Problem with highlighting text to copy and paste, it moves the words around for no reason, can you help?

Question

Whenever i try to highlight a section of text using my mouse it doesn't highlight it all and as i scroll up or down the screen to highlight the entire text it jumbles the text up. Hope this makes sense.

Answer 1

Try using a different mouse. If can't find one at the moment here's how to highlight things using the keyboard:



Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point. To select multiple areas that aren't next to each other, make your first selection, hold down CTRL, and then select any other items you want.



To extend a selection

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

One character to the right

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

One character to the left

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

To the end of a word

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

To the beginning of a word

SHIFT+END

To the end of a line

SHIFT+HOME

To the beginning of a line

SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

One line down

SHIFT+UP ARROW

One line up

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

To the end of a paragraph

CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW

To the beginning of a paragraph

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

One screen down

SHIFT+PAGE UP

One screen up

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

To the beginning of a document

CTRL+SHIFT+END

To the end of a document

ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

To the end of a window

CTRL+A

To include the entire document

CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode

To a vertical block of text

F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode

To a specific location in a document

F8

Turn extend mode on

F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Select the nearest character

F8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so forth)

Increase the size of a selection

SHIFT+F8

Reduce the size of a selection

ESC

Turn extend mode off

Answer 2

Sounds like you are keeping your finger on the button and moving the mouse too much thereby moving the text. Try a lighter touch or rather than dragging, use a different method for highlighting. For example, to select one word, just double click, to highlight a sentence, put your mouse pointer within the sentence, hold the ctrl key down and click once left button of mouse, to highlight one line, mouse pointer in left margin, with pointer turning to right and click once. For paragraph mouse pointer in left margin, double click and for selected portions, click at beginning, scroll down and click at end, literally without the drag.

Answer 3

Are you copying from an adobe record or only text textile are you utilising IE or Mozilla. You an consistently attempt the shortcut keys Ctrl+C for replica and Ctrl+V for paste. you could uninstall and reinstall adobe. If that doenst artwork circulate to procedures internet ideas and reset your information superhighway settings.

Answer 4

Sounds like you have a sticking or intermittent mouse button. (or you are making unintended extra mouse clicks with the optional buttons if it is a 4 or 5 button mouse)



Try it with a borrowed mouse, does it work better?

Answer 5

right click at the text, click ' select all '

you're done