Shortcut for selecting a paragraph

paik1002 · #1 12-13-2015, 10:34 AM

Is there shortcut for selecting the paragraph where the cursor is currently positioned? I know that CTRL+LEFT CLICK do the job, but can it be done without the mouse? I also noticed that hitting F8 a few times will also select the paragraph, but I find that this method is functionaly different compared to the above method.

Charles Kenyon · #2 12-13-2015, 12:38 PM

There is no such keyboard shortcut. Hitting F8 four times will select the paragraph, but you are correct that this is not the same. Triple-clicking (left-click) selects a paragraph.

You could save the following macro in your Normal template and assign a keyboard shortcut to it if you wanted.

Code:

Sub SelectCurrentParagraph()
'   Select current paragraph
'
    Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select
End Sub

See Installing Macros for help using this code.

Robert2 · #3 12-13-2015, 12:50 PM

Ctrl+Up to go to the beginning of the current paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift+Down to select the whole paragraph.

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