Keys for handling text


    Result

    Windows

    Mac OS

    Cursor to beginning of current word

    Ctrl+Left Arrow

    Option+Left Arrow

    Cursor to next word

    Ctrl+Right Arrow

    Option+Right Arrow

    Cursor to beginning/end of line

    Home

    Command+Left Arrow

    Cursor to end of line

    End

    Command+Right Arrow

    Select a word

    Double-click

    Double-click

    Select a line

    Triple-click

    Triple-click

    Select a paragraph

    Quadruple-click

    Quadruple-click

    Increase selection

    Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

    Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

    Select to beginning of line

    Shift+Home

    Command+Shift+Left Arrow

    Select to end of line

    Shift+End

    Command+Shift+ Right Arrow

    New line instead of paragraph

    Shift+Enter

    Shift+Return

    Nonbreaking space

    Shift+Spacebar

    Option+Spacebar

    Insert word break tag <WBR>, enabling the browser to hyphenate the work at the point of insertion

    Ctrl+dash