KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS - Select Text and Graphics

Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point.

Press	To extend a selection
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	One character to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	One character to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	To the end of a word
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	To the beginning of a word
SHIFT+END	To the end of a line
SHIFT+HOME	To the beginning of a line
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW	One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	To the end of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW	To the beginning of a paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP	One screen up
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME	To the beginning of a document
CTRL+SHIFT+END	To the end of a document
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	To the end of a window
CTRL+A	To include the entire document
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode	To a vertical block of text
F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode	To a specific location in a document

Tip   If you know the key combination to move the insertion point, you can generally select the text by using the same key combination while holding down SHIFT. For example, CTRL+RIGHT ARROW moves the insertion point to the next word, and CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW selects the text from the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.