On Mac, use
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Move cursor to beginning of previous word |
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Move cursor to beginning of next word |
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Delete previous word |
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Delete next word |
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Move cursor to beginning of paragraph |
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Move cursor to end of paragraph |
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Move cursor to beginning of current line |
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Move cursor to end of current line |
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Move cursor to top of the text entry field |
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Move cursor to bottom of the text entry field |
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Move cursor up a page/frame |
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Move cursor down a page/frame |
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Select characters one at a time |
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Select lines on at a time |
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Select paragraphs |
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Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line |
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Select the text between the cursor and the end of the current line |
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Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the text entry field |
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Select the text between the cursor and the end of the text entry field |
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Select a frame of text below the cursor |
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Select a frame of text above the cursor |
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Select all text |
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You can use these shortcuts in a sequence to tweak your selection. For example press Shift + Home to select text to the beginning of current line, then press Shift + Up to also select line above it.
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While a text is selected, you don't need to press Delete or Backspace. Just start typing to replace the text.
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Copy selected text |
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Cut selected text |
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Delete character to the right |
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In some rich text editors, this will mean a "soft return" or line break. It moves you to a new line without ending the paragraph. In many messaging programs, this shortcut will allow you to begin a new line without sending the message |
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Most text editing programs will recognize these shortcuts.
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Opens find text dialog in most applications |
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Find next occurence of last searched string |
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Find previous occurence of last searched string |
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Open |
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Save |
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Create a new document |
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Activate program's menu bar. You can then use arrow keys to select a menu and press Enter or down arrow key to open the menu |
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Open File menu |
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Open Edit menu |
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Open View menu |
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What is your favorite Most used text editing hotkey? Do you have any useful tips for it? Let other users know below.
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