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Delete all forward? Looking for help with a keystroke combination

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Johnny Dangerously, Sep 22, 2010.

  1. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    A long time ago I learned (since forgotten) a handy keystroke combination for editing long chunks of text. Let's say you are 300 words into a 1,000-word story and need to delete everything after the cursor in a few quick strokes.

    Anyone know the combination of key moves for that? Mac? PC?
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Sep 22, 2010
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  2. McNuggetsMan

    McNuggetsMan Active Member

    crtl-shift-end to highlight everything after the cursor. then hit delete
     
    McNuggetsMan, Sep 22, 2010
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  3. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Super. Thanks. I should have specified I meant while editing/designing pages, but you read my mind. Thanks
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Sep 22, 2010
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  4. Gomer

    Gomer Active Member

    Depends on the program you're using. For Quark (Mac) it's Apple-Option-Shift-Down Arrow to select everything below your cursor, then hit delete. On Quark (PC) you use Ctrl-Alt-Shift. I think InDesign is Ctrl-End-Shift and a quick check on OpenOffice reveals that combo works there too.

    Edit: Looks like I got beat to the punch.
     
    Gomer, Sep 22, 2010
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