Shortcut Keys for Edit Boxes

An edit box is a field, often found on a dialog box, in which you type or paste a text entry.

To perform this action...	Press...
To move to the beginning of the entry	HOME
To move to the end of the entry	END
To move one character to the left or right	LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
To move one word to the left	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move one word to the right	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To select or unselect one character to the left	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To select or unselect one character to the right	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To select or unselect one word to the left	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To select or unselect one word to the right	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry	SHIFT+HOME
To select from the insertion point to the end of the entry	SHIFT+END