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Select Text with a Keyboard-Controlled Drag on Mac

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Set the start and end of a text selection with keyboard-controlled mouse movement. Cursor Crane can position the pointer using OCR text targets or direct movement while the drag stays active.

Before you start

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The receiving app must support selecting that content by dragging.

Steps

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Use Find Mode

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  1. Use command.moveCursorToText to enter Find Mode and move to the beginning of the target text.
  2. Trigger command.toggleDrag to start dragging.
  3. Use command.moveCursorToText again to move to the end of the target text.
  4. Trigger command.toggleDrag again to finish the drag.

You can also use command.dragToText directly instead of steps 3 and 4.

Use Mouse Control Mode

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  1. Use Mouse Control Mode to move the cursor to the beginning of the text.
  2. Hold Tab to start dragging.
  3. Keep using Mouse Control Mode to move the cursor to the end of the text. You can also hold Command to constrain movement to the current element group.
  4. Release Tab to finish the drag.

What to check

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If the content cannot be selected at all, try Copy Full Text instead.

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