Microsoft KB Archive/211675

= WD2000: Selecting Non-Contiguous Text and Graphics by Using the Spike =

Article ID: 211675

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211675





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, you can select only contiguous text and graphics by default. That is, to select a block of text or a combination of text and graphics, the selected items must be directly above or below one another. However, Word provides a feature called the Spike that allows you to copy non-contiguous information.



MORE INFORMATION
To use the Spike to copy non-contiguous items and paste the items as a single block of text, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the first item you want to copy. Press CTRL+F3 to cut the selection to the Spike.

NOTE: This actually creates the AutoText entry called Spike.
 * 1) Select the next item you want to copy. Press CTRL+F3 to cut this selection to the Spike.
 * 2) Paste the Spike contents into a document. To do this, use either of the following methods:
 * 3) * Press CTRL+SHIFT+F3. (This option clears the AutoText entry.)

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 * 1) * Type spike and then press F3. (This option does not clear the AutoText Entry.)

