I would like to just select (¬Q)
without word selecting both brackets.
I know if I move my cursor back to the same position word will select correctly, but it's annoying to have to do that every time.
Is there any setting to disable this?
Under File/Options/Advanced, there is the option 'When selecting, automatically select entire word'. It is on by default, you can switch it off.
You shouldn't need to move your cursor right back to where you started, just back up a little....specifically to anywhere within the word that you initially started your selection from.
If the snippet you want to select does not extend into the next line, you can also use block selection with Alt+Drag.
I use Shift+Any arrow key to select the text, where arrow keys are Up, Down, Left or Right.
The location to change the option permanently has changed when I found it in October 2019 in Outlook 365 and has a longer path:
File > Options > Mail > Composes Messages > Editor Options [button] > Advanced > Editing Options > [second item in list]
For anyone looking for help with this more recently, the location of the setting has changed! Now it's under Word>Preferences>Edit>Editing Options, and then you can deselect the option "Select entire word when selecting text". For reference, I'm using Word 16.84 on macOS Monterey.
A screenshot of the Microsoft Word Preferences>Editing menu, that shows the location of the relevant preference. "Select entire word when selecting text" is the seventh option on the list.
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