# Caption-Editing Keys

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When you're editing a caption, use keyboard shortcuts to move the insertion point, to select text, or to perform other editing or formatting operations.

Key | Action
Delete or Backspace | Clears selected text (same as Edit | Clear).
←, →, ↑, or ↓ | Moves the insertion point by one character left or right, or by one line up or down.
Ctrl+← or Ctrl+→ | Moves the insertion point by one word left or right.
Shift+← or Shift+→ | Extends or contracts the currently selected text by one character left or right.
Shift+↑ or Shift+↓ | Extends or contracts the currently selected text by one line up or down.
Shift+Ctrl+← or Shift+Ctrl+→ | Extends or contracts the currently selected text by one word left or right.
Ctrl+I (Windows) or I (Mac) | Turns italic style on or off for the selected text.
Ctrl+B (Windows) or B (Mac) | Turns bold style on or off for the selected text.
Ctrl+U (Windows) or U (Mac) | Turns underline style on or off for the selected text.
Ctrl+C/X (Windows) or C/X (Mac) | Copies (C) or cuts (X) the selected text to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V (Windows) or V (Mac) | Pastes the text from the clipboard at the insertion point.
Ctrl+Z/R (Windows) or Z/R (Mac) | Undoes (Z) or redoes (R) the last editing operation.
Tab and Shift-Tab | When the caption includes "?" place-holders in fractions, square roots, superscripts and subscripts, and grouping symbols, the Tab key moves to the next "?" placeholder, and Shift-Tab moves to the previous one.
Alt+Arrow (Windows) Option+Arrow (Mac) | Sets text alignment when editing a caption. Use the left arrow for left alignment, the right arrow for right alignment, and either the up or down arrow for centered alignment.