Click the window or page that you want to select. Press Ctrl and A at the same time. Everything that’s selectable is now selected.
For example, let’s say you’re viewing a text file in Notepad. You can click the Edit menu and choose Select all to select all characters in the text file at once. Another example is in iTunes—if you want to select all songs currently displayed in the window, click the Edit menu and choose Select all. If Select all is greyed out, you can’t use select all on the current page or window.
For example, let’s say you’re viewing a text file in Notepad. You can click the Edit menu and choose Select all to select all characters in the text file at once. Another example is in iTunes—if you want to select all songs currently displayed in the window, click the Edit menu and choose Select all. If Select all is greyed out, you can’t use select all on the current page or window.
For example, let’s say you’re viewing a text file in Notepad. You can click the Edit menu and choose Select all to select all characters in the text file at once. Another example is in iTunes—if you want to select all songs currently displayed in the window, click the Edit menu and choose Select all. If Select all is greyed out, you can’t use select all on the current page or window.
Open the folder containing the files you want to select. Click the Home tab at in the upper-left corner of the window. Click Select all in the “Select” section of the toolbar at the top of the window. Everything in the current panel is now selected.
If you don’t have a right mouse button, tap two fingers together on your mouse’s trackpad to bring up the menu.
If you don’t have a right mouse button, tap two fingers together on your mouse’s trackpad to bring up the menu.
Click the window or page that you want to select. Press Command and A at the same time. This will highlight everything that can be selected.
For example, let’s say you’re viewing a list of files in a Finder window. You can click the Edit menu and choose Select all to quickly select all files in the open folder. Another example is iTunes—if you want to select all songs currently displayed in the window, click the Edit menu and choose Select all. If Select all is greyed out, you can’t use select all on the current page or window.
For example, let’s say you’re viewing a list of files in a Finder window. You can click the Edit menu and choose Select all to quickly select all files in the open folder. Another example is iTunes—if you want to select all songs currently displayed in the window, click the Edit menu and choose Select all. If Select all is greyed out, you can’t use select all on the current page or window.
For example, let’s say you’re viewing a list of files in a Finder window. You can click the Edit menu and choose Select all to quickly select all files in the open folder. Another example is iTunes—if you want to select all songs currently displayed in the window, click the Edit menu and choose Select all. If Select all is greyed out, you can’t use select all on the current page or window.
Double-tap the first word you want to select. This highlights the word and places vertical selection bars on either side. Drag the selection bar on the right down and to the right until all of the text is selected. Or, to quickly select all text in a paragraph, just triple-tap the first word. [1] X Research source If you’re typing in a document in which you’ve inserted photos or other objects, this will select those objects as well.
Tap and hold the first word you want to select. Lift your finger when the word is highlighted and you see vertical selection bars on either side of the word. Drag the rightmost vertical selection bar down and to the right until you’ve highlighted everything on the page. Most social media apps won’t allow you to select all text. If the text you’re trying to select is actually an image (and it can be hard to tell), you usually won’t be able to select it.
Open the Mail app and go to your inbox. This will only work in the Mail app—you can’t select all of your text messages in the Messages app. Tap the Edit link at the top-right corner of your inbox. Tap Select All at the top-right corner.
Double-tap the first word you want to select. This highlights the word, adds two rounded selection sliders to either side of the word, and displays a menu. Tap Select all on the menu. If you don’t see this option, try tapping the three dots to display more options. If you still don’t see it, drag the rightmost selection slider down and to the right until you’ve selected everything on the page. If the app you’re using lets you insert photos and other objects, this will also select photos and objects you’ve entered.
Tap and hold the first word in the text you want to select. This highlights the word (don’t lift your finger). Drag your finger downward and to the right until you’ve highlighted everything else on the page. [2] X Research source
