# Basic Bindings

If you've chosen `Basic Bindings' on the jstools Global Preferences panel, you can use the following keyboard commands to edit text (in large text windows, and also in oneline text fields, except as noted):

Delete - delete the character before the insertion point
Control-h - delete the character before the insertion point
Backspace - delete the character before the insertion point

Left and right arrows - move one character left or right

Up and down arrows - move one line up or down (1)

Home key - move to the beginning of the line

End key - move to the end of the line

Page Up key - scroll back one screenful (1)

Page Down key - scroll forward one screenful (1)

Control-v - insert the X Windows selection (highlighted text) at the insert point

Control-slash - select the entire contents

Control-backslash - clear the selection

## Footnote

(1) Only available in multiline text windows, for obvious reasons

## See Also

Mouse Bindings
Emacs Bindings
vi Bindings
ComposeKey Combinations
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