Editing words
Move cursor to beginning of previous word
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Ctrl + ←
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Editing words
Move cursor to beginning of next word
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Ctrl + →
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Editing words
Delete previous word
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Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace
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Editing words
Delete next word
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Ctrl + Del
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Editing words
Move cursor to beginning of paragraph
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Ctrl + ↑
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Editing words
Move cursor to end of paragraph
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Ctrl + ↓
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Moving the cursor
Move cursor to beginning of current line
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Home
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Moving the cursor
Move cursor to end of current line
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End
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Moving the cursor
Move cursor to top of the text entry field
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Ctrl + Home
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Moving the cursor
Move cursor to bottom of the text entry field
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Ctrl + End
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Moving the cursor
Move cursor up a page/frame
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Page Up
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Moving the cursor
Move cursor down a page/frame
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Page Down
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Selecting text
Select characters one at a time
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↑ Shift + ← →
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Selecting text
Select lines on at a time
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↑ Shift + ↑ ↓
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Selecting text
Select paragraphs
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↑ Shift + Ctrl + ↑ ↓
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Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line
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↑ Shift + Home
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Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the end of the current line
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↑ Shift + End
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Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the text entry field
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↑ Shift + Ctrl + Home
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Selecting text
Select the text between the cursor and the end of the text entry field
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↑ Shift + Ctrl + End
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Selecting text
Select a frame of text below the cursor
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Shift + Page Down
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Selecting text
Select a frame of text above the cursor
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Shift + Page Up
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Selecting text
Select all text
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Ctrl + A
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Editing text
Copy selected text
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Ctrl + C
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Editing text
Copy selected text
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Ctrl + Insert
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Editing text
Cut selected text
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Ctrl + X
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Editing text
Cut selected text
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↑ Shift + Del
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Editing text
Undo
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Ctrl + Z
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Editing text
Redo
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Ctrl + Y
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Editing text
Delete character to the right
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Del
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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
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↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter
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Formatting
Bold
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Ctrl + B
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Formatting
Italic
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Ctrl + I
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Formatting
Underline
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Ctrl + U
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Functions
Opens find text dialog in most applications
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Ctrl + F
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Functions
Find next occurence of last searched string
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F3
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Functions
Find previous occurence of last searched string
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↑ Shift + F3
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Functions
Open
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Ctrl + O
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Functions
Save
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Ctrl + S
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Functions
Create a new document
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Ctrl + N
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Functions
Print
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Ctrl + P
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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
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Alt
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Functions
Open File menu
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Alt + F
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Functions
Open Edit menu
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Alt + E
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Functions
Open View menu
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Alt + V
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