You need to select portions of text if you want to change font, cut, copy or move the text, or apply.
To select text use one of the following techniques:
Select any text - hold down the mouse button and dragging the cursor over the text to highlight it. You can do the same thing with the keyboard by holding down the shift key and moving the cursor with arrow keys to highlight text.
Select a line of text - move the mouse pointer to the left of a paragraph (i.e. into the left hand margin) until the pointer changes to a right-facing arrow. Click once to highlight a line.
Select a paragraph of text - move the mouse pointer to the left of a paragraph (i.e. into the left hand margin) until the pointer changes to a right-facing arrow. Double click.
Select an entire document - use the Select All command from the Edit menu.
Note: You can extend a highlighted area by holding down the shift key, pointing at the new position with the mouse, and then clicking.
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