Select text

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Do one of the following:

Description	Action
Select a word.	Double-click the word.
Select a paragraph and all its subordinate text.	Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph. On the Outline tab in normal view, point to a slide icon or bullet, and when the four-headed arrow appears, click. (This also works for text in selected placeholders on the slide.)
Select all text on a slide.	On the Outline tab in normal view, click the slide icon , and when the four-headed arrow appears, click.
Select the text in a placeholder, AutoShape, or text box.	Place the insertion point in the object, and then press CTRL+A.
Select text in all placeholders in the presentation.	Place the insertion point on the Outline tab, and then press CTRL+A.

Show Tip

If you drag to select only a few characters of a word and Microsoft PowerPoint selects the whole word, and you don't want it to, do this: On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab. Clear the When selecting, automatically select entire word check box. Then, drag to select the characters.

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