Efficient Typing Shortcuts

When ever you use a text editor, you either use the mouse or the arrow keys to traverse through the text editor. Using mouse is efficient when you have to make a ‘long jump’, but to move within a sentence, usually the arrow keys are used. However, the usage of arrow keys alone is somewhat irritating as it is too slow.

Using arrow keys in combination with the Ctrl and Shift keys is an efficient way.

Use ‘Ctrl + right arrow’ to jump one word at a time instead of one character at a time. Similarly ‘Ctrl + left arrow’.

Use ‘Ctrl + Shift + right arrow’ to select one word at a time.

Use ‘Shift + Home’ and ‘Shift + End’ keys as appropriate.

Use ‘Ctrl + Backspace’ to delete one word at a time.

Get used to these shortcuts and you will find yourself saving a lot of time.

~ by RQ on April 20, 2009.