How to Select Everything in Google Docs — 3 Easy Methods

Umm, I need to copy this entire Google Docs text into Google Slides so I can create a slide presentation there.

Is there any way that I can select the entire text so that not a single detail’s missing?

Well, let’s learn the three methods of how you can select everything in Google Docs.

 

How to Select Everything in Google Docs

The easiest method to selecting everything in Google Docs is through the Ctrl/Cmd + A keyboard shortcut. Another way is to drag the cursor until the entire text in the document’s highlighted. Lastly, you can click the “Edit” tab and choose the “Select all” option in the dropdown menu.

 

Selecting Everything in Google Docs — Awesome Ways to Do It

If you’ve been paying attention earlier, there are 3 nifty ways how you can select everything in Google Docs.

It just depends on what level of ease you want to activate the function with.

 

First Method: Use of the Ctrl/Cmd + A Keyboard Shortcut

Step 1: Open your Google Docs file from your Google Drive.

If you prefer opening a new file, select the New button and choose the Blank document in the Google Docs option.

If, however, you want to work on an existing file, double-click on the document until the Docs page shows up.

Step 2: Granting that you’re finished with the text you’re creating, press the Ctrl/Cmd + A keys on your keyboard simultaneously.

After which, you’ll see the entire document highlighted in blue. This already indicates that you’ve successfully selected the entire document.

Very easy, right? If you’re in a rush, this keyboard shortcut’s a must-have tool to have in your arsenal to help you speed up your work.

But, if you’re quite chill and don’t want to keep your hands off the mouse, then method number 2 is your best friend.

 

Second Method: Dragging the Cursor Over the Text

For this method, there are 2 ways how you can select the entire document with your cursor.

 

First Way: The Click-and-Drag Method

Step 1: Position your cursor near the first word of the document you’re editing.

Step 2: Once you see the blinking cursor beside the first word, click and drag your cursor across the entire page.

Continue dragging the cursor until you’ve selected the entire block of text in your Google Docs file.

 

Second Way: The Shift + Right Arrow Key Method

Step 1: Place the blinking cursor before the first word of the text you’re working on in Google Docs.

Step 2: Once the cursor’s positioned, press the Shift key on your keyboard.

Step 3: Press the right arrow key to make the cursor move across the text. Continue pressing these 2 keys together until the entire document’s highlighted.

Amazed that such methods are available to select everything in Google Docs? Wait until you read the third method below.

 

Third Method: Clicking “Select All” in the “Edit” Tab

Step 1: In the Google Docs file you’re working on, head to the menu bar and click the Edit tab. 

You’ll then see a dropdown menu appear below the Edit tab.

Step 2: Continue scrolling down until you see “Select All.” Click on it.

After which, you’ll then see the entire document highlighted in blue. 

From there, you cut the entire text, change the font style of the text, or even copy and paste the document into another tool you’re using.

Quite a long-winded method, but it’s still simple like the first 2 methods mentioned earlier.

So, which among the three methods mentioned will you use to select everything in Google Docs?