Selecting text to copy

To select text, move the cursor to the beginning of the text, drag with mouse button 1 to the end of the text that you want to copy (the text you are selecting is highlighted), then release the button.

To shorten or extend a highlighted region, click mouse button 3 at the new end or starting point.

Changing the selection increment

As you drag the mouse to select text, by default the highlighted area expands in increments of one character, so you can select just part of a line or part of a word. You can change this default setting as you select text, by clicking the mouse button.

• To expand the selected area in one-word increments, double-click mouse button 1.

• To expand the selected area in one-line increments, triple-click mouse button 1.

• To return the mouse to its default selection setting, quadruple-click mouse button 1.

See also:

• Copying text