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Use the Link Info pane to determine if you’ve made local edits to the story; story status displays “Text Modified” if
you’ve made local edits.
Edit original story
If you’re working on a linked story, and need to go to the original story, do the following:
1 In the Links panel, select the linked story.
2 Click
or choose Edit Original from the Links panel menu (
).
Focus shifts to the page that contains the original story.
Editing text
Select text
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Using the Type tool, do one of the following:
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Drag the I-bar cursor over a character, word, or an entire text block to select it.
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Double-click a word to select it. Spaces next to the word are not selected.
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Triple-click anywhere in a line to select a line. If the Triple Click To Select A Line preferences option is deselected,
triple-clicking selects the entire paragraph.
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If the Triple Click To Select A Line option is selected, quadruple-click anywhere in a paragraph to select the entire
paragraph.
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Quintuple-click to select the entire story, or click anywhere in a story and choose Edit > Select All.
If you cannot select text in a frame, the text frame could be on a locked layer or on a master page. Try unlocking the
layer or going to the master page. The text frame may also be beneath another text frame or transparent object. See
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Select text in a frame that is covered
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Keys for navigating through and selecting text
Change what triple-clicking does
1 Choose Edit > Preferences
> Type (Windows) or InDesign
> Preferences
> Type (Mac
OS).
2 Select Triple Click To Select A Line to enable triple-clicking to select a line (this is the default). Deselect this option
if you want triple-clicking to select a paragraph.
Select text in a frame that is covered
1 Using the Selection tool
, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac
OS) and click to select the text frame.
2 Select the Type tool, and then click inside the text frame or select text.
View hidden (nonprinting) characters
1 Choose Type > Show Hidden Characters.
2 If hidden characters still do not appear, turn off preview mode. Choose View > Screen Mode > Normal and choose
View > Overprint Preview to deselect it.