User`s guide

Using the Editor
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51519B-page 195
15.4 WORKING WITH TEXT
The following editor features are available for working with text:
• Selecting Text
• Moving to a Specific Line
• Cutting/Deleting Text
• Copying Text
• Pasting Text
•Finding Text
• Replacing Text
• Matching Braces
• Undoing Editor Actions
• Redoing Editor Actions
• Indent and Outdent
• Formatting Text
15.4.1 Selecting Text
To select any block of characters:
• With the mouse:
- Click the mouse at one end of the text you wish to select.
- Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse cursor to the other end
of the text.
- Release the left mouse button. The text you selected is now highlighted.
• With the keyboard:
- Using the navigation keys, move the text cursor to one end of the text you
wish to select.
- Hold down a shift key and move the text cursor to the other end of the text.
- Release the shift key. The text you selected is now highlighted.
To select a whole word or line:
• Word: Double click the word you want to select. The word is now highlighted.
• Line: Double click a word in the line you want to select. Then click again. The line
is now highlighted.
To select the entire contents of the file:
Press <CTRL> + <A> or select Select All from the Edit menu. The entire buffer is now
highlighted.
Note: This function is available if you do not have “Double-click Toggles
Breakpoint” checked in the Editor Options.
Note: If you move the cursor after selecting text, the text will no longer be
selected.