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Keyboard shortcuts to select and move text in a document
You can use keyboard shortcuts when you are creating or editing a mail message or a document.

You must be in edit mode to use these shortcuts. Press Ctrl+E to put your document in edit mode.

Table 1. Text shortcuts
ShortcutDescription
Arrow keysMove cursor

Note: When the Scroll Lock key is on, arrow keys scroll the page; this is true in both edit mode and read mode.

Ctrl+ASelect all contents of document
Ctrl+C Copy selected text or object
Ctrl+DownMove item in list or table one row down
Ctrl+UpMove item in list or table one row up
Ctrl+VPaste text or object
Ctrl+XCut selected text or object
DeleteDelete selected graphic
DeleteDelete selected text or object
Shift+Ctrl+DownSelect text up to same point of next line
Shift+Ctrl+LeftSelect previous word
Shift+Ctrl+RightSelect next word
Shift+Ctrl+UpSelect text up to same point of previous line
Shift+Ctrl+DownSelect text to end of current line, move focus to next line
Shift+EndSelect text to end of current line
Shift+HomeSelect text to beginning of current line
Shift+LeftSelect previous character
Shift+RightSelect next character
Shift+UpSelect text to beginning of current line, move focus to previous line

Related concepts
Accessibility features for Notes