You can use your keyboard to select various amounts of text:

    To select forward... press...
    one character SHIFT-RightArrow
    one word (including space) SHIFT-OPTION-RightArrow
    one line SHIFT-DownArrow
    to the end of a paragraph COMMAND-SHIFT-RightArrow
    to the end of a paragraph + Return COMMAND-SHIFT-Return
    to the end of a document SHIFT-OPTION-DownArrow
    to the bottom of the screen COMMAND-SHIFT-DownArrow


    To extend the selection backward... press...
    one character CONTROL-SHIFT-LeftArrow
    one word (including space) CONTROL-SHIFT-OPTION-LeftArrow
    one line CONTROL-SHIFT-UpArrow
    to the beginning of a paragraph COMMAND-SHIFT-ENTER
    to the beginning of a document SHIFT-OPTION-UpArrow
    to the top of the screen COMMAND-SHIFT-UpArrow


    Nisus Writer enables a variety of other selection methods.
         When you find a text selection using the Find/Replace tool Nisus Writer selects what you find. When you click FIND ALL in the Find/Replace window or choose Find All from the Find/Replace menu of the Tools menu, Nisus Writer noncontiguously selects all instances of what it finds. When you jump to a marker Nisus Writer selects the marked selection. When you press SHIFT and jump to a marker Nisus Writer selects all the text between the insertion point and the marked selection.
         Press COMMAND and you can select text by clicking and dragging in background windows.

    You can learn more about these methods on pages 110, 152 and 453 of the Nisus Writer 5.1 manual.

    More on selecting noncontiguous text.

    To the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
    To the Tips Table of Contents.

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