Master Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts
The Problem:
I'm sick and tired of navigating with the mouseevery time I move my hand over to it, it wastes a couple of seconds. But moving around with the arrow keys sucks even more.
The Solution:
Use the keyboard shortcuts shown in Table 3-3 to navigate quickly around your documents. If you want to select text, hold down the Shift key while you press the keyboard shortcut.
Table 3-3. Keyboard shortcuts for navigating in documents
|
Keyboard shortcut |
Moves (or, with Shift, selects) |
|---|---|
|
Ctrl+ |
One word to the left, or to the start of the current word |
|
Ctrl+ |
One word to the right, or to the end of the current word |
|
Ctrl+ |
To the beginning of the current paragraph (if the insertion point is in it) or the beginning of the previous paragraph |
|
Ctrl+ |
To the beginning of the next paragraph |
|
Ctrl+Home |
To the beginning of the document, text box, or other story (for example, a header) |
|
Ctrl+End |
To the end of the document, text box, or other story |
Tip: Word calls the separate components of a documentthe main document, text boxes, and other such itemsstories.