Navigation shortcuts

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Table 17: Shortcuts with standard navigation keys

Keyboard shortcut	With no selected text	With selected text
RIGHT	Move the insertion point one character to the right.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point one character to the right.
LEFT	Move the insertion point one character to the left.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point one character to the left.
DOWN	Move the insertion point to the next line.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the next line.
UP	Move the insertion point to the previous line.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the previous line.
SHIFT+RIGHT	Select the character to the right of the insertion point.	Extend the selection one character to the right.
SHIFT+LEFT	Select the character to the left of the insertion point.	Extend the selection one character to the left.
SHIFT+DOWN	Create a text selection and extend it to the next line.	Extend the selection to the next line.
SHIFT+UP	Create a text selection and extend it to the previous line.	Extend the selection to the previous line.
CTRL+RIGHT	Move the insertion point one word to the right.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point one word to the right.
CTRL+LEFT	Move the insertion point one word to the left.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point one word to the left.
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT	Create a text selection and extend it one word to the right.	Extend the selection one word to the right.
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT	Create a text selection and extend it one word to the left.	Extend the selection one word to the left.
PgDown	Move the insertion point one page down.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point one page down.
PgUp	Move the insertion point one page up.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point one page up.
SHIFT+ PgDown	Create a text selection and extend it one page down.	Extend the selection one page down.
SHIFT+PgUp	Create a text selection and extend it one page up.	Extend the selection one page up.
HOME	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the line.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the beginning of the line.
END	Move the insertion point to the end of the line.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the end of the line.
SHIFT+HOME	Create a text selection and extend it to the beginning of the line.	Extend the selection to the beginning of the line.
SHIFT+END	Create a text selection and extend it to the end of the line.	Extend the selection to the end of the line.
CTRL+HOME	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
CTRL+END	Move the insertion point to the end of the document.	Deselect the text and move the insertion point to the end of the document.
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME	Create a text selection and extend it to the beginning of the document.	Extend the selection to the beginning of the document.
CTRL+SHIFT+END	Create a text selection and extend it to the end of the document.	Extend the selection to the end of the document.
ALT+u then e	Move the insertion point to the end of the current word.	Move the insertion point to the end of the last word in the selection.

Table 18: Insertion point/screen position shortcuts

Press	To
CTRL+UP	Scroll the text one line up while holding the insertion point in the same position.
CTRL+DOWN	Scroll the text one line down while holding the insertion point in the same position.
ALT+u then t	Scroll the text up so that the insertion point moves to the top of the window while remaining at the same point in the text.
ALT+u then m	Scroll the text so that the insertion point moves to the middle of the window while remaining at the same point in the text.
ALT+u then b	Scroll the text down so that the insertion point moves to the bottom of the window while remaining at the same point in the text.
SHIFT+ALT+t	Move the insertion point to the top of the window.
SHIFT+ALT+m	Move the insertion point to the middle of the window.
SHIFT+ALT+b	Move the insertion point to the bottom of the window.

Table 19: Jump list shortcuts

Press	To
ALT+k	Go to previous entry in the jump list.
ALT+l	Go to next entry in the jump list.
SHIFT+ALT+k	Go to the previous jump list entry not in the same file.
SHIFT+ALT+l	Go to the next jump list entry not in the same file.

Table 20: Miscellaneous navigation shortcuts

Press	To
F2	Go to next bookmark.
CTRL+F2	Toggle bookmark.
CTRL+[	Find matching bracket.
CTRL+SHIFT+[	Select block between current bracket and matching one.

Table 21: Find shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut	With no selected text	With selected text
CTRL+f	Show Find dialog.	Show Find dialog and show selected text as the text to find.
CTRL+h	Show Replace dialog.	Show Replace dialog and show selected text as the text to find.
F3	Search for the next occurrence.
SHIFT+F3	Search for the previous occurrence.
CTRL+F3	Search for the next occurrence of the word that the insertion point is on.	Search for the next occurrence of the selected text.
ALT+SHIFT+h	Switch highlight search on or off.
CTRL+g	Show Goto Line dialog.