Ctrl+Shift+Home

Updated: 05/01/2023 by Computer Hope
Ctrl+Shift+Home keyboard shortcut

Ctrl+Shift+Home is a keyboard shortcut most commonly used to select all text from current position to beginning of the document. Below are other programs that use this keyboard shortcut and related information.

How to use the Ctrl+Shift+Home keyboard shortcut

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Ctrl and Shift key, and while continuing to hold both, press the Home key.

Ctrl+Shift+Home in most text programs

Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Home in most word processors and text editors is a method of highlighting all text from the current text cursor position to the beginning of the document.

Tip

If you're trying to highlight everything in the document, using Ctrl+A is easier.

Below are links to related keyboard shortcuts and individual key pages.

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