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When creating a file, you might want to change the way text appears.
Before you can change the font style, size, or color and replace or delete text, you must first select it. There are many different selection techniques.
A lack of control may cause you to:
Select All is helpful when you want to select the contents of an entire file.
Many people use the keyboard to select text.
Shift+right arrow | Character to the right of the insertion point |
Shift+left arrow | Character to the left of the insertion point |
Shift+Home | The current line to the left of the insertion point |
Shift+End | The current line to the right of the insertion point |
Shift+PgUp | A screenful of text from the insertion point up |
Shift+PgDn | A screenful of text from the insertion point down |
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow | One word to the right of the insertion point |
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow | One word to the left of the insertion point |
Crtl+Shift+Home | All text from the insertion point to the beginning of the document |
Crtl+Shift+End | All text from the insertion point to the end of the document |
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+PgDn | All text from the insertion point to end of the displayed window |
F8 and arrow key | From the insertion point in the direction of whichever arrow is chosen |
F8 (selection mode) | Press Esc to leave selection mode |
Crtl+A | Selects the entire file |
When using the click-and-drag method to select text, have you ever selected a lot of text without meaning to?
OR
When text is selected, pressing any key will delete it. The Undo button often comes in handy for this common mistake.
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