[dba-Tech] Word select text issue

Oh! Thank you Bryan -- that explains it perfectly.

Susan H.


> On 10/11/07, Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
>> So, the double-click engages it? I use that a lot and wouldn't want to 
>> turn
>> it off. You're right -- I can't turn it off either. We either don't
>> understand the feature or it doesn't work (surprise!!!)
>
> I did a REALLY quick test. Click in the middle of a word and then drag
> to highlight it, and the next word. The first word I clicked in didn't
> highlight the whole thing until I selected the first letter of the
> next word.
>
> When I had the option unchecked, it only selected from where I started
> my click-and-drag.
>
> A double click will always select the entire word, no matter if the
> option is checked or not. A triple click will always select the entire
> paragraph, including lines separated by line breaks (shift-enter).
>
> -- 
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