Moving Around in Wordperfect 5.1/6.0

No doubt you have struggled to accomplish some task and thought "I wish I had a shortcut." Hopefully some of the following tips will help you. To understand and practice the tips in this article, it would be best if you work within a document. Good Luck and have fun.

A note to you all, if you have any "tricks" or "shortcuts"-please send them to us. We would really like hearing from you.


5.1 Keystrokes          Resultant Action                    6.0 Keystrokes
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(Shift) Tab             Back Tab                            (Shift) Tab 
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Home Home Up Arrow      Beginning of Document               Home Home Up            
                                                            Arrow or Home           
                                                            Home Page Up            
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F6                      Bold                                CTRL-B      
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Home (+) or Home        Bottom of Screen (down              Home Down
Down Arrow              one screen at a time)               Arrow or Home           
                                                            Plus (+) Sign on        
                                                            key pad (make           
                                                            sure numlock is         
                                                            off)        
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CTRL-F2                 Compose                             CTRL-A      
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Shift F3                Convert Case (Block On)             Shift F3    
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Block F4                Copy                                CTRL-C      
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CTRL-F4                 Cut                                 CTRL-X      
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N/A                     Cycle                               CTRL-Y      
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Home Home Down Arrow    End of Document                     Home Home Down Arrow
                                                            or Home Home Page Down  
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Home Right Arrow        Far right side of screen            Home Home Right Arrow   
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Home Left Arrow         Far left side of screen             Home Home Left Arrow    
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Page Down               First Line on Next Page             Page Down   
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Page Up                 First Line on Previous Page         Page Up     
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Font Option             Italics                             CTRL-I
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CTRL Down Arrow         Move down one Paragraph             CTRL-Down Arrow
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CTRL Up Arrow           Move up one Paragraph               CTRL-Up Arrow
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(End) or Home Home      Move to End of Line                 Home Home Left Arrow
Right Arrow                                                 or Home End
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Home Home Home          Move to Beginning of Line           Home Home Left Arrow
LeftArrow               (Before All Codes and Text)         
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CTRL Left Arrow         One Word to the Left                CTRL-Left Arrow
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CTRL Right Arrow        One Word to the Right               CTRL-Right Arrow
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Shift F5 (4)            Outline Edit                        CTRL-O
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Shift F8(2)(7)          Page Number                         CTRL-P
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N/A                     Paste                               CTRL-V
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N/A                     Quickmark, Set                      CTRL-Q
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N/A                     Quickmark, Find                     CTRL-F
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N/A                     Repeat                              CTRL-R
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N/A                     Toggle Text                         CTRL-T
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Home (-) or Home Up     Top of Screen (up one               Home Up Arrow
Arrow                   screen at a time)                   or Home Minus Sign 
                                                            (-) on keypad (make
                                                            sure numlock is off)
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N/A                     Undo                                CTRL-Z
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CTRL F2 or CTRL V       WP Characters                       CTRL-W

Luanne Womack, PLS, is a legal assistant with the firm of SImon, Anisman, Doby & Wilson, P.C., in Fort Worth, practicing primarily in the area of bankruptcy. She serves on the Division's Board of Directors form District 3 and is the Board Liaison to the Publications Committee.

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