Using Type > Formatting characters > Selecting characters for formatting
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Selecting characters for formatting


Before you can format individual characters, you must select them. You can select one character, a range of characters, or all characters in a type layer.

To select characters:

1 Select a type tool.

2 Select the type layer in the Layers palette, or click in the text flow to automatically select a type layer.

3 Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following:
  • Drag to select one or more characters.
  • Double-click to select a single word.
  • Triple-click to select an entire line of text.
  • Click in the text and then Shift-click to select a range of characters.
  • Choose Select > All to select all the characters in the layer.
  • To use the arrow keys to select characters, hold down Shift and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key. To use the arrow keys to select words, hold down Shift+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Command (Mac OS) and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key.

    • Note: You cannot select a paragraph by quadruple-clicking in the text.

    4 To select all the characters in a layer without positioning the insertion point in the text flow, select the type layer in the Layers palette, and then double-click the layer's type icon ().

    Note: Selecting and formatting characters in a type layer puts the type tool into edit mode. You must commit the changes before you can perform other operations. (See About using the type tools.)

    Using Type > Formatting characters > Selecting characters for formatting