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Select text by mouse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To select<\/strong><\/td>Do this<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
Any amount of text<\/td>Drag over the text.<\/td><\/tr>
A word<\/td>Double-click the word.<\/td><\/tr>
A graphic<\/td>Click the graphic.<\/td><\/tr>
A line of text<\/td>Move the pointer to left of the line until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click.<\/td><\/tr>
A sentence<\/td>Hold down CTRL, and then click anywhere in the sentence till where the selection is to be made.<\/td><\/tr>
A paragraph<\/td>Move the pointer to the left of the paragraph until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then double-click. Or triple-click anywhere in the paragraph.<\/td><\/tr>
An entire document<\/td>Move the pointer to the left of any document text until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then triple-click.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Select text by keyboard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press<\/strong><\/td>To select<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW<\/td>One character to the right<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW<\/td>One character to the left<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW<\/td>To the end of a word<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW<\/td>To the beginning of a word<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+END<\/td>To the end of a line<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+HOME<\/td>To the beginning of a line<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW<\/td>One line down<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+UP ARROW<\/td>One line up<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW<\/td>To the end of a paragraph<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW<\/td>To the beginning of a paragraph<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN<\/td>One screen down<\/td><\/tr>
SHIFT+PAGE UP<\/td>One screen up<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME<\/td>To the beginning of a document<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+SHIFT+END<\/td>To the end of a document<\/td><\/tr>
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN<\/td>To the end of a window<\/td><\/tr>
CTRL+A<\/td>To include the entire document<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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