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How to Select Hyperlink Text in Google Chrome?

I am running Google Chrome 5. How can I select hyper link text using the mouse with, for example, CTRL or ALT keys?
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Selecting whole column except first X (header) cells in Excel

I know I can select all cells in a particular column by clicking on column header descriptor (ie. A or AB). But is it possible to then exclude a few cells out of it, like my data table headings? Example I would like to select data cells of a…
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PuTTY how to select text and copy text using keyboard ONLY

Is there any way of selecting a text with keyboard the way I do it normally using Shift+arrows.
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Is there a way to not select whitespace after a word when double-clicking?

In Windows, it seems the default behavior when double-clicking a word is to select the word, and any whitespace following the word (spaces or tabs). You can see this behavior across all programs, so I'm assuming this isn't a per-program setting.…
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Vim - select text highlighted by search?

In vim, I often perform searches to hop to a word or phrase instead of navigating there with h/j/k/l. Then I hit n to hop between occurrences. Say I've got this text: Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. - Groucho Marx I type /an…
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How to keep selected text highlighted when focus changes in Microsoft Word/Excel

Related to this question: Show cell selection in Excel when not in focus except that my case concerns Microsoft Word. When I select text or a column/row in Microsoft Word or Excel (2003, 2007, 2010 or 2013) it shows up highlighted like this in…
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How to select a rectangular range in VIM?

Assuming I have a text like abc121313131abc abc13153545464abc abc4325435345abc abc343535353535353abc I want to select the abcs in front of the 4 lines.How can I do this?
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How can I select an HTML tag's content in Vim?

Is it possible to select an HTML tag's content in Vim? For example:

I am a silly butterfly

I would like to select "I am a silly butterfly". I know that you can use vi" to select text inside quotes, brackets, etc. The problem here is that the…
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How can I 'select to end of file' in Notepad?

Temporarily stuck with Notepad, I'd like to know if there is any better or quicker way of selecting from here to the end of the file than moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen and then vigorously from side to side (which is more exercise than…
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How do I tell the dimensions of the current selection in GIMP?

Oftentimes, I need to measure the dimensions of part of an image (in pixels). In Photoshop, I can make a rectangular selection and see the dimensions in the "Info" window (or something like that). How can I accomplish this in GIMP? The only thing…
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Vim visual mode, stay selected

I love vim's visual mode. However when I select some text then do something to it the text is then unselected. For example lets say that I select a block of code and indent it the code is then unselected so if you pressed 4 > instead of 5 > then…
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How to set a custom sized rectangle select area in gimp?

I am a totally newbie gimp (using 2.6.11) user and whenever I need to select a rectangular area of an image (for further pasting it into a new image), I just click the "Rectangle Select Tool" button in the toolbar and try selecting with the mouse.…
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Can I specify double-click selection delimiters in Terminal.app?

In Mac OS X's Terminal.app, I'd like to set my own selection delimiters such that if I have the text foo.bar.baz and double click bar, only bar is selected. Is this possible and if so how?
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How do I select middle part of a hyper link?

How do I select a middle part of an hyper-link as you see in the image above? You can also suggest me a browser extension or a userscript that converts all links to text in a selected sub part of the page after pressing a hot-key. (Browser: Google…
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unselect items in Ranger (file manager)

I am using the Ranger file manager, and I like it quite a lot. I often use the :mark command to select specific items in the current folder. And now comes the problem: Once I am done doing whatever I wanted with them, I don't know how to unselect…
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