Caret Movement Shortcut Keys

The shortcut keys listed in the following table enable you to perform caret movement functions in the editor pane by using the keyboard.

Key	Moves the caret …
←	One character to the left. When text is selected, moves caret to the left of the selected text (that is, it falls off the left).
→	One character to the right. When text is selected, moves caret to the right of the selected text (that is, it falls off the right).
Ctrl+←	To the beginning of the word (delimited by white space and an alphanumeric or a non-alphanumeric character) on the left.
Ctrl+→	To the beginning of the word (delimited by white space and an alphanumeric or a non-alphanumeric character) on the right.
↑	Up one line.
↓	Down one line.
Ctrl+↓	Scrolls down the text displayed in the editor pane by one line.
Ctrl+↑	Scrolls up the text displayed in the editor pane by one line.
Ctrl+[	To the previous paragraph (press Shift to extend the selection). A paragraph is delimited by an empty line.
Ctrl+]	To the next paragraph (press Shift to extend the selection).
Ctrl+/	To the previous word part (press Shift to extend the selection).
Ctrl+\	To the next word part (press Shift to extend the selection).
Ctrl+Enter	To a newly inserted line without performing automatic indenting.
Page Up	Up one screen.
Page Down	Down one screen.
Home	To the first non-white space character on the current line if the caret is not already positioned there.
End	To the end of the current line.
Alt+Home	To the start of the display line (that is, to the first character on the current line).
Alt+End	To the end of the display line.
Ctrl+Home	To the beginning of the editor text.
Ctrl+End	To the end of the editor text.