Text selection

Click in text before using these shortcuts. If you use a shortcut with text already selected, FrameMaker extends the selection.

To select

Keyboard shortcut

Next character

esc h c

esc shift+h c

shift+

Previous character

esc shift+h shift+c

shift+

Current word, then next word

esc h w

esc shift+h w

ctrl+shift+

Current word, then previous word

esc shift+h shift+w

ctrl+shift+

Current sentence, then next sentence

esc h s

esc shift+h s

ctrl+shift+end

Current sentence, then previous sentence

esc shift+h shift+s

ctrl+shift+home

Current line, then next line

esc shift+h l esc h l

Current line, then previous line

esc shift+h shift+l

Current paragraph, then next paragraph

esc h p

esc shift+h p

ctrl+shift+

Current paragraph, then previous paragraph

esc shift+h shift+p

ctrl+shift+

One line width of text, starting at insertion point

esc h d

shift+

One line width of text, ending at insertion point

esc h u

shift+

To top of a column

esc h t

shift+Pg Up

To bottom of a column

esc h m

shift+Pg Dn

To beginning of flow

esc h g

ctrl+shift+Pg Up

To end of flow

esc h n

ctrl+shift+Pg Dn

All text around the insertion point that has the same character style

esc h+shift+f

To shift the selection

Keyboard shortcut

Right one character

esc h f

Left one character

esc h b

To select

Keyboard shortcut

Extend or shorten a text selection

Press and click where you want the selection to begin or end

Remove highlighting

esc h 0

Select a word

Double-click the word

Select a word, then next words

Double-click the word and then drag

Deselect a text frame or text line and place the insertion point in it

Double-click in the text frame or text line