ExtendSelectionOneColumnUp

Created: July 27, 2015 | Updated: June 02, 2017 | Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2

Parent page: TextEdit Commands

The following pre-packaged resource, derived from this base command, is available:

Extend Selection Column One Line Up

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to extend a column selection by one line up from the current cursor position.

Access

Access to this command is made using the Alt+Shift+Up Arrow keyboard shortcut only.

Use

Simply select the base character(s) of text at the required position in the document and launch the command. The selection will be extended, in a column whose width is defined by the original character selection, one line up.

Repeatedly use this command to extend the selection in this column upward by further lines.

Tips

You can control column selection specifically by using Alt+Click-and-Drag.
Hold Alt+Shift keys down while using different arrow keys, to build a selection block within the document.
Column selection is disabled if word wrapping is enabled.