很难忽视在Windows中有效选择文本的用处，尤其是当您每天使用Microsoft的Word、写字板(WordPad)或记事本时。(Notepad)毕竟，无论您想对该文本做什么（复制、删除、移动、更改其格式等），突出显示片段始终是第一步。无论您是想知道如何在Word中全选，如何在您最喜欢的Microsoft编辑程序中突出显示文本块，还是想知道如何使用鼠标、键盘或触摸屏选择所有文本，本教程都能为您提供所需的答案：
如何从Windows中的编辑器中选择所有文本(Windows)
在Windows中，有一个通用的键盘快捷键可以选择所有内容，这大大简化了事情。我们经常被亲朋好友问到：“如何全选文本？” (How do you select all text?"). 好吧，只有一个答案适用于多个文本编辑器，从而为我们节省了宝贵的时间，否则我们需要深入了解细节。🙂 按键盘上的Ctrl + A，文本编辑器中的所有文本都会立即突出显示。
提示：(TIP:)当您想从在线编辑器（如Google Docs ）中选择所有文本时，此方法也适用。
如何在Word和写字板中全选(WordPad)
除了上述通用方法之外，还有其他方法可以在Word和WordPad中全选。三击左侧文档边距以选择所有内容。或者，在Word中，在单击左边距的同时按键盘上的Ctrl具有相同的结果。(Ctrl)
您还可以从“主页”(Home)选项卡中选择Word和写字板中的所有文本。(WordPad)在 Word 中，单击或点击“编辑(Editing)”部分中的“选择”。(Select)
然后，从随后出现的下拉菜单中选择Select All或按键盘上的(Select All)A在Word中全选。
如果“选择”按钮在“(Select)主页”(Home)功能区上不可见，请按“编辑(Editing)”、“选择(Select)”，然后按“全选”(Select All)，如下图所示。
Word文档的内容会立即突出显示。您接下来执行的任何命令都适用于整个选定文本，无论您是要对齐文本(align the text)、将其排列成列(arrange it into columns)，还是剪切、复制和粘贴它(cut, copy, and paste it)。
在写字板中，“全(Select all)选”选项应在“主页”(Home)选项卡中可用。如果不是，请先打开编辑(Editing)部分。单击或点击全选(Select all)以突出显示写字板(WordPad)文档的内容。
如何在记事本中选择所有文本
记事本(Notepad)还提供了选择所有文本的其他方法。右键单击或按住任意位置以打开上下文菜单。然后，单击或点击全选(Select All)。
或者，您也可以从左上角访问“编辑”菜单，然后单击或点击“(Edit)全选”(Select All)。
如何通过单击或点击在Windows中选择文本(Windows)
通过单击或点击在Windows(Windows)中突出显示文本的方式与选择多个项目(selecting multiple items)的方式几乎相同。单击(Click)或点击一次，然后按住以开始您的选择。然后，拖动光标或手指，注意屏幕上的字符是如何突出显示的。选择完文本后释放。
双击(Double-click)或双击一个单词以突出显示它。双击(Double-click)并按住以开始选择，然后拖动。然后，一旦光标到达选择区域，就会突出显示整个单词。当您需要的文本突出显示时释放。
在Word和Wordpad中，您可以获得通过单击或点击来选择文本的其他选项。
首先(First)，您也可以三次单击以选择整个段落。要突出显示多个段落，请单击三次并按住，然后您的选择从您单击的段落开始，当您的鼠标到达它们时扩展到包括整个段落。
想要(Want)选择一行文字？在文档边距上单击(Click)或点击其左侧，整行将突出显示。
单击(Click)并按住，然后将光标拖动到左边距以开始选择整行文本。
双击或双击左边距以突出显示整个相邻段落。同上(Same)，您可以双击（或双击）页边空白并按住，然后拖动光标（或手指）以选择整个段落。
如何使用键盘在Windows中选择文本并单击或点击
Shift键提供了一种更简单的方式来选择大块文本。将光标(Position)置于预期选择的一端，按键盘上的Shift ，然后在(Shift)按住 Shift(Shift)键的同时单击或点击要突出显示的区域的另一端。
在 Word 中，Ctrl键也有重要作用，因为它可以帮助您选择几个不同的文本片段。进行第一个选择，然后按住键盘上的Ctrl键，同时使用光标选择其他内容。
重复以突出显示整个文本中的各种片段，如下所示。
如果要选择整个句子，也可以按住Ctrl并单击句子内的任意位置。(Ctrl)
使用Alt键在Word中选择一个矩形文本块。按住键盘上的Alt，然后单击并按住以开始突出显示。当您对矩形选择感到满意时，拖动光标并释放它。
如何使用键盘快捷键在Windows中选择文本(Windows)
处理文本时，不将手从键盘上移开会更有效率。这在Windows(Windows)中是完全可能的，您可以使用许多键盘快捷键来选择文本：
- Shift + Left/Right Arrow- 选择光标左侧或右侧的一个字符。
- Shift + Up/Down Arrow- 选择光标与在其正上方或下方的行中最接近它的字符之间的所有内容。
- Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow- 选择光标和当前单词开头或结尾之间的所有内容。再次按下它，您将继续选择文本中的单词。
- Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow- 选择光标在文本中的位置与其所在段落的开头或结尾之间的所有内容。再次按下以继续选择文本中的段落。此快捷方式在记事本(Notepad)中不起作用，但在Word和写字板(WordPad)中派上用场。
提示：(TIP:)按住上述快捷方式中的键可加快您的选择。如果您在任一方向上走得太远，请使用Shift或Ctrl + Shift以及相反的箭头来取消选择。
- Shift + Home/End - 选择光标与其所在行的开头或结尾之间的所有内容。
- Shift + Page Up/Page Down - 从文档中的光标位置向上或向下选择一个屏幕。
- Ctrl + Shift + Home/End - 选择文本中光标位置与文档开头或结尾之间的所有内容。
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + Page Up/Page Down - 选择从光标在文本中的位置到当前显示的文本片段的顶部或底部的所有内容。只有您在编辑器窗口中的屏幕上看到的内容才会被选中。此快捷方式仅适用于Word，我们发现它并不是那么有用。
注意：(NOTE:)只有在您使用包含相关键的扩展键盘时才能使用上述四个快捷键（大多数笔记本电脑或平板电脑并非如此）。
您更喜欢如何选择文本？
我们在 Mac和Windows上都(Windows)选择文本，(select text on Mac)两者之间有很多共同点。但是，Windows在突出显示文本时确实提供了一些额外的技巧，尤其是当您使用文档左侧边距时，这是我们最喜欢的选择方式之一。那你呢？在Windows(Windows)中如何选择？你有没有(Did)学到什么新的东西，你将来可能会用到？请在评价部分留下您的意见。
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How to select all text from your editor in Windows
In Windows, there is a universal keyboard shortcut to select everything, which simplifies things a lot. We are often asked by friends and relatives: "How do you select all text?". Well, there is only one answer that applies to multiple text editors, saving us precious time otherwise needed to go into details. 🙂 Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard, and all the text in your text editor is immediately highlighted.
TIP: This method also works when you want to select all text from an online editor, like Google Docs.
How to select all in Word and WordPad
On top of the universal method described above, there are other ways to select all in Word and WordPad. Triple-click on the left document margin to select everything. Alternatively, in Word, pressing Ctrl on your keyboard while clicking on the left margin has the same result.
You can also select all text in Word and WordPad from the Home tab. In Word, click or tap on Select in the Editing section.
Then, choose Select All from the ensuing dropdown menu or press A on your keyboard to select all in Word.
If the Select button is not visible on the Home ribbon, press Editing, Select, and then Select All, as illustrated below.
The contents of your Word document are highlighted immediately. Any command you perform next applies to the entire selected text, whether you want to align the text, arrange it into columns, or cut, copy, and paste it.
In WordPad, the Select all option should be available in the Home tab. If it isn't, open the Editing section first. Click or tap Select all to highlight the contents of your WordPad document.
How to select all text in Notepad
Notepad also comes with additional ways to select all text. Right-click or press-and-hold anywhere to open a contextual menu. Then, click or tap on Select All.
Alternatively, you can also access the Edit menu from the top-left corner, and then click or tap on Select All.
How to select text in Windows by clicking or tapping
Highlighting text in Windows by clicking or tapping works pretty much the same way as selecting multiple items. Click or tap once, and hold to start your selection. Then, drag your cursor or finger and notice how the characters on your screen are highlighted. Release when you are done selecting your text.
Double-click or double-tap on a word to highlight it. Double-click and hold to start your selection, and then drag. The selection area then highlights whole words as soon as your cursor reaches them. Release when the text you need is highlighted.
In Word and Wordpad, you get additional options to select text by clicking or tapping.
First of all, you can also triple-click to select an entire paragraph. To highlight multiple paragraphs, triple-click and hold, and your selection starts with the paragraph you are clicking on, extending to include entire paragraphs as your mouse reaches them.
Want to select a line of text? Click or tap to its left, on the document margin, and the entire line is highlighted.
Click once and hold, then drag the cursor on the left margin to start selecting whole lines of text.
Double-click or double-tap on the left margin to highlight the entire adjacent paragraph. Same as above, you can double click (or double-tap) on the margin and hold, then drag the cursor (or your finger) to select whole paragraphs.
How to select text in Windows using the keyboard and clicking or tapping
The Shift key offers a simpler way to select big chunks of text. Position your cursor at one end of the intended selection, press Shift on your keyboard, and then, while holding down the Shift key, click or tap at the other end of the area you want to highlight.
In Word, the Ctrl key also has a significant role, as it helps you select several different text fragments. Make your first selection, and then press and hold Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting something else with the cursor.
Repeat to highlight various fragments throughout your text, as seen below.
You can also hold down Ctrl and click anywhere inside a sentence if you want to select the entire sentence.
Use the Alt key to select a rectangular block of text in Word. Hold down Alt on your keyboard, then click and hold to start highlighting. Drag the cursor and release it when you are satisfied with your rectangular selection.
How to select text in Windows using keyboard shortcuts
When working with text, it can be more efficient not to take your hands off the keyboard. That is entirely possible in Windows, where you have a lot of keyboard shortcuts available to select text:
- Shift + Left/Right Arrow - Selects one character to the left or the right of the cursor.
- Shift + Up/Down Arrow - Selects everything in between your cursor and the character closest to it on the line directly above or under it.
- Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow - Selects everything between your cursor and the beginning or the end of the current word. Press it again, and you continue to select words in your text.
- Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow - Selects everything between your cursor's position in the text and the beginning or end of the paragraph it is in. Press it again to continue to select paragraphs in your text. This shortcut does not work in Notepad, but it comes in handy in Word and WordPad.
TIP: Holding down the keys in the shortcuts above accelerates your selection. If you go too far in either direction, use Shift or Ctrl + Shift together with the opposite arrow to deselect.
- Shift + Home/End - Selects everything between your cursor and the beginning or the end of the line it is on.
- Shift + Page Up/Page Down - Selects one screen up or down from your cursor's position in the document.
- Ctrl + Shift + Home/End - Selects everything between your cursor's position in the text and the beginning or the end of the document.
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + Page Up/Page Down - Selects everything from your cursor's position in the text to the top or the bottom of the fragment of text currently displayed. Only what you see on the screen in the editor's window is selected. This shortcut only works in Word, and we don't find it all that useful.
NOTE: The four shortcuts above can only be used if you are using an extended keyboard that includes the keys in question (which is not the case on most laptops or tablets).
How do you prefer to select text?
We select text on Mac and Windows both, and there is much common ground between the two. However, Windows does come with some extra tricks when it comes to highlighting text, especially if you're using the left document margin, one of our favorite ways to select. What about you? How do you select in Windows? Did you learn anything new you might use in the future? Let us know in the comments section.
