While clicking and dragging is useful for selecting blocks of text, it can be cumbersome for finer selections, such as selecting individual characters or text that extends across multiple screens.

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If you're constantly losing your place or having to start from nearly the beginning of text selection processes because your mouse twitches or your cursor gets away from you, stop getting "dragged" ...

Even if you’re brand new to the Mac, as long as you’ve had some exposure to personal computing in general, you probably know how to select text—just click-and-hold, then drag the mouse, and the ...