Table of key combinations

Key combination	Selects
CTRL+A	All text in the Script area.
SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW	The previous word or selects the first part of the word if the insertion point is in the word.
SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	The next word or selects the remainder of the word if the insertion point is in the word.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	The text starting at the right of the insertion point and ending at the character below and to the left of the insertion point.
SHIFT+END	The text starting with the character at the insertion point and ending with the last character on the line.
SHIFT+HOME	The text starting with the character to the left of the insertion point and ending with the first character on the line.
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	The character to the left of the insertion point.
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	The character to the right of the insertion point.
SHIFT+UP ARROW	The text starting at the left of the insertion point and ending at the character above and to the right of the insertion point.

Table of mouse operations

Mouse operation	Selects
Double-click (on the word)	The entire word and the following space.
Drag	The text from the starting position of the mouse to the ending position.
Right-click	The Edit menu.
SHIFT+Click (left mouse click)	The text from the insertion point to the position of the mouse.

See Also

Editing text with key combinations
Editing text with menu commands
Using the Script area

Glossary