Navigation shortcuts


Table 17: Shortcuts with standard navigation keys
Keyboard shortcut
With no selected text
With selected text
RIGHT
Move the insertion point one character to the right.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point one character to the right.
LEFT
Move the insertion point one character to the left.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point one character to the left.
DOWN
Move the insertion point to the next line.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the next line.
UP
Move the insertion point to the previous line.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the previous line.
SHIFT+RIGHT
Select the character to the right of the insertion point.
Extend the selection one character to the right.
SHIFT+LEFT
Select the character to the left of the insertion point.
Extend the selection one character to the left.
SHIFT+DOWN
Create a text selection and extend it to the next line.
Extend the selection to the next line.
SHIFT+UP
Create a text selection and extend it to the previous line.
Extend the selection to the previous line.
CTRL+RIGHT
Move the insertion point one word to the right.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point one word to the right.
CTRL+LEFT
Move the insertion point one word to the left.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point one word to the left.
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
Create a text selection and extend it one word to the right.
Extend the selection one word to the right.
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
Create a text selection and extend it one word to the left.
Extend the selection one word to the left.
PgDown
Move the insertion point one page down.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point one page down.
PgUp
Move the insertion point one page up.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point one page up.
SHIFT+ PgDown
Create a text selection and extend it one page down.
Extend the selection one page down.
SHIFT+PgUp
Create a text selection and extend it one page up.
Extend the selection one page up.
HOME
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the line.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the beginning of the line.
END
Move the insertion point to the end of the line.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the end of the line.
SHIFT+HOME
Create a text selection and extend it to the beginning of the line.
Extend the selection to the beginning of the line.
SHIFT+END
Create a text selection and extend it to the end of the line.
Extend the selection to the end of the line.
CTRL+HOME
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
CTRL+END
Move the insertion point to the end of the document.
Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the end of the document.
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Create a text selection and extend it to the beginning of the document.
Extend the selection to the beginning of the document.
CTRL+SHIFT+END
Create a text selection and extend it to the end of the document.
Extend the selection to the end of the document.
ALT+e
Move the insertion point to the end of the current word.
Move the insertion point to the end of the last word in the selection.
Table 18: Insertion point/screen position shortcuts
Press
To
CTRL+UP
Scroll the text one line up while holding the insertion point in the same position.
CTRL+DOWN
Scroll the text one line down while holding the insertion point in the same position.
ALT+t
Scroll the text up so that the insertion point moves to the top of the window while remaining at the same point in the text.
ALT+m
Scroll the text so that the insertion point moves to the middle of the window while remaining at the same point in the text.
ALT+b
Scroll the text down so that the insertion point moves to the bottom of the window while remaining at the same point in the text.
SHIFT+ALT+t
Move the insertion point to the top of the window.
SHIFT+ALT+m
Move the insertion point to the middle of the window.
SHIFT+ALT+b
Move the insertion point to the bottom of the window.
Table 19: Jump list shortcuts
Press
To
ALT+k
Go to previous entry in the jump list.
ALT+l
Go to next entry in the jump list.
SHIFT+ALT+k
Go to the previous jump list entry not in the same file.
SHIFT+ALT+l
Go to the next jump list entry not in the same file.
Table 20: Miscellaneous navigation shortcuts
Press
To
F2
Go to next bookmark.
CTRL+F2
Toggle bookmark.
CTRL+b
Find matching bracket.
CTRL+SHIFT+b
Select block between current bracket and matching one.
Table 21: Find shortcuts
Keyboard shortcut
With no selected text
With selected text
CTRL+f
Show Find dialog.
Show Find dialog and show selected text as the text to find.
CTRL+r
Show Replace dialog.
Show Replace dialog and show selected text as the text to find.
F3
Search for the next occurrence.
SHIFT+F3
Search for the previous occurrence.
CTRL+F3
Search for the next occurrence of the word that the insertion point is on.
Search for the next occurrence of the selected text.
ALT+SHIFT+h
Switch highlight search on or off.
CTRL+g
Show Goto Line dialog.

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