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Selecting

Before carrying out most editing tasks, a selection must be made. For example, if you want to change the typeface of some text, or make a copy of it, the text must first be selected.

EasiWriter shows that something is selected by highlighting it.

Text

Adjusting a selection

Click or drag Adjust to extend or shorten a selection.

Words

Paragraphs

Note: Dragging across all the text in a paragraph does not select the paragraph. It is equivalent to a text selection covering the entire paragraph with the exception of the final return character.

Structures

1 Click in the structure you want to select.

2 Click Menu on the Selection indicator and choose the structure (or part of the structure) you want to select from the Select menu, or

2 Press F11 (or click Select on the Selection indicator) to select outwards from the caret position through the document structure.
Press Shift-F11 (or click Adjust on the Selection indicator) to go inwards.
or

2 Click Menu on the document and choose the part of the document you want to select from the Select menu.

The Selection indicator shows you what part of the document is selected.

Pictures

Selected pictures have a red outline.


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