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     Default
 
     The default selection mode when PWB starts up is determined by the
     Enterselmode switch.
     See: Enterselmode
 
     Menu
 
     To set stream selection mode:
 
       ■  Choose Stream Mode from the Edit menu.
 
     To set box selection mode:
 
       ■  Choose Box Mode from the Edit menu.
 
     To set line selection mode:
 
       ■  Choose Line Mode from the Edit menu.
 
     See: ◄Edit menu, Stream Mode► ◄Edit menu, Box Mode►
          ◄Edit menu, Line Mode►
 
     Mouse
 
     To set the selection mode with the mouse:
 
       ■  While holding down the left mouse button as you make a
          selection, click the right mouse button. Each time you click
          the right button, the selection mode advances through stream,
          box, and line.
 
     Keyboard
 
     To advance the selection mode between box, stream, and line
     selection modes:
 
       ■  Execute the Selmode function by pressing «selmode».
          See: Selmode
 
     To set stream selection mode:
 
       ■  Execute _pwbstreammode («_pwbstreammode»).
 
     To set box selection mode:
 
       ■  Execute _pwbboxmode («_pwbboxmode»).
 
     To set line selection mode:
 
       ■  Execute _pwblinemode («_pwblinemode» ).
 
     If these functions and macros are not assigned to a key, you can
     execute them indirectly by using the Execute function («execute»).
     See: Execute
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