I have a personal script with a few shortcuts I use. The one in bold is the one that may help. Just press it to select the current note before applying any advanced edit operations:
ledger.scripts.PatternShortcuts_Rns280_V1.xrnx
Relevant Shortcut:
-Select Note at Edit Position
Other shortcuts if interested:
-Cycle Forward through Global View Presets
-Cycle Backwards through Global View Presets
-Go To Next Pattern, First Line
-Go To Prev Pattern, Last Line