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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Select text by using the keyboard

Select text by using the keyboard
Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point. To select multiple areas that aren't next to each other, make your first selection, hold down CTRL, and then select any other items you want.

To extend a selection

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
One character to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
One character to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To the end of a word
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To the beginning of a word
SHIFT+END
To the end of a line
SHIFT+HOME
To the beginning of a line
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW
One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To the end of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
To the beginning of a paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP
One screen up
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
To the beginning of a document
CTRL+SHIFT+END
To the end of a document
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
To the end of a window
CTRL+A
To include the entire document
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
To a vertical block of text
F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
To a specific location in a document
F8
Turn extend mode on
F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Select the nearest character
F8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so forth)
Increase the size of a selection
SHIFT+F8
Reduce the size of a selection
ESC
Turn extend mode off
Tip

If you know the key combination to move the insertion point, you can generally select the text by using the same key combination while holding down SHIFT. For example, CTRL+RIGHT ARROW moves the insertion point to the next word, and CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW selects the text from the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.

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