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TitleLet the user select all text with Ctrl-A
Keywordstextbox, ctrl-a, control-a, select all
CategoriesControls
 
In the TextBox's KeyPress event handler, check for the Ctrl-A key combination. If the user presses Ctrl-A, use the TextBox's SelStart and SelLength properties to select all of the control's text.
 
Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
Const ASC_CTRL_A As Integer = 1

    If KeyAscii = ASC_CTRL_A Then
        Text1.SelStart = 0
        Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1.Text)
    End If
End Sub
 
 
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