column/block/rectangular selection of text in Word 2008

[jbm]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel What happened to the ability to select a column/block/rectangular selection of text by holding down the alt/option key in Word 2008? How do I make a vertical text selection?
Thanks in advance.
JBM

 

[John McGhie]

"Nothing" and "The Same Way"

However various things may get in the way: Spaces is one, having the Toolbox
open is another. Anything that distracts the focus from the document page
can potentially interfere with the operation of this function.

As usual, the Alt/Option key must be pressed a fraction before the mouse
button...

Cheers

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel
What happened to the ability to select a column/block/rectangular selection of
text by holding down the alt/option key in Word 2008? How do I make a
vertical text selection?
Thanks in advance.
JBM

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[jbm]

Thank you so very much! It was the Toolbox! Once I closed the Toolbox, I could select blocks of text to my heart's content. Yeah!
Again, many thanks!
JBM