This is the file to use when you try out the text editor keys.
The function of basic cursor movement keys:
Right Arrow Move a character to the right
Left Arrow Move a character to the left
Up Arrow Move up one line
Down Arrow Move down one line
Home Move to the beginning of the line
End Move to the end of the line
Page Down Move down one window of text
Page Up Move up one window of text
You can try these now.
The Ctrl key accelerates the cursor movement. It is used with four of the basic keys.
Ctrl-Right Arrow Move one word to the right
Ctrl-Left Arrow Move one word to the left
Ctrl-Home Move to the beginning of the text
Ctrl-End Move to the end of the text
Now is a good time to practice these key combinations.
The Shift key is used to select text. Selected text can be deleted, replaced, copied, cut, and pasted. When the Shift key is pressed the cursor is "anchored" at it's current location. While the Shift key is pressed, the cursor movement keys or Ctrl key combinations will select text. Text from the "anchor point" to the end of the cursor movement will be selected.
Here is a table of Shift key combinations.
Shift-Right Arrow Selects one character at a time to the right
Shift-Left Arrow Selects one character at a time to the left
Shift-Up Arrow Selects one line at a time moving up
Shift-Down Arrow Selects one line at a time moving down
Shift-Ctrl-Right Arrow Selects to the end of the word
Shift-Ctrl-Left Arrow Selects to the beginning of the word
Shift-Ctrl-End Selects to the end of text
Shift-Ctrl-Home Selects to the beginning of the text
