The system allows you to select a portion of a text document for a variety of purposes, such as printing, mailing as an attachment, saving to the clipboard or to a file, etc.
To select text, right-click on the open document, or the document status bar, and select Select Method, choose one of the following:
Depending on your system configuration, the number of characters you can select horizontally may be limited. For more information on this behavior, see your system administrator.
Option |
Description |
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Line |
Selects one or more horizontal lines of text. |
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Column |
Selects one or more columns (vertical lines) of text. |
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Block |
Selects an area of text between the first and last mouse clicks. |
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Left-click and drag the mouse to define the region of text. Release the mouse button when the text area is selected. The following options are displayed.
Option |
Description |
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Print Selected |
Opens the Print dialog box. After you click Print, the Selection Printing Options dialog box is displayed. Configure any necessary text document options. For more information on options in the Print dialog box, see the section on printing documents. Click Print to send the selection to the printer. |
Copy to Clipboard |
Displays the Clipboard Options dialog box, which allows you to copy text to the Windows clipboard. For more information on options in the Clipboard Options dialog box, see the following section. |
Mail Selected as Attachment |
Displays the Mail Selection Options dialog box, which allows you to attach the selected text to an email message. For more information on options in the Mail Selection Options dialog box, see the following section. |
Cross-Reference |
Searches for cross-referenced documents based on the selected text. |
Text Lock |
Displays selected columns or rows of text in a stationary position on the screen. The selected text remains stationary as you scroll through the document. The Text Lock Lines and Columns settings default to the bottom-most line or right-most column selected. Highlighting the text on the screen first provides a shortcut for filling in the Text Lock Dialog. To change the default settings, select either the Lines or Columns check box. Enter the number of lines from the top of the page to lock on the screen. Enter the number of columns from the left side of the page to lock on the screen. The locked text will always be the topmost lines or the leftmost columns currently in the display. Text Lock is also available from the right-click menu. |
Create Highlight |
Highlights the selected text. Alternately, use the Text Highlight option on the highlighter toolbar. |
Save Selected As |
Displays the Save Selection Options dialog box, which allows you to copy selected text to a file. For more information on options in the Save Selection Options dialog box, see the following section. |