By Marlo Anderson – The Tech Ranch
Need to fix the first word of a long line? Don’t hold the arrow key down and wait. Press Home to jump to the start of the line, or End to jump to the end.
The Shortcut
- Home: start of the line
- End: end of the line
- No Home or End key? On many laptops, try Fn + Left or Right Arrow
- Mac: ⌘ + Left Arrow / ⌘ + Right Arrow
Bonus Tip: Add Shift to Select
Shift + End selects everything from the cursor to the end of the line, and Shift + Home selects back to the start. Then just type to replace it. On a Mac, use ⌘ + Shift + Arrow.
More Keyboard Shortcuts, Explained
This is part of my Keyboard Shortcuts Explained series: quick, plain-English tips that make everyday computer work faster. Watch the whole series on YouTube and subscribe to The Tech Ranch so you don’t miss the next one. Short on time? Here’s the quick Short version.
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