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Alexis Cordova
1,593 PointsBest Way to Select Text (Not Text Layer)?
In my limit usage of Sketch, I've noticed that selecting the text content (not the layer itself, but the text inside the layer) can be difficult. When your text layer is grouped with many other shapes and layers (as is to be expected in a rich application layout), selecting the text content requires either double clicking multiple times, or right clicking to select the text layer and then double clicking to get to the content. Is there a way to select the text in a more simple manner (i.e., hold a keyboard modifier and click the layer)?
2 Answers
Christopher Downer
Treehouse Guest TeacherThe short answer: yes! Hold down your command key, and hover and click items in your canvas. You can see that when the command key is held, you now the the ability to 'click-through' groups and select the item you want without multiple clicks.
Once you have a text layer selected, press Enter/Return and your text inside the layer will be selected and ready to edit.
Jungwon Kim
255 PointsI think the word 'textile' should change to 'text style'