select text

Keynote

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 hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click at the end of the text you want to select.
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.

To deselect all text selections, click anywhere on the slide outside a selection.

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Keynote User Guide for Mac