Use the mouse. Just click and drag the mouse to select text. Select a word . Double-click on it. If a space immediately follows the word you select, the space gets selected, too.
Punctuation is ignored.
Select a sentence . To change something about the sentence's appearance, to count the words or letters in the sentence by opening the Tools menu and choosing Word Count, to run a spelling or grammar check on the sentence, or to copy, move, or delete it. Select a paragraph. Triple-click within the paragraph or move the mouse just past the left margin of the paragraph. Select a table .