Text Selection Shortcuts

In addition to using the mouse, you can also use configurable keyboard shortcuts for text selection.

Shortcut Action
Shift-Right arrow Selects the character to the right of the insertion point
Shift-Left arrow Selects the character to the left of the insertion point
Ctrl-Shift-Right arrow Selects the word to the right of the insertion point
Ctrl-Shift-Left arrow Selects the word to the left of the insertion point
Alt-J Selects the current word (the word the insertion point is on or immediately next to), or deselects anything currently selected
Shift-PgDn Selects the screen-long block of text beginning with the insertion point
Shift-PgUp Selects the screen-long block of text ending with the insertion point
See also
Setting Global Source Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

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