select text
To select text, do any of the following while viewing a document in editing view:
Select a word: Double-tap it.
Select a paragraph: Triple-tap in the paragraph.
Select an item in a list: Tap its bullet, number or letter.
Select a range of text: Double-tap a word, then move the grab points to include more or less text. Drag beyond the end of a paragraph to include any formatting marks (called invisibles).
Select non-contiguous text: Press and hold the Command key on a connected keyboard while selecting two or more non-adjacent words or ranges of text using a trackpad or mouse.
To unselect a portion of any non-contiguous selections, press and hold the Command key, then select the text you want to exclude.
You can also drag two fingers across the on-screen keyboard to move the insertion point, then tap once with two fingers on the keyboard to select a word, twice to select a sentence or three times to select a paragraph.
You can select a range of continuous text or multiple non-contiguous selections only within the same area of your document — for example, within the document body, or within a single text box, shape or table cell.
To unselect all text selections, tap anywhere on the page outside a selection.