Text editing shortcuts

Use the following list of shortcuts to edit the text more quickly and efficiently.

  • Backspace  –  Delete characters to the left
  • Ctrl + =  –  Make selected text subscript
  • Ctrl + A  –  Select all text
  • Ctrl + B  –  Make selected text bold
  • Ctrl + Backspace  –  Delete words to the left
  • Ctrl + C  –  Copy text
  • Ctrl + Del  –  Delete words to the right
  • Ctrl + Down Arrow  –  Go to end of line break
  • Ctrl + End  –  Go to the end of the document
  • Ctrl + F  –  Find text
  • Ctrl + H  –  Find and replace text
  • Ctrl + Home  –  Go to the beginning of the document
  • Ctrl + I  –  Make selected text italic
  • Ctrl + Left Arrow  –  Go to beginning of previous word
  • Ctrl + Right Arrow  –  Go to beginning of next word
  • Ctrl + Shift + =  –  Make selected text superscript
  • Ctrl + U  –  Underline selected text
  • Ctrl + Up Arrow  –  Go to beginning of line break
  • Ctrl + V  –  Paste text
  • Ctrl + X  –  Cut text
  • Ctrl + Y  –  Redo text
  • Ctrl + Z  –  Undo text
  • Delete  –  Delete characters to the right
  • Down Arrow  –  Go down one row
  • End  –  Go to the end of the current line
  • Home  –  Go to the beginning of the current line
  • Left Arrow  –  Go to the left or to the end of previous line break
  • Page Down  –  Move down one frame
  • Page Up  –  Move up one frame
  • Right Arrow  –  Go to the right or to the beginning of next line break
  • Shift + Ctrl + Down  –  Select paragraphs to the right
  • Shift + Ctrl + End  –  Select text between the cursor and the end of the document
  • Shift + Ctrl + Home  –  Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the document
  • Shift + Ctrl + Left  –  Select words to the left
  • Shift + Ctrl + Right  –  Select words to the right
  • Shift + Ctrl + Up  –  Select paragraphs to the left
  • Shift + Down Arrow  –  Select lines downwards
  • Shift + End  –  Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line
  • Shift + Home  –  Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line
  • Shift + Left Arrow  –  Select characters to the left
  • Shift + Page Down  –  Select one frame at a time of text below the cursor
  • Shift + Page Up  –  Select one frame at a time of text above the cursor
  • Shift + Right Arrow  –  Select characters to the right
  • Shift + Tab  –  Outdent
  • Shift + Up Arrow  –  Select lines upwards
  • Tab  –  Indent
  • Up Arrow  –  Go up one row
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