Navigating in an equation

Moving the insertion point

Move

Keyboard shortcut

Left

Right

From beside a fraction to the numerator

Changing the selection

Task

Keyboard shortcut

Select next prompt

tab

Increase scope of selection

space

Select next element to the left

Select next element to the right

Moving math elements while retaining algebraic equivalency

Move

Keyboard shortcut

Left

shift+

Right

shift+

Up

shift+

Down

shift+

To far left

ctrl+alt+

To far right

ctrl+alt+

Left into expression

ctrl+shift+

Right into expression

ctrl+shift+

Moving math elements without retaining algebraic equivalency

Swap

Keyboard shortcut

With element on left

ctrl+m ctrl+

With element on right

ctrl+m ctrl+