The following table describes selection behavior for text.
| To perform this action |
Use this gesture |
| Select multiple characters. |
Click and drag over text. Dragging beyond a word boundary selects whole words. |
| Select text between insertion point and mouse pointer |
SHIFT+click |
| Select a word |
Double-click. Dragging thereafter selects whole words. |
| Select a paragraph |
Triple-click or CTRL+Double-click. Dragging thereafter selects whole paragraphs. |
| Move or copy selection |
Select text; release mouse; and then drag to new location. Dragging with the left mouse button moves text. Dragging with the right mouse button displays a menu to copy.
Note If dragged to an existing paragraph, text takes on the paragraph's attributes. |