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Cursor Movement Commands
Boxer has a variety of commands for moving the text cursor throughout the edited file. These commands do not appear within the main menu, but are summarized in the table below along with their default key assignments:
Command
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Default Key Assignment
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Alternate
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Up
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Up Arrow
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Down
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Down Arrow
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Left
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Left Arrow
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Right
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Right Arrow
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Word Left
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Ctrl+Left Arrow
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Word Right
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Ctrl+Right Arrow
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Page Up
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PgUp
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Page Down
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PgDn
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Start of Line
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Home
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End of Line
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End
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Top of Page
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Ctrl+PgUp
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Home - Home
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Bottom of Page
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Ctrl+PgDn
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End - End
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Start of File
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Ctrl+Home
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Home - Home - Home
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End of File
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Ctrl+End
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End - End - End
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Left Window Edge
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none ‚
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Right Window Edge
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none ‚
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Page Left
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none ‚
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Page Right
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none ‚
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Scroll Left
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Alt+Left
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Scroll Right
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Alt+Right
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Backtab
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Ctrl+Alt+Left
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These assignments are available when Home-Home-Home and End-End-End operation is enabled. Options are available on the Configure | Preferences | Cursor Travel options page.
‚ Though these commands do not have default key assignments, the Configure | Keyboard dialog can be used to give them assignments if desired.
Text Selection Commands
Most cursor movement commands will respond to the Shift key as an 'accelerator' to either initiate a text selection, or to extend a text selection that already exists. The table below summarizes these commands:
Command
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Default Key Assignment
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Alternate
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Select Up
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Shift+Up Arrow
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Select Down
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Shift+Down Arrow
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Select Left
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Shift+Left Arrow
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Select Right
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Shift+Right Arrow
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Select Word Left
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Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow
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Select Word Right
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Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow
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Select Page Up
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Shift+PgUp
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Select Page Down
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Shift+PgDn
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Select to Start of Line
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Shift+Home
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Select to End of Line
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Shift+End
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Select to Top of Page
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Shift+Ctrl+PgUp
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Shift+Home - Shift+Home
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Select Bottom of Page
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Shift+Ctrl+PgDn
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Shift+End - Shift+End
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Select to Start of File
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Shift+Ctrl+Home
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Shift+Home - Shift+Home - Shift+Home
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Select to End of File
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Shift+Ctrl+End
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Shift+End - Shift+End - Shift+End
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Select Page Left
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no assignment
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Select Page Right
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no assignment
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