Dbl-Click & Drag to select text

[Eidolon]

One text editing feature SERiously missing from OneNote is the ability to
dbl-click a work (which highlights it) then drag your selection
forward/backward to select a range of text. I realize onenote is not a true
word-processor as such, but really, even Notepad has this feature.
Still a great product all-in-all though.

- Cheerz!

 

[Erik Sojka]

I'm not sure what you're asking.

You can double-click to select a word, and triple-click
to select a paragraph. You don't need to multiple-click
first in order to select multiple lines of text. In both
Word and ON you just click (once) anywhere, then drag to
select.

 

[Eidolon]

To clarify, say i want to select five words that all in a row. I can (in
other apps) dbl-click the first word, then just drag over the other four
words and highlight them all. and not the rest of the para.
I know you can start a selection at the beginning of the first word ansd
drag across them all, but i find it easier with the dbl-click, because then
you dont have to be as pixel-accurate.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote]

One text editing feature SERiously missing from OneNote is the ability
to dbl-click a work (which highlights it) then drag your selection
forward/backward to select a range of text. I realize onenote is not a
true word-processor as such, but really, even Notepad has this feature.
Still a great product all-in-all though.

Good suggestion, I'll make sure that gets forwarded along for the wish
list.

 

[Eidolon]

Thanks!

Good suggestion, I'll make sure that gets forwarded along for the wish
list.

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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote
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[Steve Silverwood]

I'm not sure what you're asking.

You can double-click to select a word, and triple-click
to select a paragraph. You don't need to multiple-click
first in order to select multiple lines of text. In both
Word and ON you just click (once) anywhere, then drag to
select.

OK, that leads into a question that's been puzzling me for years. I can
single-click to move the cursor, double-click to select the word, or
triple-click to select an entire paragraph. What happened to selecting
a =sentence= before going all the way to selecting the paragraph?

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Chris_Pratley \(MS\)]

A "sentence" is not nearly as well defiend as those other things. Does a
period end a sentence, like i.e. a list, etc. or abbrev. in the middle?

We didn't develop sentence breaking untl the grammar checker came along, and
the behavior of single/double/triple click was alreayd established.

 

[Chris_Pratley \(MS\)]

Those three are all well defined, whereas a sentence is open to
interpretation. For example, does a period always end a sentence, i.e. Word
supports lists, etc. or abbrev. in the middle, so? You can imagine
harder examples.

We didn't develop sentence breaking until the grammar checker came along,
and by then the behavior of single/double/triple click had been decided by
earlier versions of Word.

Chris Pratley (MS)
OneNote design team (and Word Group Program Manager)

 

[Steve Silverwood]

Apologies for the delayed reply....

Those three are all well defined, whereas a sentence is open to
interpretation. For example, does a period always end a sentence, i.e. Word
supports lists, etc. or abbrev. in the middle, so? You can imagine
harder examples.

We didn't develop sentence breaking until the grammar checker came along,
and by then the behavior of single/double/triple click had been decided by
earlier versions of Word.

Understood, Chris, and thanks.

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)