Using Type > Editing text > Selecting text
Selecting textWhen editing text or changing type attributes, you must first select the characters you want to change.
To select characters within a text block:
1 | Select the Text tool. |
2 | 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 characters in the block. |
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To select text blocks:
Select the Arrow tool and click a text block. Shift-click to select multiple text blocks.