Text shortcuts

To do this

Use this shortcut on a PC with Windows

Use this shortcut on the Macintosh

Select the next or previous paragraph.

Press Shift-Ctrl- or Shift Ctrl-.

Press Shift-Option-or Shift-Option-.

Select text from the insertion point to the end or the beginning of the document.

Not available.

Press Shift--or Shift--.

Select a range of characters.

Press Shift- or Shift-.

Press Shift- or Shift-.

Select a range of whole words.

Press Shift-Ctrl- or Shift-Ctrl-.

Press Shift-Option- or Shift-Option-.

Delete the previous or following word.

Press Ctrl-Backspace or Ctrl-Delete.

Press Option-Delete or Option-Forward Delete (del).

Copy selected text.

Ctrl-drag the text to the position where you want to place the copy.

Option-drag the text to the position where you want to place the copy.

Insert a non-breaking space.

In Edit Page mode, press Alt and type 0160 on the numeric keypad.

Press Option-space bar.

Insert a line break.

Press Shift-Enter.

Press Shift-Return.

Create a new list item.

Press F8.

Press -Return.

Create a new list item and indent it.

Place the insertion point in the list and press F9.

Place the insertion point in the list and press Option--Return.

Create a new list item and indent it to the previous level of indentation (decrease indent).

Place the insertion point in the list and press F7.

Place the insertion point in the list and press Shift-3-Return.


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