Keys for navigating through and selecting text

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Result

Windows Action

 

Mac OS Action

 

Move to right or left one character

Right Arrow/ Left Arrow

Right Arrow/ Left Arrow

 

Move up or down one line

Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

 

Move to right or left one word

Ctrl+Right Arrow/ Ctrl+Left Arrow

Command+Right Arrow/ Command+Left Arrow

 

Move to start or end of line

Home/End

Home/End

 

Move to previous or next paragraph

Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Ctrl+Down Arrow

Command+Up Arrow/ Command+Down Arrow

 

Move to start or end of story

Ctrl+Home/ Ctrl+End

Command+Home/ Command+End

 

Select one word

Double-click word

Double-click word

 

Select one character right or left

Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow

Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow

 

Select one line above or below

Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow

 

Select start or end of line

Shift+Home/ Shift+End

Shift+Home/ Shift+End

 

Select one paragraph

Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting

Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting

 

Select one paragraph before or after

Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow

Shift+Command+Up Arrow/ Shift+Command+Down Arrow

 

Select current line

Shift+Ctrl+\

Shift+Command+\

 

Select characters from insertion point

Shift–click

Shift–click

 

Select start or end of story

Shift+Ctrl+Home/ Shift+Ctrl+End

Shift+Command+Home/ Shift+Command+End

 

Select all in story

Ctrl+A

Command+A

 

Select first/last frame

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/ Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Down

Shift+Option+ Command+Page Up/ Shift+Option+ Command+Page Down

 

Select previous/next frame

Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/ Alt+Ctrl+Page Down

Option+Command+Page Up/ Option+Command+Page Down

 

Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor)

Ctrl+Backspace or Delete

Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad)

 

Update missing font list

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/

Command+Option+Shift+/