Keyboard shortcuts to select and move text in a document (Macintosh)

You can use Macintosh keyboard shortcuts when you are creating or editing a mail message or a document.

You must be in edit mode to use these shortcuts. Press Command+E to put your document in edit mode.

Table 1. Text shortcuts

Shortcut

Description

Command+A

Select all contents of document

Command+C or F3

Copy selected text or object

Command+Down Arrow

Move item in list or table one row down

Command+Up Arrow

Move item in list or table one row up

Command+V or F4

Paste text or object

Command+X or F2

Cut selected text or object

Del or Option+Delete

Delete selected graphic

Del or Option+Delete

Delete selected text or object

Shift+Command+Down Arrow

Select text up to same point of next line

Shift+Command+Up Arrow

Select text up to same point of previous line

Shift+Command+Right Arrow

Select next word

Shift+Command+Left Arrow

Select previous word

Shift+Down Arrow

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

Shift+T+End (extended Macintosh keyboards only)

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 line