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RazBaz1-Visitor
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December 2, 2018
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Mathcad Keyboard Navigation: Select the math range that the cursor is currently in

  • December 2, 2018
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This may seem like a silly question, but I can't figure out a simple keyboard shortcut. I searched online but to no avail.

How do I select the math range that I my cursor is in??

Say I want to delete a math range. How can I do that without using the mouse.

Say I want to move a math range around, how do I do that without the mouse?

 

This would help my flow in mathcad tremendously since I wouldn't need to pick up my mouse and make a selection box to help organize my work.

 

Thanks a ton for taking the time to answer my simple question!

Best answer by RazBaz

Ooo I think I may have just figured it out! ctrl+enter may do what I need 🙂

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RazBaz1-VisitorAuthorAnswer
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December 2, 2018

Ooo I think I may have just figured it out! ctrl+enter may do what I need 🙂

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    ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IV
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    December 2, 2018

    Use the space button please! 

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    Werner_E25-Diamond I
    25-Diamond I
    December 2, 2018
    @ValeryOchkov wrote:

    Use the space button please! 

    Valery, the space key will highlight/select the math expression or parts of it inside a region and if the whole expression is selected it can also be deleted by pressing the delete key, but it does NOT select the region itself so that e.g. it could be moved around using the cursor keys.

     

    As ctrl-enter works for RazBaz he is obviously talking about Prime. I don't know of an equivalent keyboard shortcut in real Mathcad, though.

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    danieldanleelee1-Visitor
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    April 9, 2019

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