Selecting items that are not consecutive
To select non-consecutive items (as shown in Figure 46) using the mouse:
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Select the first piece of text.
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Hold down the Control key and use the mouse to select the next piece of text.
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Repeat as often as needed.
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Now you can work with the selected text (copy it, delete it, change the style, or whatever).
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Macintosh users: substitute the Command key when instructions in this chapter say to use the Control key.
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To select non-consecutive items using the keyboard:
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Select the first piece of text. (For more information about keyboard selection of text, see the topic “Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard†in the Help.)
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Press Shift+F8. This puts Writer in “ADD†mode. The word ADD appears on the Status Bar.
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Use the arrow keys to move to the start of the next piece of text to be selected. Hold down the Shift key and select the next piece of text.
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Repeat as often as needed. Now you can work with the selected text.
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Press Esc to exit from this mode.