Conventions: U = UpArrow key, D = DownArrow key, L = LeftArrow key, R = RightArrow key
These keystroke combinations apply in a number of editors (Notepad, Wordpad, Microsoft Word, PageMaker, Quark XPress, SQL Query Analyzer, SQL Management Studio)
| Move cursor one character at a time | Tap L or R |
| Select one character at a time | Tap SHIFT+L or SHIFT+R |
| Move cursor one line at a time | Tap U or D |
| Select one line at a time | Tap SHIFT+U or SHIFT+D |
| Move cursor one word to the left/right at a time | Tap CTRL+L or CTRL+R |
| Select one word to the left/right at a time | Tap SHIFT+CTRL+L or SHIFT+CTRL+R |
| Move to leftmost/rightmost position in a line | Tap the HOME or END key (located above the arrow keys) |
| Select to leftmost/rightmost position in a line | Tap the SHIFT+HOME or SHIFT+END key (located above the arrow keys) |
| Move cursor to the very top/bottom of a document | Tap the CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END key combination |
| Select to the very top/bottom of a document | Tap the SHIFT+CTRL+HOME or SHIFT+CTRL+END key combination |
These keystroke combinations apply in publishing programs such as Quark XPress and Adobe PageMaker
| Increase/Decrease font size incrementally | Apply CTRL+SHIFT+> or CTRL+SHIFT+< to selected text |