Select Text

To select text in the Rich Editor, use the following mouse actions and keyboard shortcuts.

• Selecting one character

  To select only one character, click before the character, hold down the Shift key and click the Right Arrow once.

• Selecting one word

  To select one word in a document, place the cursor anywhere in the word (or just before it) and double-click with the left mouse button. Another method is to place your cursor at the beginning of the word, hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys, and click the Right Arrow.

• Selecting one paragraph

  Selecting one paragraph is similar to selecting one word. Place the cursor in the paragraph and click three times with the left mouse button. Another method is to place the cursor in the left margin and click twice to highlight the whole paragraph.

• Selecting entire document

  Click three times on the left side of the page in the margin area, and the entire document will be highlighted. Also, the CTRL+A keyboard shortcut can be used to highlight the entire document.

• Selecting one line

  The cursor in the margin will highlight one line with one click. Another method is to place the cursor at the beginning of the line, and use the SHIFT+END keyboard shortcut to extend selection to the end of the line. Similarly, at the end of the line the SHIFT+HOME keyboard shortcut can be used.

The following table lists the default keyboard shortcuts used for selecting text in the Rich Editor.

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	Extends the selection to the previous character.
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	Extends the selection to the next character.
SHIFT+UP ARROW	Extends the selection to the previous line.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Extends the selection one line down.
SHIFT+HOME	Extends the selection to the beginning of the line.
SHIFT+END	Extends the selection to the end of the current line.
SHIFT+PAGE UP	Extends selection to the previous screen.
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	Extends the selection to the next screen.
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	Extends the selection to the previous word.
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	Extends the selection to the next word.
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW	Extends the selection to the previous paragraph.
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Extends the selection to the next paragraph.
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME	Extends the selection to the beginning of the document.
CTRL+SHIFT+END	Extends the selection to the end of the document.
CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP	Extends the selection to the previous page.
CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	Extends the selection to the next page.
CTRL+A	Selects the entire document.
CTRL+NUM 5	Selects the entire document.