Selecting text
You can select text or deselect text, a tabular column, a rectangular block of text, or a range of text.
You can also set selection options.
To select text |  |
To deselect text | |
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Click anywhere outside the selected text.
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To select a tabular column | |
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Select the text from the first character in the tabular column to the last character in the tabular column.
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Click Edit
 Select Tabular column. |
To select a rectangular block of text | |
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Select the text from the upper left corner to the lower left corner of the block.
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Click Edit
Select Rectangle. |
To select a range of text in a document | |
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Click Edit
Select Section. |
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From the Select list, choose one of the following options:
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Page — lets you select certain pages
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Secondary page — lets you select certain secondary pages
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Chapter — lets you select certain chapters
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Volume — lets you select certain volumes
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Type a value in the Range box.
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To set the selection options for a document | |
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Click Tools
Settings. |
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Click Environment.
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In the Environment settings dialog box, click the General tab.
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Enable the Automatically select whole words when dragging to select text check box.
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