Editing Text

Use the following keys to edit text:

To do this:

Press this:

Delete the selected text or (if no text is selected) delete the character to the right of the insertion point

Delete or Backspace

Cut selected information and place it in the Clipboard

Ctrl + X  

Copy selected information to the Clipboard

Ctrl + C or
Ctrl + Ins  

Paste selected information from the Clipboard to the insertion point

Ctrl + V or Shift + Ins

Reverses (Undo) your last operation

Ctrl + Z

Redo the last Undo

Ctrl + Y

Move left one character

Left Arrow

Move right one character

Right Arrow

Extend the selection onto the character to the left

Shift + Left Arrow

Extend the selection onto the character to the right

Shift + Right Arrow

Move to the beginning of the line

Home  

Move to the end of the line

End  

Extend selection to the beginning of the line

Shift + Home

Extend selection to the end of the line

Shift + End