SELECT ALL Selects all of the current buffer---regardless of your position---so you can perform an editing operation on the selection. Key: DECwindows ----------- M1CLICK5 CTRL-/ Steps: 1. Use the SELECT ALL command, or click M1 five times on DECwindows. The entire buffer is highlighted in reverse video. You can press CTRL-/ which is a Motif function key, and is enabled by default. 2. To edit the selection, use a command or key that works on a select range---see help on Ranges And Boxes. Usage notes: o To cancel the selection, do any of the following: * Use the RESET command (for example, press GOLD-SELECT). * Repeat SELECT or BOX SELECT (for example, press the SELECT key). * Click M1 once (which also repositions the cursor). o If you use SELECT ALL, you cannot use the following: Box editing (such as BOX COPY or BOX CUT) Pending delete FIND SELECTED OPEN SELECTED o On DECwindows, if you select text, the pop-up menu (displayed by holding down M2) contains COPY, CUT, FILL RANGE, case changes, and other commands for editing a selection. See help on Menus. Related topics: Mouse Quick Copy Ranges And Boxes RESET SELECT SET FUNCTION KEYS MOTIF