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What options are available for selecting the word at the cursor?

Answer 1. Default Options

Main menu: "Edit | Select | Word" option can be used to select the word at the cursor.
 
Mouse: Double clicking while the cursor is at the end of a word highlights it.

Answer 2. Keyboard Shortcut

The following steps can be used to assign the "Edit | Select | Word" main menu option to a keyboard shortcut such as "Ctrl+Shift+W".
  • Select "Tools | Customize | Customize Keyboard Shortcuts" from the main menu.
     
  • Click the "Add" button.
     
  • Press a key (such as "Ctrl+Shift+W") or pick a key from the drop-down menu under the "Shortcut Key" field.
     
  • Click the "Menu command" radio button.
     
  • Select "MSelectWord" from the drop-down list.
     
  • Click the "Add" button.
     
  • Click the "OK" button to close the "Shortcut Key" dialog.
     
  • Click the "OK" button to close the "Keyboard Shortcuts" customization dialog.
Pressing "Ctrl+Shift+W" (or the assigned keyboard shortcut) will now invoke the "Edit | Select | Word" main menu option.

Answer 3. Optional Plugin

hkSelectText plugin can be used to add the following ways to select words:
  • Button click,
     
  • Right click menu, and
     
  • Actions Bar drop-down menu.
     
hkSelectText
HTML-Kit provides several built-in options for selecting text and tags on the Edit menu. This plugin makes it possible to access these options using the Right Click Menu and the Actions Bar.