How to select shorter paragraphs in Word?
Sometimes, you may need to select shorter paragraphs - those that contain fewer than a specific number of characters - for formatting, cleanup, or reorganization purposes. Manually doing this across a long document can be time-consuming. This tutorial shows how to select shorter paragraphs both manually and automatically using Kutools for Word.
Select shorter paragraphs one by one
Select shorter paragraphs with Kutools for Word
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Select shorter paragraphs one by one
To manually select shorter paragraphs in a Word document:
- Use your mouse to highlight one shorter paragraph.
- Hold Ctrl and continue selecting additional shorter paragraphs one by one.
This method can become time-consuming if the document contains many short paragraphs.
Select shorter paragraphs with Kutools for Word
Looking for a faster way? Kutools for Word makes it easy to select all shorter paragraphs - those containing fewer than a specified number of characters - with just one click.
- Click Kutools > Paragraphs > Select Shorter Paragraphs.
All shorter paragraphs are selected at once.
Note: You can customize the character limit to determine which paragraphs are considered short.
- Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Paragraph group to open settings.
- Set the character limit in the Select Options dialog box.
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