Select All
What is Select All?
Definition
To select all means to highlight or choose all available text, files, cells, or other items at the same time. Selecting all allows users to perform actions on everything together instead of one item at a time. Common actions after selecting all include copying, deleting, formatting, or moving content.
Frayer Model Overview
Characteristics
It selects all available content in the current area or document
It applies to text, files, or items within a defined space
It results in everything being selected at the same time
It does not change or remove the content by itself
It only affects the current document, field, or area
Examples
All text in a document becoming selected at once
All files in a folder appearing selected together
All text in a text box becoming highlighted
All items in a list being selected at the same time
Everything in a field being selected for editing
Non-Examples
Selecting only part of the text or a few items
Clicking one file or item at a time
Highlighting a single word or sentence
Opening a file or folder
Deleting selected content