Selecting Content in Author Mode

Double-Click

Selects the word at the cursor position.

Triple-Click

Selects the node at the cursor position.

Oxygen XML supports all usual content selection methods using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts (for example Shift + Arrow Keys). When selecting content in Author mode, there may be instances where you want to select an element (along with its content) rather than just inline text content. There are several ways to select an element, including:

• You can select an element by clicking the element name in the breadcrumb.
• You can select an element using the Outline view.
• If you have the Tags Display Mode set to any of the modes other than Partial Tags or No Tags, you can select an element directly in the main editing pane by clicking on the element's tag.
• If you have the Tags Display Mode set to Partial Tags (and the Compact tag layout option is enabled in the Author preferences page), you can still select certain block elements directly in the main editing pane by spanning the selection to the right of the end of the content that is inside a block element so that the selection includes the element's invisible end tag. In this mode, the end tag is normally not visible, but when your selection includes the invisible end tag, a tooltip displays the selected element name and the selection includes the whole element (along with its content).