Tools | Options. Start by disabling "When selecting,
automatically select entire word." Then investigate the "Cut and paste
options": "Smart cut and paste" and "Settings." This will be mostly trial
and error, I'm afraid.

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I have tried starting at the end of a sentence and pressing shift+left
arrow, shift+home, etc. but as soon as I reach the first word of the
paragraph, it selects the paragraph mark, if the next line is a
different style it is selected as well .

I am assuming that there is an option that needs to be checked or
unchecked. Any insights would be appreciated.

Venus Childress