Arduino IDE 2.0.3 Serial Monitor can't use CNTRL A to capture everything to paste to WORD.
I can highlight one screen at a time but this takes too long or i know that i cant capture it to a file
Also when I cntrl A in the Serial monitor window it highlights all my code.
cntrl a should work in the serial monitor screen
Hi @zuelatak . The Arduino IDE developers are tracking this deficiency here:
opened 11:30PM - 05 Feb 22 UTC
topic: code
type: imperfection
topic: serial monitor
### Describe the problem
Lets say I have 1000 lines of debug output in the se… rial monitor window, how do I do a select all, such that I can copy it to the
clipboard?
With 1.8.19, I click the mouse into the monitor window and hit <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>+<kbd>**A**</kbd> and it selects all of the text. I can then hit <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>+<kbd>**C**</kbd>
to copy to clipboard.
### To reproduce
Run a sketch and try to select all of the text from Serial Monitor.
🐛 The contents of the sketch editor are selected when you press <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>+<kbd>**A**</kbd>:

### Expected behavior
I expected hitting <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>+<kbd>**A**</kbd> would select everything in that window not the source window.
### Arduino IDE version
Nightly build
### Operating system
Windows
### Operating system version
Not provided
### Additional context
And/Or alternative solution - context menu like for example TyCommander

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Additional reports
- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/899
- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/1817
- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/1654
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-of-the-serie-monitor-output/1056049/1
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-of-the-serie-monitor-output/1056049/5
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-monitor-copy-only-copied-the-visible-logs/1051846
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/using-v-2-0-serial-monitor-print/1034093
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-monitor-issues-hopefully-fixed-before-release/1026548
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-output-window-select-all-copy/1024251
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/coping-multiple-lines-on-monitor-screen/1019346
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/text-selection-serial-monitor/1005262
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/upgrade-the-serial-monitor-for-better-function/980128
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-0-copy-from-serial-monitor-limited/1078391
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/random-seed-does-not-deliver-random-numbers/1006762/10
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copying-from-serial-monitor/1071503/3
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/19
### Issue checklist
- [X] I searched for previous reports in [the issue tracker](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues?q=)
- [X] I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest [nightly build](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software#nightly-builds)
- [X] My report contains all necessary details
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August 26, 2023, 2:53am
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