User Guide

To select a paragraph, triple-click in the paragraph. m
To select blocks of text, click the start of a text block, and then click the end of another m
text block while holding down the Shift key.
To select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph, press the Up m
Arrow key while holding down the Shift and Option keys.
To select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph, press the Down Arrow m
key while holding down the Shift and Option keys.
To extend the selection one character at a time, press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow m
key while holding down the Shift key.
To extend the selection one line at a time, press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key m
while holding down the Shift key.
To select multiple words or blocks of text that aren’t next to each other, select the m
rst block of text you want, and then select additional text while holding down the
Command key.
Deleting, Copying, and Pasting Text
The Edit menu contains commands for text-editing operations.
Here are ways to edit text:
To copy (or cut) and paste text, select the text and choose Edit > Copy or Edit > Cut. m
Click where you want to paste the text.
To have the copied text retain its style formatting, choose Edit > Paste.
To have the copied text take on the style formatting of the text around it, choose
Edit > “Paste and Match Style.”
To delete text, select the text and choose Edit > Delete or press the Delete key. m
If you accidentally delete text, choose Edit > Undo to restore it.
When you use the Copy or Cut command, the selected text is placed in a holding area
called the Clipboard, where it remains until you choose Copy or Cut again or you turn
o your computer. The Clipboard holds the contents of only one copy or cut operation
at a time.
162 Chapter 8 Working with Text