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>Can't get this to work for me. Let me make sure I understand the process
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>Highlite a section of the first line of block to copy
>Press and hold CTRL Key
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>as soon as I click my mouse on the next line, the highlite is lost from the first.
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>Did I misread the instructions?


you are clicking/selecting portions of the 2nd line and holding the ctrl key at the same time right?!

hmm, works with me. i have office xp, maybe it doesn't work in other versions. there is another/better/different approach in this thread - maybe that one works for you.