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 hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click at the end of the text you want to select.
Select non-contiguous text: Press and hold the Command key while selecting two or more non-adjacent words or ranges of text.
Note: You can’t select non-contiguous text within a comment.
To deselect all text selections, click anywhere on the slide outside a selection.