I want to select a sentence. Sometimes, instead of the sentence, the entire paragraph is selected. Inside a table, contents of the entire cell are selected. I quickly undo and then try to select the text again, this time with a bit more caution, but alas, the problem still remains. It is inexplicable and frustrating. Here is what you do in such cases.
The Text Selection action replay
I want to select the second paragraph.
I am using Shift Right Arrow to select the text, one character at a time.




Usually we get frustrated at this point. We give up the effort and start all over again … HOPING that it will work this time. It never does!
Fortunately, there is a simple solution to this selection nightmare.
The solution is … Press SHIFT and LEFT ARROW once. That’s all.
Even if you use Shift CTRL RightArrow to select word by word, this problem can occur. The solution is exactly the same: Press Shift LeftArrow.
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