WordPerfect 7: Using Shortcut Keys to move the Cursor around the Document

• Moving the cursor within a word
• Moving the cursor through the lines in a document
• Moving the cursor within a paragraph
• Moving the cursor within a screen of text
• Moving the cursor within the document

Four methods to move within a word

1. To move the cursor to the left, press the left arrow key.
2. To move the cursor to the right, press the right arrow key.
3. To move the cursor to the start of the next word, press CTRL plus the right arrow key.
4. To move the cursor to the start of the previous word, press CTRL plus the left arrow key.

Four methods to move through the lines in a document

1. To move the cursor up one line from its current position, press the up arrow key.
2. To move the cursor down one line from its current position, press the down arrow key.
3. To move the cursor to the end of the current line, press END.
4. To move the cursor to the beginning of the current line, press HOME.

Two methods to move within a paragraph

1. To move the cursor up one paragraph from its current position, press CTRL plus the up arrow key.
2. To move the cursor down one paragraph from its current position, press CTRL plus the down arrow key.

Five methods to move within a screen of text

1. To move the cursor to the top of the screen press CTRL+PAGE UP.
2. To move the cursor to the bottom of the screen pressCTRL+PAGE DOWN.
3. To move the cursor to the next page press ALT+PAGE UP.
4. To move the cursor to the previous page press ALT+PAGE DOWN.
5. To move the cursor to a specific page press CTRL+G. At the prompt enter the page number and press ENTER.

Two methods to move within the document

1. To move the cursor to the start of a document press CTRL+HOME.
2. To move the cursor to the end of a document press CTRL+END.

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