Keyboard shortcuts to select and move text in a document

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you are creating or editing a Mail memo, a document, or form. You must be in Edit mode to use these shortcuts. Press CTRL+E to put your document in Edit mode.

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To do this

CTRL+A

Select all contents of document

CTRL+C

Copy selected text or object

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move item in list or table one row down

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move item in list or table one row up

CTRL+V

Paste text or object

CTRL+X

Cut selected text or object

DELETE

Delete selected graphic

DELETE

Delete selected text or object

SHIFT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Select text up to same point of next line

SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Select previous word

SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Select next word

SHIFT+CTRL+UP ARROW

Select text up to same point of previous line

SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Select text to end of current line, move focus to next

SHIFT+END

Select text to end of current line

SHIFT+HOME

Select text to beginning of current line

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select previous character

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select next character

SHIFT+UP ARROW

Select text to beginning of current line, move focus to previous

LEFT CTRL+LEFT SHIFT

If bi-directional language support is enabled, changes the horizontal progression to right-to-left

RIGHT CTRL+RIGHT SHIFT

If bi-directional language support is enabled, changes the horizontal progression to left-to-right