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Essential Typing Shortcuts

Master these universal shortcuts to become more efficient in any text editor or application


Editor

Ctrl + A

Select all text

Ctrl + C

Copy selected text

Ctrl + V

Paste text

Ctrl + X

Cut selected text

Ctrl + Z

Undo last action

Ctrl + Y

Redo last action

Navigation

Home

Move cursor to beginning of line

End

Move cursor to end of line

Ctrl + Home

Move cursor to beginning of document

Ctrl + End

Move cursor to end of document

Ctrl +

Move cursor one word left

Ctrl +

Move cursor one word right

Selection

Shift +

Select text one character left

Shift +

Select text one character right

Ctrl + Shift +

Select text one word left

Ctrl + Shift +

Select text one word right

Shift + Home

Select text to beginning of line

Shift + End

Select text to end of line

Editing

Backspace

Delete character before cursor

Delete

Delete character after cursor

Ctrl + Backspace

Delete word before cursor

Ctrl + Delete

Delete word after cursor

Note: Some shortcuts may vary depending on your operating system. Mac users should use (Command) instead of Ctrl.