Highlighting Using Highlighter Mode
 
You can quickly highlight a cell or text by pressing Control-Option-Command to enter “highlighter mode”:
 

In highlighter mode, the cursor changes to a highlighter .

Click a cell’s blue bullet or triangle to apply the current highlighter.  Apply the highlighter to text by clicking a text selection or dragging one out using the highlighter.


While in highlighter mode, press the keys 1 through 6 to change the highlighter color.
 
Remove highlighting by entering highlighter mode and clicking the highlighted word or cell.
 
 
 

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