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Is there a way to quickly select all the text in the column where the cursor is located? Or all the text in a specific text box?

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June 2, 2026
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I tried clicking the left mouse button repeatedly, but that didn’t seem to work.
It seems that only double-clicking to select a word or triple-clicking to select an entire line works.

However, when adjusting a specific column or page, it can also be useful to select the text in the current column or on the current page.

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Correct answer Peter Kahrel

Assign a keyboard shortcut to the following script:

app.selection[0].textColumns[0].select();

dubloveAuthor

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Hi Peter Kahrel.
That's amazing !~ nailed it only in just one sentence.
Thank you so much.

Peter Kahrel

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Assign a keyboard shortcut to the following script:

app.selection[0].textColumns[0].select();

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Manan Joshi

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@dublove if this idea from Peter is also not something that you are striving for then I am not sure what are you after :P
Having a script in itself is an overkill in my opinion but still if you were not satisfied with the obvious tricks this should be the one.

-Manan

dubloveAuthor

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Hi @Manan Joshi

This one by Peter Kahrel is fantastic.
It's exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks.

dubloveAuthor

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Oh my God.
There's no such thing as the fastest—only faster.

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Manan Joshi

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Hi @dublove click at the end of the column text, then with Shift key pressed click on the start of the column. This should select the whole column text. This is better than double or triple click. Does this help?

-Manan

dubloveAuthor

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That’s one way to do it.
I usually just drag to select.

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Manan Joshi

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So you already have multiple ways to achieve what you desire. What is it that is still making you want a new way to do the task?

-Manan

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