select text
To select a word, paragraph or range of text: Double-click a word, triple-click a paragraph, or drag across text.
If the text is in a text box, shape, table cell, or title or caption text field, first double-click the object or text field, then select the text you want inside it.
Tip: To 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.
To select noncontiguous text: Press and hold the Command key while selecting two or more nonadjacent words or ranges of text.
You can select a range of continuous text or multiple noncontiguous selections only within the same area of a sheet—for example, within a single text box, shape, or table cell.
To deselect all text selections, click anywhere on the sheet 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.