{"id":496562,"date":"2022-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:00:00","slug":"youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"#You\u2019re Selecting Text With Your Mouse Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d61cba34d3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d61cba34d3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong\/#%E2%80%9CYoure_Selecting_Text_With_Your_Mouse_Wrong%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;You\u2019re Selecting Text With Your Mouse Wrong&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong\/#Why_Youre_Doing_It_Wrong\" >Why You\u2019re Doing It Wrong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong\/#The_Better_Method\" >The Better Method<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-selecting-text-with-your-mouse-wrong\/#For_Keyboard_Lovers\" >For Keyboard Lovers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYoure_Selecting_Text_With_Your_Mouse_Wrong%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;You\u2019re Selecting Text With Your Mouse Wrong&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-833195 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/selecting-text.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Selecting text.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Selecting text is a common thing to do on a computer. Just click and drag your mouse to highlight the desired text. Couldn\u2019t be simpler, right? There\u2019s actually a much better way of doing this, and you\u2019ll never go back.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Youre_Doing_It_Wrong\"><\/span>Why You\u2019re Doing It Wrong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, let\u2019s look at the way most people typically select text on their Windows, Mac, Chromebook, or Linux PC. You position the cursor at the beginning of the text, hold the mouse button down, drag the cursor to the end, then release the button. The text is highlighted letter by letter, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p>This works fine, but there\u2019s one problem\u2014and you\u2019ve probably noticed it. When you\u2019re selecting text letter by letter, it\u2019s easy to accidentally only highlight part of a word. You might not have the cursor in the exact right spot to start or you miss the last letter. It can be annoying.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this method \u201cwrong\u201d? Think about the times when you\u2019ve highlighted text. Are you trying to highlight full words or only parts of words? I\u2019m willing to bet that, most of the time, you\u2019re aiming for full words. So let\u2019s make that easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why Is a Computer Mouse Called a Mouse?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Better_Method\"><\/span>The Better Method<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Prepare to have your mind blown. Instead of a single click and drag, try doing a double-click, but keep holding the mouse button down and drag on the second click. This will highlight word by word rather than letter by letter, which is much more efficient. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The double-click selects the full word you have the cursor on, then you can continue to drag the cursor to highlight word by word. Punctuation marks are highlighted independently from the words.<\/p>\n<p>This method makes a lot more sense for most situations. You don\u2019t have to worry about dragging to the exact right spot. The best part is this isn\u2019t an exclusive trick for any specific platform. It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebooks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Change Mouse Pointer Size and Style in Windows 11<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_Keyboard_Lovers\"><\/span>For Keyboard Lovers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not everyone prefers to use a mouse for text selection. Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve got you covered too.<\/p>\n<p>There are keyboard shortcuts for selecting text both by letter and by word. To select text letter by letter, place the cursor at the starting point, hold down the Shift key, then press the Left or Right arrow keys.<\/p>\n<p>To select by word, place the cursor at the starting point or double-click the first word. Now hold Shift + Ctrl and press the Left or Right arrow keys.<\/p>\n<p>Little tricks like this can make a world of difference. You may have never even considered there was another way to highlight text. The buttons on a mouse are a lot more versatile than we realize. 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