* Using Region:: Summary of ways to operate on contents of the region.
* Mark Ring:: Previous mark positions saved so you can go back there.
* Global Mark Ring:: Previous mark positions in various buffers.
-* Shift selection:: Using shifted cursor motion keys.
+* Shift Selection:: Using shifted cursor motion keys.
* Persistent Mark:: Keeping the mark active all the time.
@end menu
the mark is). Using @kbd{C-x C-x} a second time, if necessary, puts
the mark at the new position with point back at its original position.
- You can also set the mark with the mouse (@pxref{Mouse Commands}).
-If you press the left mouse button (@kbd{down-mouse-1}) and drag the
-mouse across a range of text while holding down this button, this sets
-the mark where you first pressed the mouse button and puts point where
-you release it. Alternatively, clicking the right mouse button
-(@kbd{mouse-3}) sets the mark at point and then moves point to where
-you clicked. Using the mouse to mark a region also copies the region
-into the kill ring (@pxref{Kill Ring}).
+ You can also set the mark with the mouse. If you press the left
+mouse button (@kbd{down-mouse-1}) and drag the mouse across a range of
+text while holding down this button, this sets the mark where you
+first pressed the mouse button and puts point where you release it.
+Alternatively, clicking the right mouse button (@kbd{mouse-3}) sets
+the mark at point and then moves point to where you clicked. Using
+the mouse to mark a region also copies the region into the kill ring
+(@pxref{Kill Ring}). @xref{Mouse Commands}, for a more detailed
+description of these mouse commands.
@cindex shift-selection
Finally, you can set the mark by holding down the shift key while
The mark set by mouse commands and by shift-selection behaves slightly
differently from the usual mark: any subsequent unshifted cursor
motion command deactivates it automatically. For details, @xref{Shift
-selection}.
+Selection}.
Whenever the mark is active, you can deactivate it by typing
@kbd{C-g} (@pxref{Quitting}). The mark is also automatically
rotates the ring, so that successive uses of @kbd{C-x C-@key{SPC}} take
you to earlier buffers and mark positions.
-@node Shift selection
-@section Shift selection
+@node Shift Selection
+@section Shift Selection
@cindex shift-selection
If you hold down the shift key while typing a cursor motion command,