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Mac Text Editing Shortcuts

Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/681662/35-mac-text-editing-keyboard-shortcuts-to-speed-up-typing/

Option+Left Arrow: To the beginning of the previous word. Option+Right Arrow: To the beginning of the next word. Command+Left Arrow: To the beginning of the current line. Command+Right Arrow: To the end of the current line. Option+Up Arrow: To the beginning of the current paragraph. Option+Down Arrow: To the end of current paragraph. Shift+Enter: Starts a new line in apps like Messages, Slack, or WYSIWYG editors.

Shift+Left or Right Arrow: Highlights previous or next character. Shift+Up or Down Arrow: Highlights previous or next line of text. Shift+Command+Up or Down Arrow: Highlights all text above or below cursor. Shift+Command+Left or Right Arrow: Highlights all text to the left or right of the cursor. Command+A: Selects all text.

Command+C: Copy to clipboard. Command+X: Cut to clipboard. Command+V: Paste from clipboard. Option+Command+Shift+V: Paste from clipboard and match style.

Delete: Delete the previous character. Option+Delete: Delete the previous word. Function+Delete: Delete the next character (like the Delete key on Windows.) Function+Option+Delete: Delete the next word. Command+Delete: Delete the line to the left of the cursor. Shift+Command+Delete: Delete the line to the right of the cursor.

Command+B: Bold selected text Command+I: Italicize selected text Command+U: Underline selected text Command+K: Create a hyperlink from the selected text (some apps only). Option+Command+C: Copy style, like text formatting (some apps only). Option+Command+V: Paste style, like text formatting (some apps only).

Function+Up or Down Arrow: Page up or down one full “page or “screen.” Command+Z: Undo the last action. Command+Shift+Z: Redo an action. Command+F: Open finder to search the document. Command+G: Find the next instance of something. Option+Command+G: Find the previous instance of something. Command+S: Save the current file. Command+O: Open a file. Command+P: Print the current document. Command+N: Open a new document. Command+T: Open a new tab (works in browsers, Apple Notes, Pages, and more).

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