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What are the shortcuts for select text and graphics?

Edit and Move Text Shortcuts - Select Text and Graphics

The shortcuts for edit and move text - select text and graphics are:

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW = One character to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW = One character to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW = End of the word
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW = Beginning of the word
SHIFT+END = End of the line
SHIFT+HOME = Beginning of the line
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW = One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW = One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW = End of the paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW = Beginning of the paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN = One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP = One screen up
CTRL+SHIFT+ END = End of the document
CTRL+SHIFT+ HOME = Beginning of the document
CTRL+A = The entire document
CTRL+SHIFT+F8 = Vertical block of text
F8+ARROW KEYS = Specific location in a document

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