To select specific text, click and drag the I-beam pointer over one character, one word, or the entire screen.
To select one line of text, place the mouse pointer in the selection bar to the left of the line and click once.
To select the entire document, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the selection bar. Alternatively, press Ctrl+A to select the entire document.
To select a vertical block of text - the first letters of words in a list, for example - hold down the Alt key while you click and drag the mouse pointer across the text.
To select text with the keyboard arrow keys, position the insertion point where you want to start selecting, press and hold down the Shift key, and then press the appropriate arrow key to move up, down, left, or right.
To select to the end of a line of text with the keyboard, position the insertion point where you want to start selecting and then press Shift+End. Alternatively, select to the beginning of the line of text by pressing Shift+Home.
