Selecting vertical text in Word

Yes! How come I never came across this before?

Hold down the alt key while highlighting.

 

Link to How to Select Vertical Text in Microsoft Word

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Anonymous said…
To achieve the same thing via the cursor keys instead of mouse:
CTRL+SHIFT+F8 "Extend a selection or block (then press an arrow key)."

It may surprise some people to know but that feature has been in since at least Word for DOS 5.5 days. [xpost with quickonlinetips]