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Click to one side of the word or character that you want to select.

Drag the mouse ( ) across the text that you want to select.

The app highlights the characters to indicate that they are selected.

To cancel a selection, click anywhere outside the text or press any arrow key on your keyboard.

Select Cells in Excel or Access

Click the cell representing the upper-left corner of the cells you want to select.

Drag the cell pointer across the cells you want to select.

The app highlights the characters to indicate that they are selected.

To cancel a selection, click anywhere outside the text or press any arrow key on your keyboard.

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How can I use my keyboard to select text?

To select text or cells to the left or right of the insertion point or cell pointer, press + + or + + . To select a paragraph or cells above or below the insertion point or cell pointer, press + + or + + . To select all text or cells from the insertion point or cell pointer location onward, press + + . To select all the text or cells above the insertion point or cell pointer location, press + + . To select all the text or cells containing data in the file, press + .

CHAPTER 3

Microsoft 365 Graphics Tools

Insert a Picture from Your PC

You can illustrate your Microsoft 365 files with images that you store on your computer. For example, if you have a photo or graphic file that relates to the subject matter in your document, you can insert the picture into the document to help the reader understand your subject. After you insert a picture, you can resize and move the image as described in the section “ Resize and Move Graphic Objects,” later in this chapter. You can also modify the graphic in a variety of ways, as described in the section “ Understanding Graphics Modification Techniques,” later in this chapter.

Insert a Picture from Your PC

Click in your document where you want to add a picture.

Note: You can move the image to a different location after inserting it onto the page. See the section “ Resize and Move Graphic Objects,” later in this chapter.

Click the Inserttab.

Click Pictures.

Click This Device.

The Insert Picture dialog box appears.

The folder you are viewing appears here.