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Triple-click involves clicking the left mouse button three times rapidly.

Selecting Text Using Selection Bar

The Selection bar is the space between the left edge of the page and the left text
margin. When you move the mouse pointer in the Selection bar, it changes to an
arrow pointing towards the right. The mouse can be used to select text through the
Selection bar.

Selection bar

The following table lists the various ways to select text using the Selection bar.

Text to Select Mouse Action

A line of text Click in the Selection bar to the left of the line.
A paragraph Double-click in the Selection bar to the left of the paragraph.
Multiple lines Click and drag in the Selection bar.

Entire document Triple-click in the Selection bar.

Selecting Text Using the Keyboard

You can use the keyboard to select text in a document. The following table describes
the key combinations used to select different parts of text from the current cursor
position.

Text to Select Press

One character to the left of cursor Shift +

One character to the right of cursor Shift +

One line up Shift +

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