NOTE: this software is for Classic Mac OS (eg: OS 9) and cannot be used on Mac OS X.
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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.