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Select multiple shapes in Word 2013

How can I select multiple shapes in Word 2013? In this case, the multiple shapes are all text boxes. Are there any tools out there or some sort of macro?
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Are all the text boxes floating above the text layer? If so, click on the border of the first text box you want to select, then Shift+click or Ctrl+click on the border of the next one, etc.

Or: on the Home tab of the ribbon, click Select > Select Objects. You can now click anywhere on the first text box, then Shift+click or Ctrl+click on the next one, etc. You can also drag a rectangle around the text boxes that you want to select.

If you have a mixture of floating text boxes and text boxes inline with the text, there is no way to select them together, as far as I know.

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I just spotted the Editing group, Select tool. THANKS!        

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