title: Visual Studio 2010 shortcut to select word / expression / line / section / method?
body: <p>There is a shortcut <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd> to select the entire word at the current cursor position.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a similar shortcut that keeps expanding the selected region every time I apply it?</p>
  
  <p>I mean, is there a shortcut which</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>selects the word when applied once (same as <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd>) and</li>
  <li>selects the entire line when applied twice in a row and</li>
  <li>selects the entire block when applied three times etc.,</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>i.e. keeps expanding the selected region step by step?</p>
  
  <p>I remember seeing such a shortcut, but I don't remember whether it was for Visual Studio or some other editor.</p>