~~Title: Selecting Cells~~
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As well as selecting files to perform operations on them, in //details// and //power// mode you can select individual cells (or whole columns) and copy their contents to the clipboard.

==Selecting cells==

Cell selection is performed using the right mouse button with the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> key held down:

  * To select a single cell, hold <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> and right click the cell
  * To select a whole column, hold <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> and right click the column header
  * To select a group of cells, hold <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> and then click and drag with the right button to draw a lasso around the cells you want to select

Selected cells are highlighted in yellow by default. You can configure this color from the [[:preferences:preferences_categories:colors_and_fonts:directory_opus_colors|Directory Opus Colors]] Preferences page.

==Copying cell data==

Once you have one or more cells selected, right click one of the selected cells **without** the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> key held down. This displays the **Copy Highlighted Cells** context menu. 

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The commands on the context menu can be used to copy the highlighted data to the clipboard in various ways.

==Deselecting cells==

  * To deselect a selected cell, hold <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> and right click it again (the selection operation is a toggle).
  * To clear all selections, push <kbd>Esc</kbd>, or click the left button anywhere in the file display.

==Configuring the context menu==

The context menu is configurable from the [[:customize:the_customize_dialog:context_menus|Customize / Context Menus]] tab. The standard context menu uses the `Clipboard COPYCOLUMNS` command to implement the various "copy to clipboard" functions, and the `Select HIGHLIGHTCLEAR` command to implement the "clear highlighted cells" command.

A script can use the **[[:reference:scripting_reference:scripting_objects:item|Item]].highlighted** property to query any currently highlighted cells.