How to Select a Single Column in MS Word

If you need to edit a single column in MS Word, do the following:

1. Click in front of the first word in the column you want to select.
2. Press and hold the ALT key while dragging across the column and then drag down to the last row you wish to select.
3. Now you can edit the selected data.

In the example below, only the dates were selected. If you want to delete the selected  data, simply press the DELETE key.

 

Note: This shortcut is not available in Wordpad.