Selecting multiple parts of text in OpenOffice
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Q:
I'm trying to get used to OpenOffice. Is there any way to select multiple parts of a long piece of text?
A:
Yes. To copy, cut, format, delete parts of the text in different areas of the document:
[Ctrl]+<selection> with one click, double click or sliding.
Another method exists - the "lazy" one (if you don't feel like holding [Ctrl] over 150 pages!).
Click once on the field "STD" (STanDard) in the status bar.
The field shows now "EXT" (EXTended selection).
Another click and it goes to "ADD" (ADD to selection).
The ADD mode has the same function as [Ctrl] + click, and EXT has the same function as [Shift]+click.
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