[clara]

Hi all,

Is there any way to do column selection using shortcut keys instead of using
mouse drag?

Clara
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thank you so much for your help

[Jay Freedman]

clara wrote:
Hi all,

Is there any way to do column selection using shortcut keys instead
of using mouse drag?

Clara

Put the cursor in the top cell of the column. Then hold the Shift key while
you use the Down Arrow key to go to the bottom of the column.

If the column is more than a few lines long, though, it's quicker to
position the mouse cursor above the top cell so it turns into a black
downward-pointing arrow and left-click once. This will select the entire
column even if it spans more than one page.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For some *mouse* shortcuts, see the "Selecting parts of a table" section of
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm. Unfortunately, some
of these are broken in recent versions of Word.

There are (AFAIK) no keyboard shortcuts for selecting parts of a table
except to use the built-in Table menu, for example, Alt+A, C, C to select
the current column.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
clara wrote:
Hi all,

Is there any way to do column selection using shortcut keys instead
of using mouse drag?

Clara

Put the cursor in the top cell of the column. Then hold the Shift key
while
you use the Down Arrow key to go to the bottom of the column.

If the column is more than a few lines long, though, it's quicker to
position the mouse cursor above the top cell so it turns into a black
downward-pointing arrow and left-click once. This will select the entire
column even if it spans more than one page.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

[Stefan Blom]

You should be able to use Alt+Page Up to go to the first cell in the
current column, and then hold Shift while pressing Alt+Page Down to
select the entire column.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
For some *mouse* shortcuts, see the "Selecting parts of a table"
section of
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm.
Unfortunately, some
of these are broken in recent versions of Word.

There are (AFAIK) no keyboard shortcuts for selecting parts of a
table
except to use the built-in Table menu, for example, Alt+A, C, C to
select
the current column.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
clara wrote:
Hi all,

Is there any way to do column selection using shortcut keys
instead
of using mouse drag?

Clara

Put the cursor in the top cell of the column. Then hold the Shift
key
while
you use the Down Arrow key to go to the bottom of the column.

If the column is more than a few lines long, though, it's quicker
to
position the mouse cursor above the top cell so it turns into a
black
downward-pointing arrow and left-click once. This will select the
entire
column even if it spans more than one page.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.