MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 322

To edit or delete text or change type attributes, you select the text with the Text tool.
When you click in a text block or select text with the Text tool, the text ruler
appears. The text ruler displays the text block's width in points, as well as tab and
indent markers. You can hide or show the text ruler, and you can set preferences to
show text block handles when the text ruler is turned off.
Click the Text tool.
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Do one of the following:
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To select characters, words, or paragraphs, click in a text block to place an
insertion point and drag to make a selection.
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To select a word, double-click anywhere in the word.
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To select a paragraph, triple-click anywhere in the paragraph.
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To select all text within a text block, place an insertion point in a text block or
linked text block, and choose Edit > Select > All.
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To delete selected text but preserve the text block, press Delete.
Choose View > Text Rulers.
Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Text.
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Select Show Text Handles When Ruler Is Off (the default setting) to display
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text handles when you click in a text block with the Text tool and the text ruler
is not visible. Deselect the option to hide text block selection handles when the
text ruler is hidden.
Note:
Click OK.
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