Selecting the Parent of an Element in Editing Window

You can select the parent of an element with all its content.

To select the parent of an element in the Editing Window, do the following:

  1. Place the cursor in the element.

    Place the cursor in the element in the Editing Window.

    Figure 1. Cursor in the element in the Editing Window.



  2. Select the parent of the element.

    Select the parent of the element one of these ways:

    • Press Ctrl-Alt-UpArrow twice (or more to select the parent of the parent and so on).

    • Choose Edit > Select Parent twice (or more to select the parent of the parent and so on).

    Figure 2. The parent of the element selected in the Editing Window.



    Note:

    If you have selected more content than needed using either the Ctrl-Alt-UpArrow hot key or the Edit > Select Parent command, you can unselect it.

Related tasks
Selecting an Element in Editing Window
Selecting the Content of an Element in Editing Window
Selecting a Document Portion in Editing Window