Keyboard shortcuts to make working with text easier on macOS
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:08 am
MacBook is, if not perfect, definitely in the top 3 devices for working with text. If you often write something on your Mac, save your time and energy by using the following hot keys:
Shift + Left (Right) arrow — select text to the left or right of the cursor character by character. Convenient when you need to dominican republic mobile database several letters in one word. If you need to select entire words, then add Option (Alt) to this combination after Shift.
Option (Alt) + Left (Right) Arrow — Quickly move the cursor to the beginning or end of a word. Command + Left (Right) Arrow — A keyboard shortcut for quickly moving the cursor to the beginning or end of a line.
And one more secret for beginners: you can select a fragment of text from the cursor to the very beginning or end of the document by pressing Shift + Cmd + up (down) arrow.
This combination should help novice users wean themselves off using the mouse when working with texts.
Shift + Left (Right) arrow — select text to the left or right of the cursor character by character. Convenient when you need to dominican republic mobile database several letters in one word. If you need to select entire words, then add Option (Alt) to this combination after Shift.
Option (Alt) + Left (Right) Arrow — Quickly move the cursor to the beginning or end of a word. Command + Left (Right) Arrow — A keyboard shortcut for quickly moving the cursor to the beginning or end of a line.
And one more secret for beginners: you can select a fragment of text from the cursor to the very beginning or end of the document by pressing Shift + Cmd + up (down) arrow.
This combination should help novice users wean themselves off using the mouse when working with texts.