Word: Mark everything - how it works
In Word, you can select everything, for example to change the font size and font for all text. But you can also remove all elements at the touch of a button.
Select everything in Word
- The easiest way is to mark everything from top to bottom with the mouse button pressed. This is very difficult with long documents.
- On the other hand, it is easy to press the [Ctrl] + [A] keys. You have now marked all elements of your document.
Everything marked - nevertheless it cannot be removed
Sometimes it happens that you mark everything, but you still cannot remove everything. Various things can be responsible for this, but the solution is always the same:
- In the "Start" menu bar in the "Paragraph" section, click on the double-crossed q, which stands for paragraph marks and hidden formatting (see image).
- You will then be shown all formatting that could be a hindrance when removing it. For example paragraph and page breaks, margins and tables.
- You have to select them individually or right-click and remove them.
Next, we'll show you how to delete entire pages in Word.