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How to select all last lines in paragraphs in Word

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If you need to format or extract only the last lines of each paragraph in a Word document, doing it manually can be time-consuming - especially in long documents. This tutorial provides several methods to help you quickly and efficiently select all last lines in paragraphs, whether you prefer using built-in features, VBA, or a more advanced tool like Kutools for Word.

Select all last lines in paragraphs one by one in Word

Select all last lines in paragraphs with Kutools for Word

Bold all last lines in paragraphs by running VBA

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Select all last lines in paragraphs one by one in Word

  1. Select one last line in a paragraph first.
  2. Hold Ctrl and manually select all remaining last lines in the paragraphs one by one.

Note: This method is very tiring if there are hundreds of lines that need to be selected.

Select all last lines in paragraphs with Kutools for Word

With Kutools for Word's Select Paragraph Last Lines utility, you not only can quickly select all last lines in paragraphs, but also select last lines within tables, which is not possible using Word alone.

Kutools for Word, equipped with AI 🤖, offers over 100 handy features to simplify your tasks.
  1. Click Kutools > Paragraphs > Select Paragraph Last Line.
    Select Paragraph Last Line option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon
  2. Select one of the styles from the drop-down box in the Select Paragraph Last Lines dialog.
    Select Paragraph Last Lines dialog box
  3. Click Apply or OK.

For example, if you select Style 2, the results will appear as shown below:

Document Arrow Document with all paragraphs' last lines selected

Note: If you want to select all last lines from tables, please choose Style 3. After applying the utility, you’ll get the result below:

Table Arrow Table with all cells' last lines selected

Note: Whichever style you choose, the utility will only work if your paragraphs' formats match the selected style.

Click here to learn more about Select Paragraph Last Lines.

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Bold all last lines in paragraphs by running VBA

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
  2. Click Module under the Insert tab, then copy and paste the following VBA code into the module window. 
    Sub boldlastlines ()
For Each p In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs
Selection.Start = p.Range.End - 2
Selection.Bookmarks("\Line").Range.Font.Bold = True
Next
End Sub
  3. Click the Run Run button button or press F5 to apply the VBA.
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