Highlighting, on the other hand, is a formatting task accomplished by using the Highlight tool. You select text before you are going to do something with it, such as applying an editing or formatting command. In Word parlance, the two words have very specific meanings. He wondered if there was a way to highlight selected words using just the keyboard.īefore answering, there is something that needs to be clarified: There is some ambiguity when it comes to the word 'highlight.' For instance, if I say I am going to highlight a word, some people think that means I am going to double-click the word. He prefers to not use the mouse, preferring the keyboard instead.

Frank noted that it seems the Highlight tool is only accessible by using the mouse.