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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3504290]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[If you are having trouble with the Research pane opening when you try to select vertically, just allow a slight pause between pressing (and holding down) the Alt key and then clicking and dragging with the mouse. The pause means it does not register as Alt + click. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stivat]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:26:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[acrobatic]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[yes. you are right. one must be pianist or gymanast or multidextrous or ambidextrous  to do it? I had a hearty laugh at your comment!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:49:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Message has been deleted.]]></title>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dzaaa1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:01:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mine Worked]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My Word 2007 worked as described (Alt key) in the tip.  Perhaps it has to do with what verion of Word 2007 one uses.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark A. Lewis]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:50:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3174706]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[This is a great tool. Thank you for making life a tad easier.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ebsatt]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:08:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Alt-Shift works in Word 2002]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3169782]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Try Alt-Shift in Word 2003, too.  (ALT did not work in Word 2002.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Runn804]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:18:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Word 2007]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To get this to work in Word 2007 hold down Ctrl + Alt while selecting text.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adams@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:54:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not to pick nits,]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[but on the Mac option = ALT...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[darpoke]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:15:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3168091]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I kept the Alt key down, let go of the mouse and that kept the letters selected. Then I hit the Delete key.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[pflores@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:46:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3167973]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Very helpful, gonna use it quite a bit, thanks]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mpulgar2002@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:23:13 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Great, thank for the tips, I m  goona use it a lot]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mpulgar2002@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:21:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Won't work regardless of efforts]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Even though MS help confirms that Alt + highlighting with the mouse should work it doesn't in Word 2007.  No matter what sequence of steps I try whether it be releasing ALT first or the mouse first, I still get the Research pane (pain).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[necessaryevil]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Worked fine for me ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, I do play the piano; but no, I don't have Rachmaninoff hands.I just used the Ctrl and Shift keys on the right side of my keyboard -- they're closer to the F8 key, and it isn't that much of a stretch.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:28:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good for prepping SQL]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3167517]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[That would be a great technique for formatting SQL scripts. I like to use Word because of the good FIND/REPLACE functions with the special non-printing characters.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:31:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[try alt gr]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I tried method quoted did not work as you said but experimented with the Alt Gr key instead it worked!!Thanks for the reminder about this facility]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[g.m.davey@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:56:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3167206]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Interesting.  I've been a Word user since version 0.2, and never knew you could do this.  However, I can't think of when I might use it either!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:36:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You Can't Right-Click on the Selected Text]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I thought it didn't work either when I right-clicked the selected text. All that was selected was the text from the first line. If you use the keyboard, then it works. &quot;Del&quot;, &quot;Ctrl-C&quot;, &quot;Ctrl-X&quot;,&quot;Ctrl-B&quot;, &quot;Ctrl-I&quot;, &quot;Ctrl-U&quot; all work. Or if you use a button from the tool bar, it also works.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[benoddo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:27:19 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Make a vertical text selection in Word]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-317723-3167201]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[excellent]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[grisak@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:25:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not Working]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It doesnt work in word 2003]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:54:32 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thank you so much!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I can't tell you how often I've wished for this functionality in Word.And to realize it's been available all along, if only I'd searched the Help files hard enough!Thanks, Jody!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zeppo9191]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:44:36 -0700</pubDate>
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