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You can use the Selection pane to manage objects in your document: re-order them, show or hide them, and group or ungroup them. Tip: In Word, you might want to set the location of objects within a paragraph. When you move a paragraph, the corresponding anchored image (s) move with the paragraph.
In Word, you can select all text in a document (Ctrl+A), or select specific text or items in a table by using the mouse or keyboard. You can also select text or items that are in different places. For example, you can select a paragraph on one page and a sentence on a different page.
Use advanced Word options to customize editing tasks, document display, printing preferences, and more. To choose your advanced Word options, select File > Options, and on the left pane, select Advanced. Set up the way you select, replace, and format words and paragraphs.
Options is where you can view and update settings for Word, your documents, your personal information and your preferences. General options lets you change user interface, personalization, and startup settings for your copy of Word and documents. To see general options for working with Word, click File > Options > General.
To quickly find a shortcut in this article, press Ctrl+F, and enter your search word. If an action does not have a corresponding shortcut key, you can record a macro to create one. Learn how here: Create or run a macro or Use a screen reader to create a macro in Word. Not all shortcut features listed for Word are supported in Word Starter version.
Select the part of the document where you want to allow changes. For example, select a block of paragraphs, a heading, a sentence, or a word.
In Word, you can select all text in a document (Ctrl+A), or select specific text or items in a table by using the mouse or keyboard. You can also select text or items that are in different places. For example, you can select a paragraph on one page and a sentence on a different page.
Go to Home > Replace. Enter the word or phrase you want to replace in Find what. Enter your new text in Replace with. Choose Replace All to change all occurrences of the word or phrase. Or, select Find Next until you find the one you want to update, and then choose Replace.
Keyboard shortcuts for use in the Selection pane. Open the Selection pane. Cycle the focus through the different panes. Move the focus to a single item or group. Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group. Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group. Expand a focused group and all its child groups.
To go to a page or a heading in a Word document without scrolling, use the Navigation pane. To open the Navigation pane, press Ctrl+F, or select the View tab and choose Navigation Pane. If you’ve applied heading styles to the headings in the body of your document, those headings appear in the Navigation pane.
To select a single word, quickly double-click that word. To select a line of text, place your cursor at the start of the line, and press Shift + down arrow. To select a paragraph, place your cursor at the start of the paragraph, and press Ctrl + Shift + down arrow.