Block of Text. F8 key to Select block of text. Microsoft Office Word 2021 beginners tutorials.

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Using the (F8) key to select a block of text:

1. The F8 key activates Word’s Extend Selection command. Press this key to “drop anchor” at the insertion pointer's location. Then use either the mouse or the cursor keys to select text. In fact, you cannot do anything but select text when Extend Selection mode is active.
2. To exit Extend Selection mode, you can either do something with the block of text or press the Esc key to cancel

ü To help you with the F8 key and Extend Selection mode, right click the status bar and choose the Selection Mode item. The text Extend Selection appears on the status bar when this mode is active

• Not only can you use the cursor keys while in Extend Selection mode, any of the character keys works as well; text is selected from the anchor point to the character you type. Type an A, for example, and all text between the insertion pointer and the next letter A is selected

•  Press the F8 key twice to select the current word. 

• Press the F8 key thrice (three times) to select the current sentence. 

• Press the F8 key four times to select the current paragraph as a block of text.

• Press the F8 key five times to select the entire document, from top to bottom.

• No matter how many times you press F8, be aware that it always drops anchor. Whether you press F8 once or five times, Word is still in Extend Selection mode. Do something with the block or press Esc to cancel this mode.