Editing techniques

1. I'd like to select a large expanse of text without dragging all the way through it with the mouse.
2. How can I select the text between two marks?

Using the shift key with the left mouse button, you can select all of the text between the cursor (or an existing selection) and the mouse.

• Position the cursor at one end of the desired selection
• Use the scroll bar to make the other end visible
• Shift+Click with the left mouse button to select the text between the cursor and the mouse

Alternatively, using only keyboard navigation:

• Position the cursor at one end of the desired selection
• Type Alt-m and a letter to mark the position
• Use the keyboard to go to the other end of the desired selection
• Type Shift-Alt-g and the letter you used to mark the first end of the selection

• Go to the first mark (Goto Mark).
• Hold the shift key while selecting Goto Mark or Alt+Shift+G to select the text.