Most used text editing

Editing words

Delete previous word

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace

All hotkeys for Most used text editing

Editing words
Move cursor to beginning of previous word

Ctrl +

Editing words
Move cursor to beginning of next word

Ctrl +

Editing words
Delete previous word

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace

Editing words
Delete next word

Ctrl + Del

Editing words
Move cursor to beginning of paragraph

Ctrl +

Editing words
Move cursor to end of paragraph

Ctrl +

Moving the cursor
Move cursor to beginning of current line

Home

Moving the cursor
Move cursor to end of current line

End

Moving the cursor
Move cursor to top of the text entry field

Ctrl + Home

Moving the cursor
Move cursor to bottom of the text entry field

Ctrl + End

Moving the cursor
Move cursor up a page/frame

Page Up

Moving the cursor
Move cursor down a page/frame

Page Down

Selecting text
Select characters one at a time

↑   Shift + ←  →

Selecting text
Select lines on at a time

↑   Shift + ↑  ↓

Selecting text
Select paragraphs

↑   Shift + Ctrl + ↑  ↓

Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line

↑   Shift + Home

Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the end of the current line

↑   Shift + End

Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the text entry field

↑   Shift + Ctrl + Home

Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the end of the text entry field

↑   Shift + Ctrl + End

Selecting text
Select a frame of text below the cursor

Shift + Page Down

Selecting text
Select a frame of text above the cursor

Shift + Page Up

Selecting text
Select all text

Ctrl + A

Editing text
Copy selected text

Ctrl + C

Editing text
Copy selected text

Ctrl + Insert

Editing text
Cut selected text

Ctrl + X

Editing text
Cut selected text

↑   Shift + Del

Editing text
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Editing text
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Editing text
Delete character to the right

Del

Editing text
In some rich text editors, this will mean a "soft return" or line break. It moves you to a new line without ending the paragraph. In many messaging programs, this shortcut will allow you to begin a new line without sending the message

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

Formatting
Bold

Ctrl + B

Formatting
Italic

Ctrl + I

Formatting
Underline

Ctrl + U

Functions
Opens find text dialog in most applications

Ctrl + F

Functions
Find next occurence of last searched string

F3

Functions
Find previous occurence of last searched string

↑   Shift + F3

Functions
Open

Ctrl + O

Functions
Save

Ctrl + S

Functions
Create a new document

Ctrl + N

Functions
Print

Ctrl + P

Functions
Activate program's menu bar. You can then use arrow keys to select a menu and press Enter or down arrow key to open the menu

Alt

Functions
Open File menu

Alt + F

Functions
Open Edit menu

Alt + E

Functions
Open View menu

Alt + V

Similar combinations for other applications


Xyplorer
Delete the previous word
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


RStudio
Delete Word Left
Editing (Console and Source)

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Google Chrome
Delete the previous word in a text field
Webpage shortcuts

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Jupyter Notebook
Delete word before
Edit mode

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Ace Editor
Remove word left
Line operations

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


PyCharm 2018.2
Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word start.
Basic editing

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Adobe Lightroom Classic
Delete rejected photo(s)
Managing photos and catalogs

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


SharePoint
Delete all of the word in front of the cursor, but not the previous space.
Using rich text editing

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


jEdit
Delete word before caret
Text editing

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Atom (Windows)
(Source: GitHub) github:discard-selected-lines
All shortcuts

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Virtual DJ 2018
Go to last folder
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Clip Studio Paint Pro
Clear
Edit menu

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Microsoft Word 2016
Delete one word to the left
Delete text and graphics

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Microsoft FrontPage
Delete one word to the left.
Edit and move text and graphics

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Inkscape
delete without preserving shape
Node tool

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Corel Painter
Delete layer
Panel menu commands

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


E-Sword
Delete previous word Editors only
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


CodeMirror
Delete to the left of the group before the cursor
General (Windows)

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Nuke
Clear output window
Script editor

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Chromebook and Chrome OS
Delete the previous word
Text editing

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)
Edit.WordDeleteToStart
Edit

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


AWS Cloud9 IDE (Windows)
Remove Word Left
Remove Text

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
Delete to word start
Editing

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Adobe Photoshop CC
Fill with foreground or background color. Hold down Shift to preserve transparency
Using for painting

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Brackets
Delete previous group
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)
Delete one word to the left
Delete and copy text and objects

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


LibreOffice Impress
In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
Editing text

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


WriteMonkey
Delete word left
Editing

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


LibreOffice Writer
(in a list) Delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Valentina Studio
Delete Word Backward
Text - Deletion

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Google Sheets
Scroll to active cell
Navigate spreadsheet

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Google Sheets (Android)
Scroll to active cell
Navigating spreadsheet

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


FileMaker
Next word
Text

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Multi Commander
Go to the root of the device
File manager-specific

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Vuze
Clear filter-as-you-type text
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


The Bat!
Open reply
Working with Messages

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Eclipse
Delete previous word
Editing text

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Delphi
Delete the word to the beginning
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Everything
Delete previous word
Search edit

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Edit.WordDeleteToStart
Text Editor

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Notepad++
Delete to start of word
Edit menu

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Delete the word to the left of the cursor
Text manipulation in code editor

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Wunderlist
Delete selected List or To-do
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


GOM Player
Root menu
DVD control

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Microsoft OneNote
Delete one word to the left
Type and edit notes

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Android Studio
Delete to start of word
Writing code

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Opera
Remove the last part of any Web address (such as a sub-directory) and go to that address
Navigation: Site navigation

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Mozilla Thunderbird
Delete word to the left
Editing message text

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


WhatsApp Web and Desktop
Delete chat
General

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Notepad2
Delete word before/left
Word

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace


Command Line
Delete the word left to the insertion point
Text manipulation

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace