In Office 2008 for Mac, you can move the cursor around your document without actually even touching the mouse. And if you really want to become a whiz with Word, you’ll want to memorize most or all of the following shortcuts. Here’s a table that shows how to move the cursor around a document using only the keyboard:
| To Move. . . | Press. . . |
|---|---|
| One character to the left | Left arrow |
| One character to the right | Right arrow |
| One word to the left | Option+left arrow |
| One word to the right | Option+right arrow |
| One paragraph up | Command+up arrow |
| One paragraph down | Command+down arrow |
| Up one line | Up arrow |
| Down one line | Down arrow |
| To the end of a line | Command+right arrow or End |
| To the beginning of a line | Command+left arrow or Home |
| Up one screen (scrolling) | Page Up |
| Down one screen (scrolling) | Page Down |
| To the top of the next page | Command+Page Down |
| To the top of the previous page | Command+Page Up |
| To the end of a document | Command+End |
| To the beginning of a document | Command+Home |
To select (highlight) text as you move the cursor using these shortcuts, just hold down the Shift or Command key.