KDE Standards - Selection

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Selection

Often it is unsuitible to select text areas with the mouse, especially if the user is currently editing. Text can be selected using the cursor keys with a pressed Shift-key. Ctrl extends the size of the unit as applied in Cursor Keys.

Key	Selection	Selection with Ctrl pressed additionally
Shift+Left	Select left one character	Select left to the beginning of the word
Shift+Right	Select right one character	Select right to the end of the word
Shift+Up	Select one line up over current position	Select to beginning of paragraph
Shift+Down	Select one line down below current position	Select to end of paragraph
Shift+Home	Select to beginning of line	Select to beginning of document
Shift+End	Select to end of line	Select to end of document
Shift+Page Up	Select area one screen up	Select area one print page up
Shift+Page Down	Select area one screen down	Select area one print page down

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