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nitika-optimus
Jul 21, 2026Copper Contributor
Office.js: Is there any supported way to retrieve multiple non-contiguous text selections in Word?
Hi everyone, I'm developing a Word Office Add-in using Office.js. In Microsoft Word (Windows Desktop), users can select multiple non-contiguous text ranges by holding Ctrl while selecting text. Ho...
Jul 21, 2026
Select the first block of text and then while holding down the CTRL key, left click and drag from the beginning to the end of any subsequent blocks of text that you want to select. Below is a screen shot of that application of that procedure:
In the case of multiple words, instead of left clicking and dragging with the CTRL key held down, you can double left click with the mouse with the CTRL key held down and likewise for selecting a complete paragraph, you can triple left click with the mouse.