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Select Text not Working

Anonymous
2015-12-16T01:30:25+00:00

I am having trouble selecting text in Word 2016, Windows 10 desktop. No matter how long I hold down the mouse to select the desired text, it will not highlight the selection. The gray highlight disappears when I let go of the mouse and no text is selected. Please help. Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-17T13:56:06+00:00

    True, that works, thanks, but it also should be possible to select text by holding down the mouse button. This behaviour seems to be unique to Word 2016. Looks like a bug to me.

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 278.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-08-14T02:58:35+00:00

    Using the technique Doug described, you don't hold down the mouse button: you just click at the beginning and then Shift+click at the end.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-08-13T23:10:19+00:00

    I am having the same trouble, regardless of whether I select by using the mouse or the shift key. Was this issue ever resolved.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-16T23:05:50+00:00

    THAT is exactly what I do, but the selection of the text disappears when I reach the end of the text and release the mouse button.

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  5. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-12-16T03:42:52+00:00

    Try clicking at the start of the text that you want to select and then move to the end of it and then press the SHIFT key and left click at that location.

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