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Selecting text
When editing text or changing text attributes, you must first select the characters you want to change.
To select characters within a text block:
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Select the Text tool. |
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Do one of the following: |
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Drag to select characters. |
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Double-click to select a word. |
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Click to specify the beginning of the selection and Shift-click to specify the end of the selection. |
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Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh) to select all the text in the block. |
To select text blocks:
Select the Arrow tool and click a text block. Shift-click to select multiple text blocks.
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