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Copying text

Selecting text to copy

To select text, move the cursor to the beginning of the text, drag with mouse button 1 to the end of the text that you want to copy (the text you are selecting is highlighted), then release the button.

To shorten or extend a highlighted region, click mouse button 3 at the new end or starting point.

Changing the selection increment

As you drag the mouse to select text, by default the highlighted area expands in increments of one character, so you can select just part of a line or part of a word. You can change this default setting as you select text, by clicking the mouse button.

You can change back and forth between these modes while selecting a piece of text.

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