| Action | Move Cursor by Word |
| Shortcut | Ctrl + Left / Right |
| Platform | Windows |
| Category | Text & File Editing |
On Windows, you can move cursor by word with Ctrl + Left / Right. Jumps the cursor one word at a time. It sits in the Text & File Editing group and is one of the Windows shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Windows conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to move cursor by word.
Press Ctrl + Left / Right.
Jumps the cursor one word at a time.