Use smart paragraph selection

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options

Value name: smartparagraphselect

Enabled: smartparagraphselect = 1

Disabled: smartparagraphselect = 0

Description

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.