Selecting Text |
Place the cursor at one end of the selection, then drag over to the other end of your selection.
When you release the mouse button, the selected text is highlighted.
To select one word of text, double-click on the word to highlight it.
To select a paragraph, triple-click on a word in the paragraph.
To select text character-by-character, place the cursor at one end of the selection, then press [Shift] and an arrow key in the direction you want to select. The highlighted text is selected.
To select text line-by-line, place the cursor at one end of the selection, then press [Ctrl] [Shift] and the up or down arrow key.
To select text word-by-word, place the cursor at one end of the selection, then press [Ctrl] [Shift] and the left or right arrow key.