{"id":376,"date":"2010-05-03T15:43:04","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T15:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/desktop\/2010\/05\/03\/selecting-a-whole-line\/"},"modified":"2010-06-22T13:07:04","modified_gmt":"2010-06-22T13:07:04","slug":"selecting-a-whole-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/community\/2010\/05\/03\/selecting-a-whole-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting a whole line"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m thinking of turning posts about our underutilized features into a reoccurring series. What do you think of “Hidden Gems” or “Desktop Tricks & Tips” or “11 Things You Can Do MATLAB, but Were Afraid to Ask”? While I think about these, I’m going to present another Editor feature, along the lines of Two Editor Shortcuts I Bet You Didn’t Know About<\/a> and Open As Text<\/a>. This is selecting the whole line in the Editor.<\/p>\n

There are two ways to select an entire line with the mouse:<\/p>\n

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  1. triple click anywhere on the line<\/li>\n
  2. click on the space between the break-point gutter and the start of the line<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The advantage of the second approach is that you can hold down the mouse button and drag it down to select multiple lines at a time. (You can also drag the selection on the third-click with #1, but I find #2 easier). <\/p>\n

    The keyboard equivalent is a little messier because they depend on the current location of the caret. For instance if you’re at the beginning or end of a line, you can press Shift + Home or Shift + End to move the caret and select the whole line. If you’re in the middle of the line, you’d have to move to the beginning (Home) or end (End) first. <\/p>\n

    Were you aware of these mouse actions? What other hidden gems do you find useful?<\/p>\n

    Also don’t forget currently going on is the MATLAB Programming Contest<\/a>! It’s not too late to enter, it’s going on through Wednesday. I got to try it out internally, and this is a fun one.<\/p>\n

    EDIT Jun-22-10<\/strong>: fixed link in paragraph 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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