select text
To select text, do any of the following:
Select one or more characters: Click in front of the first character, then drag across the characters you want.
Select a word: Double-click the word.
Select a paragraph: Triple-click in the paragraph.
Select an item in a list: Click its bullet, number, or letter.
Quickly select a range of text without dragging: Click in front of the first character, then Shift-click at the end of the text you want to select. You can select just a few characters or a large amount of text across paragraphs or pages.
Select noncontiguous text: Press and hold the Command key while selecting two or more nonadjacent words or ranges of text.
Note: You can’t select noncontiguous text within a comment.
You can select a range of continuous text or multiple noncontiguous selections only within the same area of a document—for example, within the document body, within a single text box, shape, or table cell.
To deselect all text selections, click anywhere on the page outside a selection. To deselect only one or some portion of your noncontiguous selections, press and hold the Command key, then select the text you want to exclude.