
Marking Text
Prerequisites
You must mark text before you can carry out operations like Cut or Copy.
Procedure
Marking text
The lines that contain the marked text are highlighted and can now be processed further.
You can see the beginning and ending of the marked text in the status line at the bottom of the screen.
Marking a Word
To mark a word, put the cursor anywhere in the word and either click twice or choose Select.
Marking a Line
To mark exactly one line, position the cursor in the format tag column before the line in question. Choose Select once.
Marking a Paragraph
To mark a complete paragraph, position the cursor in the format tag column of the paragraph in question. Double click on the format twice or double click on Select.
Marking an Entire Document
To mark all of a document, position the cursor in the format tag column and click three times on Select.
Extending a Selection
To add more text to a marked block, put the cursor outside the block at the required position and choose Select.
Reducing a Selection
To shorten a marked block, put the cursor within the block at the required position and choose Select. You can shorten a marked block only from the end of the block.
Undoing a Selection
Choose Cancel or Back.
Marking Text for the PC or Workstation Clipboard
For operations using the PC or workstation clipboard, mark text with the mouse.
Under UNIX,
Under Microsoft Windows,