Comments on: Selecting text vertically in Microsoft Word http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/07/17/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/ News, commentary and tips for safer and easier computing Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:25:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Vic http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/07/17/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-820 Vic Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:39:40 +0000 http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-820 I have also discovered that this method works in the free editor Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm) I have also discovered that this method works in the free editor Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm)

]]> By: izpw http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/07/17/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-819 izpw Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:10:58 +0000 http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-819 Just to repeat the Word Document solution which led me to this site --- and to send kudos to the author: http://wordtips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T0006_Selecting_a_Text_Block.html ... position the cursor ... Press Ctrl+Shift+F8 ... and Use the cursor control keys to extend the block ..... Or use ALT and mouse, as above. Just to repeat the Word Document solution which led me to this site — and to send kudos to the author:
http://wordtips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T0006_Selecting_a_Text_Block.html

… position the cursor … Press Ctrl+Shift+F8 … and Use the cursor control keys to extend the block ….. Or use ALT and mouse, as above.

]]> By: izpw http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/07/17/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-818 izpw Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:06:33 +0000 http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-818 KUDAZ is a powerful, free editor, and it solves the problem using today's environment. Alt sets column mode: Pressing 'Alt' key just before dragging and keeping it pressed while dragging the mouse cursor for text selection sets column selection mode on temporarily if the current text selection mode is normal. A Click on the edit field again returns the mode to its normal status. ============== PS for the "dinosaurs" like myself: My old DOS editor did a great job on blocking rectangular columns, and it still works under new software, if the files aren't too big! KUDAZ is a powerful, free editor, and it solves
the problem using today’s environment.

Alt sets column mode:
Pressing ‘Alt’ key just before dragging and keeping it pressed while
dragging the mouse cursor for text selection sets column selection mode on temporarily if the current text selection mode is normal. A Click on the edit field again returns the mode to its normal status.

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PS for the “dinosaurs” like myself:
My old DOS editor did a great job on blocking
rectangular columns, and it still works under
new software, if the files aren’t too big!

]]> By: dean http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/07/17/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-585 dean Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:40:45 +0000 http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/selecting-text-vertically-in-microsoft-word/#comment-585 My text editor, UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com), allows selecting text vertically. They refer to it as columnar mode. There are probably other text editors that do this as well. My text editor, UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com), allows selecting text vertically. They refer to it as columnar mode. There are probably other text editors that do this as well.

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