Expanding/shrinking selection
Select portions of code that you need to, faster
Use Extend Selection to quickly select parts of your code using semantic knowledge about it.
Selected too much, or using an already existing selection, and want to reduce the selection scope? Use the complimentary Shrink Selection feature.
How to use:
Press ⌥↑ (macOS) / Ctrl+W (Windows/Linux), to Extend Selection.
Press ⌥↓ (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+W (Windows/Linux) to Shrink Selection.