Right-click-drag has not been used to select a column of text for several
versions now. It's now Alt+drag.

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"JDFXD" wrote in message
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When I right mouse click to copy a column of selected text in Word it
deselects all but the first line.
I had this problem years ago and forgot what the fix is.