Use smart paragraph selection

This policy setting controls the "Use smart paragraph selection" option found under File tab | Options | Advanced | Editing options.

If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Word will automatically select the paragraph mark at the end of a selected range of text.

If you disable this policy setting, Word will not automatically select the paragraph mark at the end of a selected range of text. However, a user can still select the paragraph mark manually.

Supported on: At least Windows 7

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\word\options
Value Namesmartparagraphselect
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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