摘要 |
Selecting text within a displayed document comprising the steps of displaying a document comprising continuous text, receiving user input defining a single continuous area of the displayed document, the defined area covering text within the displayed document that is non-continuous, and capturing the text within the defined area. The user may define a series of points that are connected by lines forming a simple irregular polygon that defines the area. Objects can also be selected with the tool, and multiple areas can also be selected in the same way, all of which can be of any shape that the user desires. The user may draw multiple shapes at the same time using a press of a specified key creating one or more selections that can be pasted together but in separate pieces. |