Editing Quick Reference
Setting Cursor Position
- To Set the Cursor Position
- SINGLE click the LEFT button ONCE where you want to insert text
Selecting Text
- Selecting Range of Characters
HOLD DOWN the LEFT button and DRAG
- Selecting Single Word
DOUBLE click LEFT button on word you wish to select
- Selecting Range of Words
DOUBLE click LEFT button on selected word and DRAG
- Selecting Entire Line
TRIPLE click LEFT button on selected line
- Selecting Range of Lines
TRIPLE click LEFT button on selectd line and DRAG
- Selecting Entire Text
SHIFT + TRIPLE click LEFT button
- Extending Selected Text (by character/word/line)
SHIFT + LEFT button and DRAG
- To (disjointly) Add to Text Selection
CTRL + LEFT button will ADD a character/word/line
- To (disjointly) Add Word to Selection
CTRL + DOUBLE click LEFT button
- To (disjointly) Add Line to Selection
CTRL + TRIPLE click LEFT button
Copy Text
- Copy Text
select text, CTRL + MIDDLE button COPIES selection
Cut Text
- Cut Text
select text, CTRL + RIGHT button DELETES text
Paste Text
- Paste Previous Selection
SINGLE click LEFT button SETS cursor
SINGLE click MIDDLE button PASTES selection
NOTE: When you copy/cut/paste, a copy of the text is stored in a "cut buffer".
Pasting retrieves text from the "cut buffer" if no other selection is current.
NOTE: Deselect all text by clicking the RIGHT mouse button once. Paste text by clicking MIDDLE mouse button once.
Cut Text
- DELETE (CNTRL + d)
removes selected text or character to right of cursor
- BACKSPACE (CNTRL + h)
deletes character to left of cursor
Paste Text
- INSERT (CNTRL + v)
pastes text at cursor position