Change the way text is selected

Do one of the following:

Specify whether the paragraph mark is automatically selected

When you select text in a paragraph, the corresponding paragraph mark is automatically selected, but you can turn this setting off. Selecting the entire paragraph including the paragraph mark enables you to automatically copy the paragraph attributes, such as alignment and spacing.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
2. Select or clear the Use smart paragraph selection check box.

Specify whether whole words are automatically selected

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
2. Select or clear the When selecting, automatically select entire word check box.

Note   When this setting is turned on, Microsoft Word automatically selects the entire word and the space after it when you start dragging over a word.