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Some dialog boxes have text boxes in which you type text or numbers needed to carry out the command. What you type appears to the left of the insertion point, which shifts existing text to the right as you type.
When you want to edit an existing entry in a text box, you must first select the text box. The entire entry in the text box is highlighted and the insertion point appears at the end of the highlighted text. When you start typing, the highlighted text is deleted and replaced with what you type.
Use
the mouse techniques in the following table to select in a text box. To
edit in a text box, use the techniques shown in the keyboard procedure.
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To... |
Do the following: |
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Move insertion point within text box entry... |
...click where you want insertion point. |
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Select or extend selection... |
...drag to extend selection. |
Use
the techniques in the following table to edit in a text box with the keyboard.
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To... |
Press |
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Move one character left or right; scroll through text that extends beyond border of text box... |
← or → |
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Select text as the insertion point moves left or right... |
SHIFT + ← or SHIFT + → |
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Move to beginning of text line... |
HOME |
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Extend selection to beginning of text line... |
SHIFT + HOME |
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Move to end of text line... |
END |
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Extend selection to end of text line... |
SHIFT + END |
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Delete character to left of insertion point... |
BACKSPACE |
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Delete character to right of insertion point... |
DELETE |
