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As of June 30, 2024, ExamView will officially reach its end of life.
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Editing Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts
While editing / entering text
Action |
PC |
Mac |
delete one character to the left |
Backspace |
Delete |
delete one character to the right |
Delete |
Del |
delete one word to the left |
Ctrl + Backspace |
Ctrl + Delete |
begin a new paragraph |
Enter |
Return |
insert a tab character in a table cell |
Ctrl + Tab |
Ctrl + Tab |
cut selected text or picture |
Ctrl + X or Ctrl + Delete |
Cmd + X |
copy selection to Clipboard |
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert |
Cmd + C |
paste Clipboard contents |
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert |
Cmd + V |
undo last action |
Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace |
Cmd + Z |
enter non-breaking space |
Alt+0160 |
Option + Spacebar |
special characters |
Alt+0000 |
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To format text
Action |
PC |
Mac |
turn bold on / off |
Ctrl + B |
Cmd + B |
turn italic on / off |
Ctrl + I |
Cmd + I |
turn underline on / off |
Ctrl + U |
Cmd + U |
superscript on / off |
Ctrl + H |
--- |
subscript on / off |
Ctrl + L |
--- |
plain text |
Ctrl + T |
Cmd+ T |
To enter foreign language characters
Character |
PC |
Mac |
à è ì ò ù |
Ctrl + ` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter |
Option + ` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter |
á é í ó ú |
Ctrl +' (APOSTROPHE), the letter |
Option + E, the letter |
â ê î ô û |
Ctrl + ^ (CARET), the letter |
Option + I, the letter |
ã õ ñ |
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Option + N, the letter |
ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
Ctrl + : (COLON), the letter |
Option + U, the letter |
å, Å |
Ctrl + @, a or A |
Option + a or A |
æ, Æ |
Ctrl + &, a or A |
Option + ' (APOSTROPHE) or |
œ, Œ |
Ctrl + &, o or O |
Option + q or Q |
ç, Ç |
--- |
Option+ c or C |
ð, Ð |
Ctrl + ' (APOSTROPHE), d or D |
--- |
ø, Ø |
Ctrl + / (BACK SLASH), o or O |
Option + o or O |
¿ |
Alt + Ctrl + ? |
Option + Shift + ? |
¡ |
Alt + Ctrl + ! |
Option + ! |
ß |
Ctrl + &, s |
Option + S |
Navigate Within a Question, Answer, or Narrative
To scroll within a question, answer, or narrative using the mouse
To do this... |
Do this... |
Scroll up one line |
Click the up arrow ▲ on the scroll bar. |
Scroll down one line |
Click the down arrow ▼ on the scroll bar. |
Scroll up a screen |
Click above the scroll box. |
Scroll down a screen |
Click below the scroll box. |
Scroll in a document |
Click on the scroll bar thumb ≡ and drag it up or down. |
To move the insertion point using the keyboard
To move... |
Press this... (PC) |
Press this... (Mac) |
one character right |
► (right arrow) |
► (right arrow) |
one character left |
◄ (left arrow) |
◄ (left arrow) |
end of a word |
Ctrl + ► (right arrow) |
Ctrl + ► (right arrow) |
beginning of a word |
Ctrl + ◄ (left arrow) |
Ctrl + ◄ (left arrow) |
end of line |
End |
End |
last line |
Ctrl + End |
Cmd + End |
beginning of line |
Home |
Home |
first line |
Ctrl + Home |
Cmd + Home |
down one line |
▼ (down arrow) |
▼ (down arrow) |
up one line |
▲ (up arrow) |
▲ (up arrow) |
down one screen |
Page Down |
Page Down |
up one screen |
Page Up |
Page Up |
question |
Alt + Q |
Ctrl + Q |
answer |
Alt + A |
Ctrl + A |
Select Text and Pictures
To select text or a picture using the mouse
To select... |
Do this... |
any text |
Position the mouse pointer at the beginning of a text block and click and hold down the primary mouse button as you drag over the text you want to select. |
graphic / picture |
Click the graphic / picture to resize it, adjust the baseline or delete it. |
word |
Double-click the word. |
paragraph |
Position the mouse anywhere in the paragraph you want to select and click the mouse button quickly three times. |
block of text |
Click at the beginning of the text block, move the mouse pointer to the end of the text block, hold down the Shift key, and click the mouse button again. |
To select text using the keyboard
Position the cursor (insertion point) at the beginning of the text that you want to select. Press the keys shown below to select text or to extend the selection area.
To select... |
Press this... |
one character to right |
► (right arrow) |
one character to left |
◄ (left arrow) |
end of a word |
Shift + Ctrl + ► (right arrow) |
beginning of a word |
Shift + Ctrl + ◄ (left arrow) |
end of line |
Shift + End |
beginning of line |
Shift + Home |
down one line |
Shift + ▼ (down arrow) |
up one line |
Shift + ▲ (up arrow) |
down one screen |
Shift + Page Down |
up one screen |
Shift + Page Up |
all |
Ctrl + A (PC) Command + A (Mac) |
Selecting Items in a Table
To select items in a table using the mouse
To select... |
Do this... |
any text |
Position the mouse pointer at the beginning of a text block and click and hold down the mouse button as you drag over the text you want to select. |
single cell |
Click next to the left edge of a cell. |
single column |
Position the mouse pointer just above the top of the column you want to select. When the insertion point cursor changes to a down arrow cursor, click the mouse button once. |
single row |
Position the mouse pointer just left of the row you want to select. When the insertion point cursor changes to an arrow cursor, click the mouse button once. Or, move the cursor next to the left edge of any cell in the row and double-click. |
entire table |
Move the mouse point next to the left edge of any cell and triple-click. |
multiple cells |
Click next to the left edge of a cell and hold down the mouse button while you drag the mouse to select the desired cells. |
multiple columns |
Move the mouse pointer to just above the top of the first column. When the insertion point cursor changes to a down arrow cursor, hold down the mouse button and drag to select the desired columns. |
multiple rows |
Move the mouse pointer to the left of the first row, hold down the mouse button, and drag to select the desired rows. |
To select items in a table using menu commands
To select... |
Do this... |
single row |
Position the cursor (insertion point) anywhere in the row you want to select. Click Table from the menu bar and select Select Row. |
single column |
Move the cursor to the column you want to select. Click Table from the menu bar and select Select Column. |
entire table |
Locate the cursor anywhere in the table you want to select. Click Table from the menu bar and select Select Table. |
Navigate Within a Test or Question Bank
To scroll a test / question bank using the mouse
To do this... |
Do this... |
Scroll up one line |
Click the up arrow ▲ on the scroll bar. |
Scroll down one line |
Click the down arrow ▼ on the scroll bar. |
Scroll up one screen |
Click above the scroll box. |
Scroll down one screen |
Click below the scroll box. |
Scroll in a test / bank |
Click on the scroll bar thumb ≡ and drag it up or down. |
Scroll to the left |
Click the up arrow ◄ on the scroll bar. |
Scroll to the right |
Click the down arrow ► on the scroll bar. |
To identify (select) an item on a test or in a question bank
To highlight... |
Press... |
any item |
Position the mouse pointer on an item displayed in a test or question bank (question, answer, narrative, title, or instruction) and click the primary mouse button once. |
next item |
▼ (down arrow) |
previous item |
▲ (up arrow) |
first item |
Home |
last item |
End |
item on next screen |
Page Down |
item on previous screen |
Page Up |
TIP
To edit an item on a test or in a question bank, highlight (select) the item and then click Edit at the bottom of the window. As a shortcut, you can double-click an item.