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Default How do I select vertical block not research from alt+click?

I have just got office 2003.
It used to be possible to select a vertical block of text by holding down
the ALT keuy and dragging. It still says so in the help but when I try I get
put into research. How do I do it?
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There is a diffrence between Alt+click (which opens the Research pane) and
Alt+drag (which you can use to column-select). That is, when you press the
mouse key, you must keep it down. If you release it too soon, it is
registered as a click, and you get the Research pane.

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I have just got office 2003.
It used to be possible to select a vertical block of text by holding down
the ALT keuy and dragging. It still says so in the help but when I try I

get
put into research. How do I do it?


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