#922 – Mouse Shortcuts Available in a TextBox Control

There are several ways that you can interact with the text in a TextBox control using a mouse.  The most common are:

  • Left-click:  Set the cursor to the current position of the mouse pointer
  • Right-click:  Display Cut/Copy/Paste menu
  • Dbl-click:  Select an entire word
  • Left-click and drag:  Select text by dragging mouse pointer
  • Shift+Left-click:  Select text from cursor to current mouse position
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