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
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On the Tools menu, click Options to display the Options dialog box.
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Expand the Text Editor node of the tree view in the Options dialog box.
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Expand the Per Language node and select Java.
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In the Settings group of options, select the Box Selection radio button.
To select a box of text
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Point to the beginning of the text you want to select.
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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.