Moving around a document

To move around a Write document, you will usually locate where you want the cursor to go by using the mouse and clicking. You can also use the scroll bars at the right and bottom of the screen to see more of the document.

However, you can also move the cursor with the cursor movement keys, and there are times when this can be quicker. The following table shows all the ways you can move the cursor.

Key

Description

Arrow keys

The arrow keys move the cursor one character at a time in the direction of the arrow (up, down, left, or right).

ctrl + ç &
ctrl + è

Hold down the ctrl key and press the left arrow key to move to the left a word at a time. Hold down ctrl and press the right arrow key to move to the right a word at a time.

home & end

The home key moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line; the end key moves it to the end of the current line.

page up

Moves the cursor up one whole screen at a time.

page down

Moves the cursor down one whole screen at a time.

ctrl + page up &
ctrl + page down

Hold down the ctrl key and press the page up key to move to the top of the previous page; hold down ctrl and press the page down key to move to the top of the next page.

ctrl + home &
ctrl + end

Hold down the ctrl key and press the home key to move the cursor to the beginning of the document; hold down ctrl and press the end key to move to the end of the document.

As you move around a document, the page, line and column information displayed on the status bar changes.

See:

Status bar