our blog
How to Select Text from the Cursor to a Specific Character in Word
07 May 2026
Useful tips about working in Word
In addition to the well-known Alt + mouse-click text selection trick, Word offers another lesser-known feature: Selection Extension mode.
If you need to select text from the cursor to a specific character—especially if that character is difficult to locate or is currently outside the visible screen area—press F8, then type the character. Word will extend the selection from the cursor to the next occurrence of that character.
If you need to select text up to the second, third, or subsequent occurrence, simply press the same character repeatedly until you reach the desired one.
If you go too far and need to step back, press Shift + F8.
To exit Selection Extension mode, press Esc.
Recommended content
How to fix «Failed to save target content: Cannot find central directory» error in Trados Studio
About the ways to fix the issue in Trados Studio When trying to generate a translated document in Trados Studio, this error sometimes occurs: Failed to save target content: Cannot find central directory. It happens because of corrupted data in the source file used to create and store the SDLXLIFF file you translated in Trados […]
How to fix «Failed to open return package» error in Trados Studio
About another issue in Trados Studio When importing a package, Trados Studio might say that it Failed to open return package, because it contains a project that does not exist in your setup. That it’s not a Trados Studio issue, but yours: you tried to import a return package for a project Trados Studio doesn’t […]
Lorem ipsum
About the dummy or placeholder text Lorem ipsum is a meaningless Latin text, so-called dummy or placeholder text, which is used to estimate how a layout will look with text presented in a particular font. This is usually done by designers, but it is also needed for pseudo-localization. This text became widely popular due to […]
You sell not only the translation, but also your expertise
Some thoughts and reflections Modern technical translators have to be inquisitive. They don’t even have to; they must. The tools they use today will become unrecognizable in a few years. New programs and methods emerge, existing knowledge becomes outdated, and translators who are not interested in anything beyond the text are being outpaced by more […]
Two stories about ChatGPT
Interesting facts about AI In early April 2024, artificial intelligence expert Jeremy Nguyen shared a thing he noticed: for some reason, the unremarkable word delve was used unexpectedly often in the texts generated by ChatGPT. So much often that Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator and noted IT evangelist, considers the presence of this word […]
