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When you use the selection tool or direct-selection tool to select a frame, the following
shortcuts will help you navigate through threaded frames and change which frame is
selected.
To select:
Press:
The next frame in
Ctrl+Alt+Page Down (Windows) or
the thread
Command+Option+Page Down
(Mac OS)
The previous frame
Ctrl+Alt+Page Up (Windows) or Com-
in the thread
mand+Option+Page Up (Mac OS)
The first frame in
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Page Up (Windows) or
the story
Command+Option+Shift+Page Up
(Mac OS)
The last frame in
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Page Down (Windows)
the story
or Command+Option+Shift+Page
Down (Mac OS)
Selecting text
You can select single characters, single words, or ranges of words. You can also set
a preference for triple-clicking to select a line instead of a paragraph.
To select text:
Using the type tool , do one of the following:
Drag over a character, word, or an entire text block to select it.
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Double-click a word to select it.
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Triple-click anywhere in a line to select a line. If the Triple Click to Select a Line prefer-
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ences option is deselected, triple-clicking selects the entire paragraph.
You can also press Ctrl+Shift+\ (Windows) or Command+Shift+\ (Mac OS) to select
a line.
If the Triple Click to Select a Line option is selected, quadruple-click anywhere in a
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paragraph to select the entire paragraph or quintuple-click to select the entire story.
Click anywhere in a story, and choose Edit > Select All to select all the text in that story.
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To determine whether triple-clicking selects a line or a paragraph:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Text (Windows and Mac OS 9), or InDesign > Preferences >
Text (Mac OS 10).
2 Select Triple Click to Select a Line to enable triple-clicking to select a line (this is the
default). Deselect this option if you want triple-clicking to select a paragraph.
To deselect text:
Do one of the following:
Using the type tool, click a blank area of your document window or pasteboard.
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Click a selection tool in the toolbox.
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Choose Edit > Deselect All.
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