Restoring Text Shortcuts On The Same / Another Mac. Restoring text shortcuts on the same or another Mac is quite easy. All you need to do is open up the same window (System Preferences - Keyboard - Text”), and drag and drop the “Text Substitutions.plist” file in any one of the two columns, as shown below. Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left. Up Arrow or Down Arrow. Up Arrow or Down Arrow. If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder. Use the cursor and left-click to highlight whatever text or image you want to copy, then let go of the cursor to keep the text or image highlighted. On the keyboard, press the Ctrl button + C at the same time to copy. (Mac users, press Command+C.). Some Windows keyboard shortcuts conflict with the corresponding default Mac OS keyboard shortcuts. To use these shortcuts, you may have to change your Mac keyboard settings to change the Show Desktop shortcut for the key. Move one character to the left. Move one character to the right. Option + Arrow Left.

The following sections contain information on how to highlight text on a computer, mobile device, or program. We've also included keyboard shortcuts, tips, and areas where you can practice highlighting text on this page.

How to highlight text on a desktop or laptop computer

Below are all the different methods of highlighting text, icons, and other objects on your computer using a desktop mouse, touchpad, and keyboard.

The methods below work in most operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

How to highlight text using your mouse

To highlight text using your mouse, position your cursor at the beginning of the text you want to highlight. Press and hold your primary mouse button (commonly the left button). While holding the mouse button, drag the cursor to the end of the text and let go of the mouse button. Once completed, all text from the beginning to the end should be highlighted. Below is an example of how text can be highlighted.

There is no limit to how much text can be highlighted. You can move to the end of a paragraph to highlight the full paragraph or keep holding the mouse button down and select multiple paragraphs or pages of text.

Text can be highlighted when your mouse pointer changes to an I-beam cursor.

How to highlight using a touchpad on a laptop

To highlight text using a touchpad on a laptop, move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to highlight. Press and hold down the primary mouse button below the touchpad. While continuing to hold down the button, move another finger (or one from your other hand) along the touchpad in the direction you want to highlight.

If the touchpad acts as a button, press down until you feel a 'click,' and then drag your finger in either direction to highlight text.

Select text with the mouse button

Double-clicking a word highlights the word and triple-clicking a word highlights the full line or paragraph of text.

How to highlight text using your keyboard

To highlight with the keyboard, move to the starting location using the arrow keys. Then, hold down the Shift key, and press the arrow key in the direction you want to highlight. Once everything you want is highlighted, let go of the Shift key.

If you want to highlight one word at a time, press Ctrl while holding down Shift, and then press the Left arrow or Right arrow.

If you want to highlight a whole line of text, move your cursor to the start of the line, hold the Shift key, and then press the Down arrow. You may also use the shortcut key combination Shift+End.

If you want to highlight all text, press the shortcut key Ctrl+A.

If you are not working with text that can be edited (e.g., this paragraph), you cannot highlight text using these methods. However, they work in word processor documents, text documents, and any text field.

Practice highlighting text

Below is a text field where you can practice highlighting text using the keyboard.

How to highlight text using your keyboard and mouse

To use the keyboard and mouse in combination, begin by moving the cursor to where you want to start highlighting. Then, hold down the Shift key and click where you want to finish highlighting.

You can also practice this technique in the above text box.

How to highlight an icon or another object

To highlight an object like an icon in Windows, single-click the item. Once clicked, the icon or text should change to a different color, indicating it is highlighted.

To highlight multiple icons or other objects, drag a box around all files you want to highlight.

If you want to individually highlight files, hold down the Ctrl on the keyboard and while still holding the Ctrl, single-click each file you want to highlight.

How to highlight multiple e-mails, files, icons, or other objects

Users may highlight multiple objects at once using the mouse or mouse and keyboard. In many programs, you can draw a marquee around the items you want to highlight. To draw a marquee, click-and-hold the left mouse button outside the area of the items, and then drag the marquee to the opposite diagonal corner. Once you release the mouse button, the items contained in the box are highlighted. In the animated picture, we are selecting nine picture files.

If a program doesn't support a marquee, highlight the first object in the series. Then, hold down the Shift, click the last item you want to selected, and then let go of the Shift. For example, clicking 'Example' in the select field below, and then holding down Shift and clicking 'Items' highlights all four available options.

To select only certain items from the list, hold down Ctrl, and click each item you want to highlight. Repeat this action to deselect an item.

How to highlight text on an Android smartphone and tablet

Press and hold down on any text with your finger, drag your finger over the text you'd like to highlight, and then let go. Upon letting go, a menu should appear in the top-right corner of the screen (shown to the right) that allows you to cut or copy.

You may also press and hold on one word, the use the side bars to adjust the amount of highlighted text.

How to highlight text on an Apple iPhone and iPad

Press and hold your finger down on any text, drag your finger over the text you want to highlight, and then lift your finger. In the menu that appears, tap the Select option.

You may also press and hold on one word, then use the side bars to adjust the amount of highlighted text.

How to highlight text on a Chromebook

For Chromebooks that have no mouse buttons, you can copy and paste text by following the steps below.

Press down on the touchpad and keep your finger there. Then, while continuing to hold down on the touchpad, drag your finger in the direction you want to highlight text. When you're finished highlighting, lift your finger.

Keyboard Shortcut For Highlighting Text In Word Mac Free

You can also use many of the mouse and keyboard tips mentioned in our desktop and laptop section on a Chromebook.

How to highlight text on a Kindle

Press and hold your finger down on the starting word. Once that word is highlighted, drag your finger over any additional text to select it. When you're finished highlighting, lift your finger.

Additional information

• See our highlight definitions for further information and related links.

In Microsoft Word, highlighting words is not just select any text by mouse or by double clicking on it. Imagine when you are reading any book and want to mark or display any important point you’ll use a highlighter pen. In a Word document, you can do it in a similar way.

MS Word users can highlight a single line text, a paragraph, or a whole document.

You can highlight the phrase as well as change the highlighted color. Below are a few Microsoft Word highlight shortcut keys that help you add color behind the text. So how to highlight text using keyboard?

Shortcut for highlighting in Word

Open Microsoft Word on desktop. Then select the color which you want to use for highlighting in Word documents from the menu as shown.

After choosing a highlighter color, now select the entire text which you want to highlight and then press Ctrl + Alt + H which is the Microsoft word highlight shortcut command from the keyboard. See the example below-

Shortcut to remove highlight in Word

In a Word document, to remove the color highlighting text using keyboard shortcut keys, just select all text and press Ctrl + Alt + H shortcut again.

How to highlight in Word shortcut

To highlight all text and images during writing, you can use keyboard shortcuts to highlight them within the Microsoft Word document. Some basic commands are-

1. Ctrl + A is a shortcut to highlight all text in Word.
2. Put the cursor at the starting position and then hold the Shift key and click at the end position of the last paragraph.
3. For permanently highlighting, Select all text and press Ctrl + Alt + H from the keyboard.

What Is The Shortcut For Highlighting In Word Mac

Microsoft Word highlight shortcut for line

Keyboard Shortcut For Highlighting Text In Word Macbook Pro

• There is a shortcut to highlight an entire line in word also, select a particular line by just double-clicking on it.
• Now press Ctrl + Alt + H from the keyboard
• A single line will be get highlighted.