"the selected text" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is commonly used in computing and writing contexts to refer to a specific portion of text that has been highlighted or chosen. Example: Please proofread the selected text and make any necessary edits before submitting your essay.
A little box appears around the selected text that can be easily slid one way or the other to modify the selection.
When a relevant part of a message is located, the user can play that part of the voice mail by double-clicking on the selected text.
The Kindle then converts the selected text into your chosen language and displays it in the Translation box on the screen.
Just select the text from the Web page or document on the screen and press Shift-Command-Y to pop the selected text into its own new Stickie note.
A dotted gray line temporarily appears around the information, along with a gray and white triangle; click the triangle to see a menu of options for putting the selected text in the address book or on a map.
Click the one you want, choose which of your boards should collect this image, type a caption, and click Pin It. (Tip: If you highlight some text on a Web page before clicking Pin It, the selected text becomes the caption for your pinboard item).
Among the selected texts is "Todesfuge," Celan's most famous poem, which will be sung by the soprano Lisa Saffer.
Only main-text sentences were analyzed within the selected texts to decrease interpretive effects from paratext (charts, pictures, and primary source information).
We hope the selected texts will offer insight, wisdom and personal reflection along the way.
Codes were assigned for the selected texts.
Select a color from under the "Highlight" section to highlight the currently selected text.
