MOUSE SELECTION SHORTCUTS

When you "select or highlight" a word, sentence, phrase, page etc. you are telling the computer that is what you want to work with...

TO SELECT ONE WORD: Place the insertion point in the middle of the word. Double click the left mouse button.

TO SELECT A SENTENCE: Place the insertion point anywhere in the sentence.
Hold down the Ctrl Key and click the left mouse button.

TO SELECT A PARAGRAPH: Place the insertion point anywhere in the paragraph. Triple click the left mouse button.

TO SELECT A LINE OF TEXT: Place the mouse pointer in the left gutter area (the mouse will turn into a right facing arrow). Click the left mouse button once.

TO SELECT A BLOCK OF TEXT: Place the insertion point at the beginning of the block of text you want to select. Hold down the SHIFT Key. Place the I-beam at the end of the block of text and click the left mouse button.

TO SELECT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT: Click Edit on the menu bar then choose Select All (or simply hold the CTRL + A keys).

TO DESELECT A SELECTION: Click anywhere in the white space of your document.