The simplest method to select text is to double-click your left mouse button. The amount of text selected depends on the location of your cursor.
- If the cursor immediately precedes an open parenthesis, VLISP selects all the following text up to the matching close parenthesis.
- If the cursor immediately follows a close parenthesis, VLISP selects all preceding text up to the matching open parenthesis.
- If the cursor immediately precedes or follows a word, or is within a word, VLISP selects that word.
To select specific text, press and hold the SHIFT key while pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard. Other keyboard methods of text selection are listed in the following table: