Selecting a large block of text in Word

As many of you have no doubt discovered, it can be quite difficult to select large blocks of text in a Word document.  If you want to select several pages of text, you can start at the beginning of the block and drag off the bottom of the screen.  Word scrolls down so you can select the text you want.  That's the good news!

The bad news is, it is quite difficult to control the rate at which Word scrolls and, inevitably, you seem to overshoot the target.  Then, with the mouse button still firmly pressed down, you drag back up and end up zooming the other way!

How then do you select a large block of text?
1. Click to position your insertion point at the beginning of the text
2. Use the scroll bar to make the end of the text visible
3. Press and hold Shift
4. Click at the end of the text

Notes:
 - You can also start at the bottom of your text and scroll to make the beginning visible before using Shift+Click
 - This technique works in most Windows programs, including Excel and Internet Explorer

Any questions, please let me know.

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