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Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard

You can navigate through a document and make selections with the keyboard.

Key

Function

+ Ctrl key

Right, left arrow keys

Moves the cursor one character to the left or to the right.

Moves the cursor one word to the left or to the right.

Up, down arrow keys

Moves the cursor up or down one line.

(Ctrl+Alt) Moves the current paragraph up or down.

Home

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Home

In a table

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the contents in the current cell.

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the contents of the current cell. Press again to move the cursor to the first cell in the table. Press again to move the cursor to the beginning of the document.

End

Moves the cursor to the end of the current line.

Moves the cursor to the end of the document

End

In a table

Moves to the end of the contents in the current cell.

Moves the cursor to the end of the contents of the current cell. Press again to move the cursor to the last cell in the table. Press again to move the cursor to the end of the document.

PgUp

Scrolls up one page.

Moves the cursor to the header.

PgDn

Scroll down one page.

Moves the cursor to the footer.


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