Selecting lines of text in text objects

This lets you select a single line of text in a text object.

image\PRCARROW.gif To select a line of text

1. Choose the Text Tool.

2. Place the pointer over the line of text.

3. Triple-click.

Tips

image\BULLET.gif When a region of text is selected, the Text Tool Infobar shows the attributes applied to the region.

image\BULLET.gif A selected region of text remains selected even after a tool other than the Text Tool has been chosen. This makes it simple to apply fills and transparency to selected text regions.

image\BULLET.gif You can also use the Selector Tool. Click on the text object to select it, then ALT+CTRL-click on the line to select it inside.

image\BULLET.gif In the Text Tool click in the text object. Then press CTRL+L to select all characters in the current line. See the List of Text Tool keyboard shortcuts for a complete list.