Microsoft Office Forums - View Single Post - Select objects tool not working

Thread: Select objects tool not working

View Single Post

Old

06-23-2012, 03:50 PM

Stefan Blom Stefan Blom is offline

Stefan Blom is offline

Stefan Blom uses Windows 7 64bit

Windows 7 64bit Stefan Blom uses Office 2010 32bit

Stefan Blom uses Office 2010 32bit

Office 2010 32bit

Moderator

Join Date: Aug 2011

Posts: 3,907

Stefan Blom is a name known to all

Stefan Blom is a name known to all

Stefan Blom is a name known to all

Stefan Blom is a name known to all

Stefan Blom is a name known to all

Stefan Blom is a name known to all

Default

The Select Objects tool, the "lasso," only works if you save the document in Word 97-2003 format (*.doc).

In Word 2007/2010 formats, such as *.docx, see if you find the Selection pane useful (Home tab | Select | Selection Pane).

__________________
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Reply With Quote