The keyboard shortcuts that are described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+). For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).
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Microsoft Word Web App keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts in Word Web App are very similar to keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word. The keyboard shortcuts listed in this article are for the most common tasks in Word Web App. For a full list of keyboard shortcuts in Word, see Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word.
Reading view
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To do this |
Press |
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Go to a view that is accessible to screen-reader software and to keyboard selection of content (requires PDF reader) |
TAB to the Generate more accessible view (new window) command, ENTER |
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Find text |
CTRL+F, or F3 |
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Hide the Search pane |
ESC |
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Switch to Zoom control |
CTRL+Z |
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Switch to page-number control |
CTRL+G |
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Go to a specific page |
Type page number (in page-number control) |
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CTRL+P |
Editing view
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To do this |
Press |
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Move between ribbon and document content |
CTRL+F6 or CTRL+SHIFT+F6 |
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Move from editing document to Home tab |
CTRL+[ |
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Move from editing document to most recently used ribbon command |
CTRL+] |
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Activate a different ribbon tab |
TAB, ENTER |
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Move among ribbon commands |
TAB |
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Execute the currently selected ribbon command |
ENTER |
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Collapse or expand the ribbon |
CTRL+F3 |
Move insertion point
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To do this |
Press |
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Right one character |
RIGHT ARROW |
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Left one character |
LEFT ARROW |
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Right one word |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
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Left one word |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
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Up one line |
UP ARROW |
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Down one line |
DOWN ARROW |
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Up one paragraph |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
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Down one paragraph |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
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Beginning of line |
HOME |
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End of line |
END |
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Beginning of page |
CTRL+HOME |
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End of page |
CTRL+END |
Select content: expand selection
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To do this |
Press |
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Right one character |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
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Left one character |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
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Right one word |
SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
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Left one word |
SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
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Up one line |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
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Down one line |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
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Up one paragraph |
SHIFT+CTRL+UP ARROW |
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Down one paragraph |
SHIFT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
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To beginning of paragraph |
SHIFT+HOME |
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To end of paragraph |
SHIFT+END |
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To beginning of document |
SHIFT+CTRL+HOME |
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To end of document |
SHIFT+CTRL+END |
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Whole document |
CTRL+A |
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Select image |
CTRL+ALT+G |
Edit content
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To do this |
Press |
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Cut |
CTRL+X |
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Copy |
CTRL+C |
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Paste |
CTRL+V |
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Insert hyperlink |
CTRL+K |
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Undo |
CTRL+Z |
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Redo |
CTRL+Y |
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Move from on misspelled word to another |
ALT+F7 |
Format text
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To do this |
Press |
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Bold |
CTRL+B |
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Italics |
CTRL+I |
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Underline |
CTRL+U |
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Bulleted list |
CTRL+PERIOD |
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Align left |
CTRL+L |
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Align right |
CTRL+R |
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Align centered |
CTRL+E |
Windows and Mac keyboard equivalents
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Key |
Modifier |
Windows |
Mac |
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BACKSPACE |
ALT |
Backspace by word |
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End |
ALT |
Move IP to bottom of document/outline |
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ENTER |
ALT |
Page Properties in IE |
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TAB |
CTRL-ALT |
Task Switcher |
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Home |
ALT |
Navigate to Home Page |
Move IP to top of document/outline |
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Left |
ALT |
Navigate back in IE |
Navigate left by word |
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PageDn |
ALT |
Move IP to bottom of document |
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PageUp |
ALT |
Move IP to top of document |
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Right |
ALT |
Navigate forward in IE |
Navigate right by word |
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TAB |
ALT |
Switch between Apps |
Accessibility Loop (moves focus between browser UI and page elements) |
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Down |
ALT-SHIFT |
Move current page Down one position in the Nav Pane |
Selects from the IP to the end of the paragraph |
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ENTER |
ALT-SHIFT |
Full Screen in IE |
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TAB |
CTRL-ALT-SHIFT |
Task Switcher |
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Left |
ALT-SHIFT |
Outdent |
Select left by word |
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Right |
ALT-SHIFT |
Indent |
Select left by word |
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TAB |
ALT-SHIFT |
Switch between Apps |
Accessibility Loop (moves focus between browser UI and page elements) |
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Up |
ALT-SHIFT |
Move current page Down one position in the Nav Pane |
Selects from the IP to the end of the paragraph |
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BACKSPACE |
CMD |
Backspace by word |
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DELETE |
CMD |
Delete by word |
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Down |
CMD |
Move IP down by paragraph |
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End |
CMD |
Move IP to bottom of document/outline |
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Home |
CMD |
Navigate to top of document/outline (in Safari on Mac this navigates to the browser home page) |
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Left |
CMD |
Move IP to the beginning of the line (in Firefox on Mac this navigates the browser back to the previous page) |
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Right |
CMD |
Move IP to the end of the line (in Firefox on Mac this navigates the browser forward) |
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TAB |
CMD |
Task Switcher (like Windows Alt-Tab) |
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Up |
CMD |
Move IP up by paragraph |
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ESC |
CMD-ALT |
Task Manager (Force Quit Apps) |
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Home |
CMD-ALT |
In Safari on Mac this navgiates to the browser home page |
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Left |
CMD-ALT |
In Chrome on Mac this navigates between browser tabs |
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DELETE |
CMD-SHIFT |
Iin Firefox on Mac this clears the browser cache |
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Down |
CMD-SHIFT |
Select down by paragraph |
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End |
CMD-SHIFT |
Select to bottom of document/page |
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Home |
CMD-SHIFT |
Select to top of document/page (in Safari on Mac this navigates to the browser home page) |
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Left |
CMD-SHIFT |
Select to beginning of line |
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Right |
CMD-SHIFT |
Select to end of line |
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TAB |
CMD-SHIFT |
Task Switcher (like Windows Alt-Tab) |
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Up |
CMD-SHIFT |
Select up by paragraph |
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ESC |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Task Manager |
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Right |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Select right by word |
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Down |
CTRL |
Move IP down by paragraph |
Move IP to end of line |
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Left |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Select left by word |
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ESC |
CTRL |
Open Start Menu/Start Screen |
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DELETE |
CTRL-ALT |
Open Lock Screen Menu |
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Left |
CTRL |
Move IP left by word |
Displays a widget dashboard |
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PageDn |
CTRL |
in Firefox and Chrome on Mac this switches between open tabs |
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PageUp |
CTRL |
in Firefox and Chrome on Mac this switches between open tabs |
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End |
CTRL |
Move IP to end of document/outline |
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TAB |
CTRL |
Switch between open tabs |
Switch between open tabs |
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Up |
CTRL |
Move IP up by paragraph |
Move IP to beginning of line |
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BACKSPACE |
CTRL-ALT |
Backspace by word |
Backspace by letter |
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Home |
CTRL |
Move IP to beginning of document/outline |
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Down |
CTRL-ALT |
in IE this scrolls the page down |
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End |
CTRL-ALT |
in IE this scrolls to the bottom of the page |
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Home |
CTRL-ALT |
in IE this scrolls to the top of the page |
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PageDn |
CTRL-ALT |
in IE this scrolls down |
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PageUp |
CTRL-ALT |
in IE this scrolls up |
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Right |
CTRL |
Move IP left by word |
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Up |
CTRL-ALT |
in IE this scrolls the page down |
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BACKSPACE |
CTRL-ALT-SHIFT |
Backspace by word |
Backspace by letter |
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End |
CTRL-ALT-SHIFT |
in IE this scrolls to the bottom of the page |
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Home |
CTRL-ALT-SHIFT |
in IE this scrolls to the top of the page |
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PageDn |
CTRL-ALT-SHIFT |
in IE this scrolls down |
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PageUp |
CTRL-ALT-SHIFT |
in IE this scrolls up |
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ESC |
ALT |
Minimize Window |
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Down |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Select down by paragraph |
Select to end of line |
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ESC |
ALT-SHIFT |
Minimize Window |
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Home |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Select up by paragraph |
Select to beginning of line |
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Insert |
None |
Enter Overtype Mode |
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TAB |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Switch between open tabs |
Switch between open tabs |
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Up |
CTRL-SHIFT |
Select up by paragraph |
Select to beginning of line |
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BACKSPACE |
None |
Backspace by letter |
Backspace by letter |
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DELETE |
None |
Delete by letter |
Delete by letter |
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Down |
None |
Move IP down by line |
Move IP down by line |
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End |
None |
Move IP to end of line |
Move IP to end of line |
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ENTER |
None |
Insert new line |
Insert new line |
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BACKSPACE |
CTRL |
Backspace by word |
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Home |
None |
Move IP to beginning of line |
In Safari and Chrome this moves the IP to the beginning of the paragraph |
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Left |
None |
Move IP left by letter |
Move IP left by letter |
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PageDn |
None |
Move IP down by one screen |
Move IP down by one screen |
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PageUp |
None |
Move IP up by one screen |
Move IP up by one screen |
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Right |
None |
Move IP right by letter |
Move IP right by letter |
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TAB |
None |
Indent or Navigate to next Table Cell |
Indent, Navigate to next Table Cell, or Insert a Table |
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Up |
None |
Move IP up by one line |
Move IP up by one line |
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BACKSPACE |
SHIFT |
Backspace by letter |
Backspace by letter |
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Down |
SHIFT |
Select down by line |
Select down by line |
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End |
SHIFT |
Select to end of line |
Select to end of line |
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ENTER |
SHIFT |
Insert soft line break |
Insert soft line break |
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Home |
SHIFT |
Select to beginning of line |
Select to beginning of line |
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Left |
SHIFT |
Select left by letter |
Select left by letter |
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Right |
SHIFT |
Select right by letter |
Select right by letter |
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TAB |
SHIFT |
Outdent, Navigate to Previous Table Cell |
Outdent, Navigate to Previous Table Cell |
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Up |
SHIFT |
Select up by line |
Select up by line |
