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one command, total power: everything highlighted, everything at your mercy.
means a function that instantly selects every item in a document, folder, or field so you can act on all of it at once.
from born with early word processors and file managers in the 1980s, formalized as ctrl+a (or cmd+a) once keyboard shortcuts standardized across operating systems.
shortcut originctrl+a chosen simply because a is first letter
universal reachworks in browsers, code editors, spreadsheets, file explorers
accidental dangerone keystroke can delete or overwrite an entire file
mac twistapple uses cmd+a instead of control key
for instance
gmail select all — lets you archive or delete thousands of emails in one click
photoshop select all — selects entire canvas before copy or transform commands
windows explorer — ctrl+a highlights every file in a folder instantly
google docs — select all text to reformat or delete a whole document