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Keyboard Commands
(←, →, ↑, or ↓ with key combination)
Arrow Key Usage
Result
Command Option S h i f t
Moves insertion point a line or a character*
Cmd
Scrolls window large amount
Option
Begin/end line; top/bottom page, then doc.
Shift
Cmd
Option
Cmd
Cmd
Extends Selection small amount
Scrolls window small amount**
Shift
Move between cells in a matrix/table
Option Shift
Extends Selection large amount
Option Shift
<NotUsed>
*Arrow keys (← → ↑↓) alone.
** Cmd Option ↓ scrolls document window down approximately 1 line
Vertical Scroll Bar Usage
Key
Mouse
Result
Drag Scroll Box
Scroll arbitrary amounts
Click Arrow
Scroll large amount (approx 8 lines)
Click Arrow
Scroll small amount (approx 1 line)
Click Scroll Bar
Scroll 1 screen
Cmd
Click Scroll Bar
Top of Next/Prev Page*
Option
Click Scroll Bar
Top of Next/Prev Header*
Option
Cmd Option Click Scroll Bar Advance to top of Next/Prev Page Body*
*To scroll through lecture note screens
Special Key Combinations:1
Command +
Can’t select sublines.
Option + scroll up/down
Command + [ ] ; '
Option
Option + drag tab
Command + drag left margin
Option +  symbol in palettes
1
Command ≡
10 pixel scroll, as opposed to 80 pixel scroll.
Corresponds to superscripting/subscripting tools as
follows:
[=
]=
;=
'=
Toggles between
and
.
Smooth drag.
Doesn't move indent marker.
Vertical bar; always extends to the limits of the line.