Windows and most applications support the following keyboard shortcuts for working with text.
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts for deleting text.
[Backspace]
[Ctrl] - [Backspace]
[Delete]
[Shift] - [Delete]
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to move the insertion point around in text.
[ ]
[ ’ ]
[ ‘ ]
[ “ ]
[Ctrl] - [ ]
[Ctrl] - [ ’ ]
[Home]
[End]
[Ctrl] - [ ‘ ]
[Ctrl] - [ “ ]
[Ctrl] - [Home]
The exact effect of this shortcut depends on what the current item is. For example, pressing [Ctrl] - [Home] in a text box moves the insertion point to the beginning of the text box. Pressing [Ctrl] - [Home] in a Word document moves the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
[Ctrl] - [End]
The exact effect of this shortcut depends on what the current item is. For example, pressing [Ctrl] - [End] in a text box moves the insertion point to the end of the text box. Pressing [Ctrl] - [End] in a Word document moves the insertion point to the end of the document.
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to select text and objects.
[Shift] - [ ’ ]
[Shift] - [ ]
[Ctrl] - [Shift] - [ ’ ]
If the insertion point is in a word, pressing [Ctrl] - [Shift] - 2 selects to the end of that word. If the insertion point is between words, pressing this shortcut selects to the end of the next word.
[Ctrl] - [Shift] - [ ]
If the insertion point is in a word, pressing [Ctrl] - [Shift] - 1 selects to the start of that word. If the insertion point is between words, pressing this shortcut selects to the start of the previous word.
[Shift] - [ ‘ ]
[Shift] - [ “ ]
[Tab]
[Shift] - [Tab]