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Adding Selection Mode
                 Step 6:  Press the Esc key or Shift + F8 to exit from this mode.

                 To select non-consecutive text with the mouse:
                 Step 1:   Select the first instance of the text.


                 Step 2:   Press and hold the Ctrl key and then keep on selecting the other instances of the text.
                               Do you know?


                               You can right-click the Selection Mode area from Status
                               Bar to see multiple selections.




                 Selecting a Vertical Block of Text
                 A vertical block or ‘column’ of text that is separated by spaces or tabs can also be selected by following the
                 given steps:

                 Step 1:   Press  the  Alt +Shift + F8  key,
                         which puts the Writer into Block
                         selection mode. You can  check
                         the mode from the Status bar.

                 Step 2:  Drag the mouse  to select the
                         vertical text.


                   Do you know?

                   Block Selection Mode can be changed by
                   clicking on the Edit → Selection Mode
                   → Block Area option.
                                                                                           Block Selection








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