Do this

One character to the right Press SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.

One character to the left Press SHIFT+LEFT ARROW.

A word from its beginning to its end Place the insertion point at the beginning of the word, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.

A word from its end to its beginning Move the pointer to the end of the word, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW.

A line from its beginning to its end Press HOME, and then press SHIFT+END.

A line from its end to its beginning Press END, and then press SHIFT+HOME.

One line down Press END, and then press SHIFT+DOWN ARROW.

One line up Press HOME, and then press SHIFT+UP ARROW.

A paragraph from its beginning to its end Move the pointer to the beginning of the paragraph, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW.

A paragraph from its end to its beginning Move the pointer to the end of the paragraph, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW.

A document from its end to its beginning Move the pointer to the end of the document, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+HOME.

A document from its beginning to its end Move the pointer to the beginning of the document, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+END.

From the beginning of a window to its end Move the pointer to the beginning of the window, and then press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN.

The entire document Press CTRL+A.

A vertical block of text Press CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys. Press ESC to turn off the selection mode.

The nearest character Press F8 to turn on selection mode, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW; press ESC to turn off the selection mode.