It is often necessary to select all text in a browser window, text editor or other application: for example, to copy it into a text document or paste it into an email and send it to someone, or vice versa, to delete it from a file and start writing all over again. In this article, we will talk about the main ways to select text that work in almost all applications, whether it is a word processor, browser, or messaging program.

Keyboard selection

Perhaps the easiest way to select all text at once is to use a special keyboard shortcut that works in any program. Just press the Latin [A] (aka Russian [F]) on the keyboard at the same time. By the way, the text selected in this way can be very easily copied without even taking your hands off the keyboard - just press and [C] at the same time. And if you want to delete the selected text from the file, the key will help you.

Mouse Selection

If the passage is small, you can also select it with the mouse - just place the cursor at the beginning of the text, press the left mouse button and, holding it, scroll the page to the end with the wheel. However, this is not suitable for long multi-page texts - it will take a very long time to flip through. In this case, it is easier and faster to select all the text with the keyboard. By the way, in some applications, in particular, in browsers, Windows Notepad, Skype and some other instant messengers, there is another way to select all text with the mouse - press the right button and find the "Select All" item in the menu that appears. In the same way, you can then copy the selected text - right-click on it and select the "Copy" command.

Selection via menu

In most programs, one way or another designed to work with text, the selection option is also in the "Edit" menu. Open it and find the "Select All" item. By the way, often next to the command in the menu they also write a key combination that can be used to quickly execute it. So if you suddenly forgot which keys to use to select all the text, open the "Edit" menu and pay attention - there will probably be a hint there.

The Internet is a huge world where everyone will find something valuable for themselves. Some people like to watch videos on, others prefer to chat on thematic forums, and still others use the World Wide Web as an encyclopedia. Indeed, here you can find so much valuable information that you won’t be able to read in a lifetime. We save some important files in a text document. Fortunately, browsers allow you to select both entire pages and individual fragments, words or even letters. But not all PC users know how to do it. But don't worry, we'll help you!

Selection: various ways

• Popular browsers (, Google Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer) do not differ at all in this regard. If you need to copy some fragment in the text on the site, then simply move the mouse arrow to the initial word and select the desired text. On most sites, such a background around the text changes its color, although on some, no change is noticeable at all - it depends on the preferences of the owners of Internet resources. By the way, text cannot be copied on some sites - this is a kind of protection against theft of articles, which is very easy to bypass (the text can be found through the code using the CTRL + U key combination and further search).

• If you want to select all the text on the page at once, then you don’t even need a mouse for this. Just press the key combination CTRL + A (meaning the Latin letter A). The same can be done by selecting "Edit" - "Select All" in the browser menu. But keep in mind one important point - absolutely everything will be selected, including various links and even pictures. However, you can always deselect by holding down the Shift key and selecting the desired piece of text. All of this fully applies to Microsoft Office Word documents.

• If you are not satisfied with the selection of everything and everything on the page of the site or document, then we recommend that you do the following. Select the text, click on the left mouse button next to the first word of the article or paragraph. Then hold down the Shift key and hold. Now find the last word in a paragraph or article, press the left mouse button next to it and only now can you release Shift. Thus, you have selected the fragment you need. You can find more details about this method in the screenshot below:

Dragging the mouse to highlight text in Microsoft Word requires a jeweler's precision. I prefer using the Ctrl, Shift, and arrow keys to select text, which is much faster than using the mouse.

How to highlight text using the keyboard

To select text using the keyboard, move the cursor to its original position using the arrow keys, while holding down the Shift key, press the arrow key in the direction you want to highlight. Once everything you want is selected, release the Shift key.

If you want to highlight a single word, press CTRL+Shift and then click the left or right arrow button.

If you want to select the entire line, move the cursor to the beginning of the line while holding down the Shift key, and then press the down or up arrow key.

If you want to select all text by pressing Ctrl+A.

How to highlight text with keyboard and mouse

Use your keyboard and mouse to move the cursor to where you want the selection to start, hold down the Shift key, and then click where you want to end the selection.

Working With Words

Whether you're typing in a browser or writing in a text editor, there are handy keyboard shortcuts that are used in almost every application. You can copy, highlight or delete entire words and paragraphs with just a few taps.

Ctrl+left arrow– move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.

Ctrl+Right Arrow- move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl+delete- delete the next word.

Ctrl+up arrow- move the cursor to the beginning of the paragraph.

Ctrl+down arrow– move the cursor to the end of the paragraph.

Moving cursor

The CTRL key can also be combined with the Home and End keys.

Home– move the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

end- move the cursor to the end of the current line.

ctrl+home– move the cursor to the beginning of the input text field.

ctrl+end– move the cursor at the bottom of the text entry field.

Text Selection

Shift+left or right– select a symbol at the same time.

Shift+up or down arrow keys– select rows one by one.

Shift+Ctrl+left or right arrow– select words – keep pressing the arrow keys to select additional words.

Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow or Down Arrow Keys- select items.

Shift+Home– select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line.

Shift+End– select the text between the cursor and the end of the current line.

Shift+Ctrl+Home– select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the text input field.

Shift+Ctrl+End– select the text between the cursor and the end of the text input field.

Ctrl+A- select all text.

After selecting the text, you can immediately start typing to replace the text - you don't have to press delete in the first place.

Select text with mouse button

Double-clicking on a word selects the word, and triple-clicking selects the word on a full line or paragraph of text.

Editing

You can really speed up text editing by using the Ctrl keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste text.

ctrl+c– copy the selected text.

Ctrl+X- cut the selected text.

Ctrl+V– Insert text at the cursor position.

ctrl+z- Cancel.

Ctrl+A– all text will be automatically selected.

Functions

These keys are common to most text editors. If you use them in your web browser, you will open the associated dialog boxes in your browser.

ctrl+f- Find. This opens the Find dialog box in most text search applications.

Shift+F3- Find Previous.

Ctrl+O– Open.

Ctrl+H- new document.

Ctrl+P- Seal.

Hello!

Have you ever wondered how much time you sometimes have to spend on ordinary operations: select something with the mouse, copy, then paste into another window (file)?

Imagine if you work with dozens of files in a day? Those who use some hot combinations keyboard shortcuts in Windows - significantly speeds up your work! ✌

You may not believe me - but pressing a couple of buttons on the keyboard is much faster than performing a similar action with the mouse (for example, select and copy everything - on the keyboard for 1-2 seconds (Ctrl + A, Ctrl + C), with the mouse you can crawl over the file for 30 seconds ...)!

In this article I will give the most necessary and useful keyboard shortcuts for a variety of tasks.

Note: it is recommended to start small - first remember 3-4 combinations for the most repetitive tasks: copying, pasting, selecting, etc. Then gradually expand the range, and you can increase the speed of your work by an order of magnitude.

Buttons and their combinations are relevant for all versions of Windows, and software running in them (at least for Windows 7/8/10 - everything works, it was checked repeatedly).

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By the way, with the help of - you can open a variety of tabs and applications!

Table No. 1: for working with text (for moving through the text)

Working with text is perhaps the most important for most computer users. So, these cops will always be useful!

by the way, it is worth saying that many of the combinations presented below are also used in Explorer, and simply in Windows: for example, to copy a piece of text, you need to press ctrl+c, copy file - same ctrl+c .

Alternative table

Table number 2: for entering special characters

Not all characters (which sometimes I would like to type) are on the keyboard. For example, how to type a heart, an arrow, or, say, a sum sign Σ? There is a special for this. tables and codes that can and should be used.

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Mine for inserting into text. house ⛪️, hand ✌️, sun ☀️, weather ☔️, e-mail, etc.).

How to use the table below:

1. find the symbol you want, select it and copy it. Then put the cursor where you would like to add a character and paste it (note: Ctrl+C - copy selected text, Ctrl+V - paste copied text);
2. another option: just use an alt code, for example, opposite the heart is the code "Alt 3". This means that you need to hold down the Alt button, and then press the "3" button.

What to do if the required symbol is not in the table

To list all the characters that can be inserted into the text would require a very large article, so in the table above I have listed only the most popular characters. Below I will tell you how to find and insert the symbol that you need!

Table #3: Windows hotkeys

Relevant, useful, necessary!

Everything you need: universal combinations

Several hotkeys for working with files