Selection

An over-the-shoulder view of a Corgi looking at a Windows 11 computer screen displaying a Notepad-style window with a bright yellow highlight sweeping across playful "bacon ipsum" text, a mouse pointer mid-drag.

How to Select Text Faster: Six Tricks You May Not Know

Dragging a mouse across text works, but it’s slow and awkward. I’ll show you how to double-click, triple-click, or click in the margin to select words, paragraphs, and lines. Learn several easy selection tricks plus one small catch that can break a password.

Traditional Text Selection

Tip of the Day: Text Selection

Text selection is one of the most basic operations we perform. Here’s a look at some common techniques.

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