#921 – Keyboard Shortcuts Available in a TextBox Control

There are a number of keys that you can use as shortcuts for editing text within a TextBox control.  The most common are:

• Left/Right Arrow keys:  Move cursor left or right within text
• Up/Down Arrow keys:  Move cursor to previous/next line, maintaining position within line
• Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow:  Move to beginning of previous/next word
• Ctrl+Up Arrow:  Move to start of text
• Ctrl+Down Arrow:  Move to end of text
• Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down Arrow:  Move cursor while selecting text
• Home key:  Move to beginning of current line
• End key:  Move to end of current line
• Shift+Home/End:  Select text to beginning/end of current line
• Page Up/Down:  Move up/down full page
• Insert key:  Toggle Insert/Overwrite mode
• Delete key:  Delete character to right of cursor
• Backspace key:  Delete character to right of cursor
• Ctrl+A:  Select all text
• Ctrl+X:  Cut selected text
• Ctrl+C:  Copy selected text
• Ctrl+V:  Paste text at current position