Moving the Cursor and Moving Text Within the Screen
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Moving the Cursor and Moving Text Within the Screen

To scroll forward and backward, use Page Up and Page Down respectively and notice that the percentage changes on the bar across the bottom. Below are some cursor commands to try on the stories file. Practice them all several times before going on.

Table 6.1. Cursor Movement and Screen Motion

M-fForward one word
M-bBack one word
C-eEnd of line
C-aBeginning of line
M-<Beginning of file
M->End of file
C-vScroll forward a page
M-vScroll back a page
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