Using Type > Selecting text

 

Selecting text

To edit or delete text or change type attributes, you select the text with the Text tool.

When you click in a text block or select text with the Text tool, the text ruler appears. The text ruler displays the text block's width in points, as well as tab and indent markers. You can hide or show the text ruler, and you can set preferences to show text block handles when the text ruler is turned off.

To select text:

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Click the Text tool.

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Do one of the following:

To select characters, words, or paragraphs, click in a text block to place an insertion point and drag to make a selection.

To select a word, double-click anywhere in the word.

To select a paragraph, triple-click anywhere in the paragraph.

To select all text within a text block, place an insertion point in a text block or linked text block, and choose Edit > Select > All.

To delete selected text but preserve the text block, press Delete.

To show or hide the text ruler:

Choose View > Text Rulers.

To show text block selection handles when the text ruler is hidden:

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Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Text.

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Select Show Text Handles When Ruler Is Off (the default setting) to display text handles when you click in a text block with the Text tool and the text ruler is not visible. Deselect the option to hide text block selection handles when the text ruler is hidden.

Note: Text block selection handles appear when you click in a text block with the Pointer tool, whether or not this option is selected.

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Click OK.