Keys for navigating through and selecting text
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Result |
Windows Action |
Mac OS Action
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Move to right or left one character |
Right Arrow/ Left Arrow |
Right Arrow/ Left Arrow
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Move up or down one line |
Up Arrow/ Down Arrow |
Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
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Move to right or left one word |
Ctrl+Right Arrow/ Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Command+Right Arrow/ Command+Left Arrow
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Move to start or end of line |
Home/End |
Home/End
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Move to previous or next paragraph |
Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Command+Up Arrow/ Command+Down Arrow
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Move to start or end of story |
Ctrl+Home/ Ctrl+End |
Command+Home/ Command+End
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Select one word |
Double-click word |
Double-click word
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Select one character right or left |
Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow |
Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
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Select one line above or below |
Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow |
Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
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Select start or end of line |
Shift+Home/ Shift+End |
Shift+Home/ Shift+End
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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
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Select one paragraph before or after |
Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Shift+Command+Up Arrow/ Shift+Command+Down Arrow
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Select current line |
Shift+Ctrl+\ |
Shift+Command+\
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Select characters from insertion point |
Shift–click |
Shift–click
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Select start or end of story |
Shift+Ctrl+Home/ Shift+Ctrl+End |
Shift+Command+Home/ Shift+Command+End
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Select all in story |
Ctrl+A |
Command+A
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Select first/last frame |
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/ Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Down |
Shift+Option+ Command+Page Up/ Shift+Option+ Command+Page Down
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Select previous/next frame |
Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/ Alt+Ctrl+Page Down |
Option+Command+Page Up/ Option+Command+Page Down
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Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) |
Ctrl+Backspace or Delete |
Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad)
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Update missing font list |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/ |
Command+Option+Shift+/
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