<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_9_2_1.html" title="Adding text to titles">Previous</a> | <a href="1_9_2_3.html" title="Changing fonts">Next</a> | <a href="1_9_0_0.html">Adding Titles</a> > <a href="1_9_2_0.html">Working with text</a></div><h4 class="head2">Selecting characters</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">The Selection tool in the Adobe Title Designer toolbox makes it easy to select text or graphic elements. When the Selection tool <img src="images/P_Select_Lg_N.gif" alt="Selection tool " height="17" width="12" /> is in a position to select an element, an outline appears around the element; this outline helps you make sure that you're selecting the right text when text boxes overlap one another.</p></ol><p class="headstep">To select a single character or group of contiguous characters in a text box:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">Using the Selection tool, double-click the text box containing the text you want to select. The tool changes to the Type tool, indicated by a blinking cursor.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Drag across the range of letters that you want to select.</li></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_9_2_1.html" title="Adding text to titles">Previous</a> | <a href="1_9_2_3.html" title="Changing fonts">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_9_0_0.html">Adding Titles</a> > <a href="1_9_2_0.html">Working with text</a></div></td></tr></table>
