Text Selection Shortcut Keys, Brief Scheme
Use the following shortcut key combinations in text editors to select text within an open document.
Command |
Shortcut keys |
Description |
---|---|---|
Edit.CharLeftExtend |
SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the left one character, extending the selection. |
Edit.CharLeftExtendColumn |
SHIFT + ALT + LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the left one character, extending the column selection. |
Edit.CharRightExtend |
SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the right one character, extending the selection. |
Edit.CharRightExtendColumn |
SHIFT + ALT + RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the right one character, extending the column selection. |
Edit.DocumentEndExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + END |
Selects the text from the cursor to the last line of the document. |
Edit.DocumentStartExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME |
Selects the text from the cursor to the first line of the document. |
Edit.GoToBraceExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + ] |
Moves the cursor to the next brace, extending the selection. |
Edit.LineDownExtend |
SHIFT + DOWN ARROW |
Extends text selection down one line, starting at the location of the insertion point. |
Edit.LineDownExtendColumn |
SHIFT + ALT + DOWN ARROW |
Moves the cursor down one line, extending the column selection. |
Edit.LineEndExtendColumn |
SHIFT + ALT + END |
Moves the cursor to the end of the line, extending the column selection. |
Edit.LineStartExtendColumn |
SHIFT + ALT + HOME |
Moves the cursor to the start of the line, extending the column selection. |
Edit.LineUpExtend |
SHIFT + UP ARROW |
Selects text up line by line starting from the location of the cursor. |
Edit.LineUpExtendColumn |
SHIFT + ALT + UP ARROW |
Moves the cursor up one line, extending the column selection. |
Edit.PageDownExtend |
SHIFT + PAGE DOWN |
Extends selection down one page. |
Edit.PageUpExtend |
SHIFT + PAGE UP |
Extends selection up one page. |
Edit.SelectAll |
CTRL + A |
Selects everything in the current document. |
Edit.SelectCurrentWord |
CTRL + W |
Selects the word containing the insertion point or the word to the right of the cursor. |
Edit.SelectToLastGoBack |
CTRL + = |
Select from the current location in the Editor back to the previous location in the Editor. |
Edit.ViewBottomExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + PAGE DOWN |
Moves the cursor to the last line in view, extending the selection. |
Edit.ViewTopExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + PAGE UP |
Extends the selection to the top of the current window. |
Edit.WordNextExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Extends the selection one word to the right. |
Edit.WordNextExtendColumn |
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the right one word, extending the column selection. |
Edit.WordPreviousExtend |
CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Extends the selection one word to the left. |
Edit.WordPreviousExtendColumn |
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the left one word, extending the column selection. |