Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek
Selecting text is a common thing to do on a computer. Just click and drag your mouse to highlight the desired text. Couldn’t be simpler, right? There’s actually a much better way of doing this, and you’ll never go back.
Why You’re Doing It Wrong
First, let’s look at the way most people typically select text on their Windows, Mac, Chromebook, or Linux PC. You position the cursor at the beginning of the text, hold the mouse button down, drag the cursor to the end, then release the button. The text is highlighted letter by letter, as shown below.
This works fine, but there’s one problem—and you’ve probably noticed it. When you’re selecting text letter by letter, it’s easy to accidentally only highlight part of a word. You might not have the cursor in the exact right spot to start or you miss the last letter. It can be annoying.
Why is this method “wrong”? Think about the times when you’ve highlighted text. Are you trying to highlight full words or only parts of words? I’m willing to bet that, most of the time, you’re aiming…
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