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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Master These Keyboard Shortcuts For Text Editing

Selecting Text

One of the most useful things you can do with text editing keyboard shortcuts is selecting bits of text. It speeds things along a great deal when writing.

Select one character at a time. – Shift+Left or Right Arrow
Select one line at a time. – Shift+Up or Down Arrow Keys
Select one word with each arrow press. – Shift+Ctrl+Left or Right Arrow
Select current paragraph. – Shift+Ctrl+Up or Down Arrow
Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line. – Shift+Home
Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line. – Shift+End
Select all text. – Ctrl+A