Visual Studio : Text selection Keys

Shift-Left Arrow : Moves the cursor to the left one character, extending the selection

Shift-Alt-Left Arrow : Moves the cursor to the left one character, extending the column selection

Shift-Right Arrow : Moves the cursor to the right one character, extending the selection

Shift-Alt-Right Arrow : Moves the cursor to the right one character, extending the column selection

Ctrl-Shift-End : Moves the cursor to the end of the document, extending the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Home : Moves the cursor to the start of the document, extending the selection

Ctrl-Shift-] : Moves the cursor to the next brace, extending the selection

Shift-Down Arrow : Moves the cursor down one line, extending the selection

Shift-Alt-Down Arrow : Moves the cursor down one line, extending the column selection

Shift-End : Moves the cursor to the end of the current line, extending the selection

Shift-Alt-End : Moves the cursor to the end of the line, extending the column selection

Shift-Home : Moves the cursor to the start of the line, extending the selection

Shift-Alt-Home : Moves the cursor to the start of the line, extending the column selection

Shift-Up Arrow : Moves the cursor up one line, extending the selection

Shift-Alt-Up Arrow : Moves the cursor up one line, extending the column selection

Shift-Page Down : Extends selection down one page

Shift-Page Up : Extends selection up one page

Ctrl-A : Selects everything in the current document

Ctrl-W : Selects the word containing the cursor or the word to the right of the cursor

Ctrl-= : Selects from the current location in the editor back to the previous location in the navigation history

Ctrl-Shift-Page Down : Moves the cursor to the last line in view, extending the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Page Up : Moves the cursor to the top of the current window, extending the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Right Arrow : Moves the cursor to the right one word, extending the column selection

Ctrl-Shift-Left Arrow : Moves the cursor one word to the left, extending the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Left Arrow : Moves the cursor to the left one word, extending the column selection