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word >> Selecting Multiple Graphics in Word

by Christopher MacLeod » Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:41:10 GMT

Occasionally in my Word documents I'll have a page with few or no actual
text. Instead, I may have a number of pictures (using the "in front of text"
layout) and some text boxes.

Question: is there any way to select all the graphics at once? I find that
the only way to do so is to shift-click on each graphic. Using <command>-A
selects only Word's text.

Thanks,

Chris
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Christopher MacLeod
Concord, NH




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word >> Selecting Multiple Graphics in Word

by CyberTaz » Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:04:16 GMT


Hi Chris -

On the Drawing Toolbar there is a dashed-rectangle-black-arrow button called
the Select Objects tool. Click it, then you can drag a selection 'marquee'
around the objects on a page that you want to select - even if there *is*
text on the page.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



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