But there are a lot of other ways to do it as well. Now if you want to select some text the basic way to do it is to use your mouse or trackpad and click at the beginning of the selection and drag and then release. Now I'm going to use Pages here as an example but you could be writing text in just about any app on your Mac. Mostly I want to focus on doing it with the keyboard. I'm going to show you a bunch of different ways to do it with the trackpad and mouse. There are many different ways to select text. Whether you're writing a book in Pages, a quick email, or just filling out a form on a webpage sometimes you need to select text to edit it. So one of the main things people do on their Macs is to write. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let me show you some shortcuts for selecting text on your Mac.
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If you ever forget a shortcut, just long press “Command” and a menu will appear with all the shortcuts available on that app.ĭo you want to know even more about the top features of the Magic Keyboard? We’ve got you covered here.Check out Mac Text Selection Shortcuts at YouTube for closed captioning and more options. There are so many shortcuts to use with the Magic Keyboard, but don’t worry.
Here are a few common keyboard shortcuts:
If you are a PC kind of person, the Command key does the same thing as the Control key on a regular computer. Either one of them has a few tricks when you press the Command key, like on a Mac. It doesn’t matter if you are on a Smart Folio Keyboard or the Magic Keyboard.
The Magic Keyboard for the iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd or 4th generation), and the iPad Pro 11-inch (1st or 2nd generation) gives the user the ability to simply enjoy the best part of iPadOS with very familiar shortcuts from the macOS.ĭo you know every one of them? Head below to find the most useful Magic Keyboard shortcuts for your iPad. One of the best things about the iPad is the possibility to add accessories to it, including Apple’s own Magic Keyboard.