Keyboard equivalent to double-click to select word

[livetohike]

I know you can select words with CTRL+SHIFT+ R/L ARROW, but this
requires that the insertion point be at the beginning/end of the word.

Can I use the keyboard to select a word regardless of where the
insertion point is within the word?

In other words I would like the equivalent of using the mouse to
select a word by double-clicking on any part of the word.

 

[Beth Melton]

Press F8 twice. Pressing F8 once puts you into Selection Mode. Subsequent
presses of F8 will select text and it's similar to holding shift. To turn
off Selection Mode, press ESC.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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[livetohike]

Press F8 twice. Pressing F8 once puts you into Selection Mode. Subsequent
presses of F8 will select text and it's similar to holding shift. To turn
off Selection Mode, press ESC.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ:http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine:http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site:http://mvps.org/

Thanks. I have never been able to incorporate the Function keys while
working at the keyboard; they are just to far away I guess. I did it
with a macro.

 

[Beth Melton]

That works just as well too. Glad you found a solution.

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assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/