Selecting a Box of Text

You can select a box of text, also know as a column block of text, to perform cut, copy, delete, indent, and unindent operations.

To enable box selection of text

1. On the Tools menu, click Options to display the Options dialog box.
   
   
2. Expand the Text Editor node of the tree view in the Options dialog box.
   
   
3. Expand the Per Language node and select Java.
   
   
4. In the Settings group of options, select the Box Selection radio button.

To select a box of text

1. Point to the beginning of the text you want to select.
   
   
2. Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to highlight a box of text.

   When you release the left mouse button, a box of text is selected and is available for cut, copy, delete, and indent operations.

   Note   To cancel the selected box of text, click the left mouse button.