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I'm not sure exactly what it is you're doing.

Are these 'papers' active or live? Or are they PDFs or static images?

If the text is 'active' or 'live', then hold they Shift key while tapping the left/right arrow keys will select a single letter. Holding down Ctrl+Shift while tapping the left/right arrow keys will select entire words.  To select an entire line of text hold Ctrl+Shift and tap the Down arrow key to select in front of the xursor, Up arrow key to select behind the cursor.

This is common word processor app stuff.

I have to wonder why someone would be using a heavy graphics program like PS to read text files/documents though.

You can use lots of other methods to select things in PS. In your case the Rectangle selection tool should work to select lines of text and put a highlight on them. Or, you could use Quick Mask Mode and a brush tool that is the same size as the height of your font, then hold down the SHIFT key and click at the start of your text selection, then where you want your selection to end, and the brush tool will draw a perfect straight line. There are other methods also that may proof much more effective than using the Pen tool. That seems a little cumbersome for something like this.

That is... so long as i'm understanding your problem correctly.

Could you elaborate more on what it is you're doing Agnes?

Mark (aka theKeeper)...