triple-clicking

Paragraph selection method

Triple-clicking is clicking a mouse button three times in rapid succession, typically to select a paragraph or entire line of text in word processors and text editors.

The gesture extends the logic of double-clicking (which selects a word) to a larger unit: Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph to highlight it all.

interface

mouse

Small gnawing mammal

  • cursorOn-screen position indicator
  • pointerReference to memory location
  • inputData received for processing

gesture · trackpad · desktop · computer · interaction · navigation · accessibility · dexterity · timing · hover

selection

highlight

Most notable part

document · copy · paste · formatting · Microsoft Word · Google Docs · Pages · text-editing · clipboard · shortcut

accessibility

disability

Impairment affecting life activities

Opposites
selection scope

triple-clickingdeselecting

Reversing a prior pick

click multiplicity

triple-clickingdouble-clicking

Two rapid successive presses

hovering

Family

triple, click, clicking, clicked, clicks, clicker, clickers, triply, triples

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G