Unlocking the Power of the ALT Key: How to Select Vertical Text in Microsoft Word

Have you ever found yourself spending too much time editing a list in Microsoft Word? 

Do you often need to delete or edit the beginning of each line in a list, especially when dealing with text pasted from another source? 

Here's a Cool Tip: Select vertical text.

Selecting vertical text in Microsoft Word is a simple process that can save you time and effort when editing your documents. 

fig. 1 - Microsoft Word Select Vertical Text

Here's how to do it.

• All you have to do is hold down the Alt key while dragging the mouse pointer to select the text. 
• Drag the mouse up and down until you get your desired text selection1.

This feature is especially useful when you need to delete or edit the beginning of each line in a list, or when dealing with text pasted from another source. 

You can make a vertical selection anywhere in the document, not just with lists.

Enjoy!

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