Speeding Up Cursor Movement

Summary: If you use the arrow keys to move the insertion point through the document, you may have noticed that it can be slow going at times. If you want to speed up this type of movement, follow the simple shortcut described in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

Do you ever become impatient when using the cursor control keys (the arrows) to scroll through text in your document? Depending on your system settings, it can be a painfully slow process to move through a document a single character at a time.

To speed things up considerably, just hold down the Ctrl key and press either the left or right arrow keys. This causes the insertion point to jump from word to word, rather than character to character. The increase in speed is dramatic.

Tip #665 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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