Basics > Moving the text cursor

While editing text, you always see a blinking line. This is called the text cursor. When you type something, the letters always appear where this text cursor is positioned.

You can move the text cursor anywhere between the beginning and end of the text. The direction keys on the keyboard are provided for this purpose. For example, the arrow keys ß and à move the text cursor one character to the left or right respectively.

Overall, the following direction keys are available for moving the text cursor:

Key	Function
ß	One character to the left
à	One character to the right
á	One line up
â	One line down
Home	To the beginning of the line
End	To the end of the line
Ctrl+á	To the beginning of the current paragraph or, when pressed again, to the previous paragraph
Ctrl+â	To the next paragraph
Ctrl+Home	To the beginning of the document
Ctrl+End	To the end of the document

Apart from that, you can also click on any part of the text with your mouse to position the text cursor there.