Navigation Keys

 Using navigation keys

The navigation keys allow you to move the cursor, move around in documents and webpages, and edit text. The following table lists some common functions of these keys.

Press this             To do this

Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow   Move the cursor or selection one space or line in the direction of the arrow, or scroll a webpage in the direction of the arrow

Home                     Move the cursor to the beginning of a line or move to the top of a webpage

End                        Move the cursor to the end of a line or move to the bottom of a webpage

Ctrl+Home              Move to the top of a document

Ctrl+End                 Move to the bottom of a document

Page Up                 Move the cursor or page up one screen

Page Down             Move the cursor or page down one screen

Delete                    Delete the character after the cursor, or the selected text; in Windows, delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

Insert                     Turn Insert mode off or on. When Insert mode is on, text that you type is inserted at the cursor. When Insert mode is off, text that you type replaces existing characters.