While clicking and dragging is useful for selecting blocks of text, it can be cumbersome for finer selections, such as selecting individual characters or text that extends across multiple screens.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Selecting text on phones and computers is something you most likely ...

If you're constantly losing your place or having to start from nearly the beginning of text selection processes because your mouse twitches or your cursor gets away from you, stop getting "dragged" ...

If you spend a lot of time in Microsoft Word (or any other word processor), it's high time you learned how to select text using only your keyboard. Why? Because it saves you having to reach for your ...

With the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, Apple introduced a number of new text editing taps and gestures that can be performed on both iPhones and iPads. These taps and gestures make it quicker and ...

How to enhance your text cursor and mouse pointer in Windows 10 Your email has been sent Sometimes you can lose track of your text cursor and mouse pointer in Windows 10–they can disappear for a ...

Not all text is equal. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac In iOS 13 and iPadOS, Apple rejigged the text-selection engine and the cut/copy/paste tools. And they’re amazing. For the last 10 years, ...

Do you want to format or delete text from your document? Do you want to add a link to your text or rewrite only a certain portion? Then, you may have to select text in the Word document. This tutorial ...

Apple has improved the ways you can quickly select, copy, and paste text, but the new gestures take some learning — especially if you regularly used the previous ones. Only, if you were used to how to ...

There are many ways to select Word text - 15 at least! Susan Harkins shares her favorite selection methods. Besides entering text, selecting text is probably the most common task for most Word users.

Google is making a few improvements to its Slides presentation tool in Google Drive today. The company announced a few new features for the web app including real-time text cursors and some user ...