Text Selection Keys


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Key(s) Function
Shift+Left or Right Arrow ¬ ® Selects text one character at a time to the left or right.
Shift+Down or Up ­¯ Selects one line of text up or down.
Shift+End Selects text to the end of the line.
Shift+Home Selects text to the beginning of the line.
Shift+Page Down Selects text down one window; or, cancels the selection if the next window is already selected.
Shift+Page Up Selects text up one window; or, cancels the selection if the previous window is already selected.
Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right Arrow ¬ ® Selects text to the next or previous word.
Ctrl+Shift+Up or Down Arrow ­¯ Selects text to the beginning (Up Arrow) or end (Down Arrow) of the paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift+End Selects text to the end of the document.
Ctrl+Shift+Home Selects text to the beginning of the document.


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