Shortcuts for selecting, editing and formatting text

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Shortcuts for selecting, editing and formatting text

Shortcuts for selecting, editing and formatting text

Shortcuts for selecting text

When editing text, you can use these shortcuts to select text.

To:

Keyboard Shortcut

Extend selection to beginning of topic

Control-Shift-Home

Extend selection to end of topic

Control-Shift-End

Extend selection to beginning of line

Shift-Home

Extend selection to end of line

Shift-End

Extend selection left one character

Shift–Left Arrow

Extend selection right one character

Shift–Right Arrow

Extend selection left one word

Control–Shift–Left Arrow

Extend selection right one word

Control–Shift–Right Arrow

Extend selection up one line

Shift–Up Arrow

Extend selection down one line

Shift–Down Arrow

Extend selection up one paragraph

Control–Shift–Up Arrow

Extend selection down one paragraph

Control–Shift–Down Arrow

End text editing

Esc

or Shift-Enter

Shortcuts for editing text

When editing text, you can use these shortcuts to move the insertion point in text.

To move the insertion point to:

Keyboard Shortcut

Beginning of topic

Control-Home

End of topic

Control-End

Beginning of line

Home

End of line

End

Left one character

Left Arrow

Right one character

Right Arrow

Left one word

Control–Left Arrow

Right one word

Control–Right Arrow

Up one line

Up Arrow

Down one line

Down Arrow

Up one paragraph

Control–Up Arrow

Down one paragraph

Control–Down Arrow

 

To:

Keyboard Shortcut

End text editing

Esc

or Shift-Enter

Split notes text and add text in front of the cursor to the topic text (Outline View only)

Control-E

Shortcuts for formatting text

To apply:

Keyboard Shortcut

Plain

Control-Shift-P

Bold

Control-B

Italic

Control-I

Underline

Control-U

Left align

Control-Shift-L

Centre align

Control-Shift-C

Right align

Control-Shift-R

Increase font size

Control–Shift–Right Angle Bracket (>)

Decrease font size

Control–Shift–Left Angle Bracket (<)

Superscript

Control-Shift-1

Subscript

Control-Shift-2

Original text style (Revert to Style)

Control-Shift-E