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• To select text with the keyboard:
Press the keys shown below:
Press This
To Select
SHIFT + --* or _-
One character
in the direction of the arrow; reduces or
extends one' character at a time in the same direction.
CTRL +
The current word; the insertion point must be within the
SPACEBAR
word.
SHIFT + t or,
From the insertion point one line in the direction of the
arrow; extends or reduces
the selection in the same
direction.
SHIFT + HOME
From the insertion point to the beginning
of the line;
extends or reduces the selection
a line at a time toward the
beginning
of the document.
SHIFT + END
From the insertion point to the end of the line; extends or
reduces
the selection a line at a time toward the end of the
document.
CTRL + SHIFT +
To the beginning
or ending of a paragraph
in the direction
of the arrow; extends
or reduces the selection in the same
t or _
direction.
CTRL + SHIFT +
From the insertion point to the beginning
of the document.
HOME
CTRL + SHIFT +
_ From the insertion point to the end of the document.
END
CTRL + /
The entire document
(the same as choosing
Select All from
the Edit menu).
• To extend
or reduce the selection:
1. While a selection is already highlighted, hold down SHIFT.
2. Click where you want to extend or reduce the selection.
• To cancel a selection:
Click anywhere
in the text area, or press
one of the arrow
keys.
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