| Shift+Arrow Right/ Shift+Arrow Left | Extend selection one character to the right / to the left |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right/ Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Extend selection one word to the right / to the left |
| Shift+End/Shift+Home | Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line |
| Shift+Arrow Down/ Shift+Arrow Up | Extend selection one line down / one line up |
| Shift+Page Down/ Shift+Page Up | Extend selection one screen down / one screen up |
| Ctrl+Shift+End/ Ctrl+Shift+Home | Extend selection to end / to beginning of document |
| Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Down/ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Up | Extend selection to end / to beginning of visible window |
| Ctrl+a | Extend selection to entire document |
| Arrow Keys | Cancel selection and return to beginning / to end of selection |
| F8 | Turn Extend Mode on: Extend selection without pressing shift |
| Arrow keys , Page up/Page down | Extend selection in Extended Mode: |
| F8 | Extend selection further by word, paragraph, document in Extended Mode |
| Shift+F8 | Reduce the size of a selection in Extended Mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+f8, and arrow keys | Select a vertical block of text in Extended Mode |
| Esc | Turn extend mode off |
| F8 | Extend a selection to a specific location in a document |