Selecting text

You can select text with key combinations and the mouse.

Table of key combinations


Key combination	Selects
CTRL+A	All text in the Script area.
SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW	The previous word or selects the first part of the word if the insertion point is in the word.
SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	The next word or selects the remainder of the word if the insertion point is in the word.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	The text starting at the beginning of the insertion point and ending at the character on the next line preceding the insertion point.
SHIFT+END	The text starting with the character at the insertion point and ending with the last character on the line.
SHIFT+HOME	The text starting with the character to the left of the insertion point and ending with the first character on the line.
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	The character to the left of the insertion point.
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	The character following the insertion point.
SHIFT+UP ARROW	The text starting before the insertion point and ending after the insertion point on the preceding line.

Note: If bi-directional language support is enabled, the keyboard shortcut LEFT CTRL + LEFT SHIFT changes the horizontal progression to right-to-left, and the keyboard shortcut RIGHT CTRL + RIGHT SHIFT changes the horizontal progression to left-to-right.

Table of mouse operations


Mouse operation	Selects
Double-click (on the word)	The entire word and the following space.
Drag	The text from the starting position of the mouse to the ending position.
Right-click	The Edit menu.
SHIFT+Click (left mouse click)	The text from the insertion point to the position of the mouse.