How to move selected text with the keyboard

wrdy · #1 03-03-2014, 05:49 PM

I've got an editing job in which I need to move a lot of words and phrases around the document. Is there a way to move selected text with keyboard shortcuts?

At the moment I am highlighting the text and then dragging it to the new position with the mouse.

fumei · #2 03-03-2014, 06:06 PM

Ctrl-X will delete ("cut") it. Go to the new location. Ctrl-V will paste that deleted text. Therefore this can be considered a "move".

wrdy · #3 03-03-2014, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fumei

Ctrl-X will delete ("cut") it. Go to the new location. Ctrl-V will paste that deleted text. Therefore this can be considered a "move".

That's a lot of extra keystrokes compared to dragging with the mouse. Is there no way to move selected word/phrase with the keyboard?

wrdy · #4 03-03-2014, 08:14 PM

I found some solutions.

At the paragraph level you can use alt+shift+up arrow.

And you can move any selected text by pressing F2, moving the cursor and pressing ENTER to insert.

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