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Text Editing

jss
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My husband uses Archicad 20. He double clicks the mouse to edit text without having to right click the mouse to get into the text to edit. Due to a disability he cannot right click the mouse so this double click option is important.  Today this option stopped working, and we do not know how / where to find that option to turn it back on.  Would appreciate any help.

Thank you, Jill

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I have just checked this today, and I am sorry to say, but it does not seem to work. I could not find a key combination that would enter the Text Editor when a Text Block is selected.

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The OP was asking about double-clicking on selected text and editing. It was because their magnet/quick select button was turned off. It's been resolved and is working.
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However, regarding your method of hitting the enter key, if the text is selected and the cursor is "floating" above the selected text, hitting return or enter will make open the text editor.

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Laszlo Nagy
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Rex, you are right. The cursor floating above the selected Text element was the missing piece for me. My cursor was somewhere else and this is why pressing the ENTER key did not open the Text Editor.

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