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Selecting whole word using keyboard only

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Mar 15, 202689494 views
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Problem

Suppose that I'm writing some text and the caret is in the middle of a word. I would like to be able to select that word without using my mouse. (Using the mouse, simply double-click on the word.) I have found the following, but it's kind of clunky: Ctrl + ←: to go to the beginning of the word Ctrl…

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There is a better way. AutoHotkey. http://www.autohotkey.com/ Or if you are in Visual Studios, Ctrl W selects the whole word.

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