Text tool

Action

Shortcut

Select the Text tool

T

Move the insertion point to the next character

Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Move the insertion point to the next word

Option–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Move to the beginning of a line of text

Command–Left Arrow

Move to the end of a line of text

Command–Right Arrow

Select characters from the insertion point

Shift–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Select words from the insertion point

Option–Shift–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Select a line of text from the insertion point

Shift–Command–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Increase kerning from the insertion point

Option–Command–Right Bracket (])

Decrease kerning from the insertion point

Option–Command–Left Bracket ([)

Select All

Command-A

Deselect All

Shift-Command-A

Exit Text tool

Escape