Selecting Text

To select the text for making changes, you must first highlight the text that needs to be changed.

• Select the text by dragging the mouse over the desired text while keeping the left mouse button pressed.
• Or, hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard while using the arrow buttons to highlight the text.

To select:

1. One character to the right — Shift+Right Arrow
2. One character to the left —Shift+Left Arrow
3. To the end of the word — CTRL+Shift+Right Arrow
4. To the beginning of the word — CTRL+Shift+Right Arrow
5. To the end of the line — Shift+End
6. To the beginning of a line — Shift+Home
7. One line down — Shift+Down Arrow
8. One line up — Shift+Up Arrow
9. To the end of a paragraph — CTRL+Shift+Down Arrow
10. To the beginning of a paragraph — CTRL+Shift+Down Arrow
11. One screen Down — Shift + Page Down
12. One screen Up — Shift + Page Up
13. To the end of a window — Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
14. To the beginning of a document —CTRL+Shift+Home
15. To include the entire document — CTRL+A

To deselect the text, click anywhere outside of the selection on the page or press an arrow key on the keyboard.

Try our interactive lesson.