<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() { var choose, range for (var i = 0; i < document.forms[0].choose.length; i++) { if (document.forms[0].choose[i].checked) { choose = document.forms[0].choose[i].value break } } var x = window.event.clientX var y = window.event.clientY if (window.event.srcElement.parentTextEdit) { range = window.event.srcElement.parentTextEdit.createTextRange() range.collapse() range.moveToPoint(x, y) range.expand(choose) range.select() } } </script> <form> <input type="radio" value="character" checked name="choose">character <input type="radio" value="word" name="choose">word <input type="radio" value="sentence" name="choose">sentence </form> <p onClick="function1();" style="cursor:hand"> Make a radio selection and then click here</p> </body> </html>