useful+keyboard+shortcuts+for+navigating+around+text

Shift+Home: Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the line Shift+End: Select text from the cursor to the end of the line Shift+Ctrl+Home: Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the document Shift+Ctrl+End: Select text from the cursor to the end of the document Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow: Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the current word (and keep hitting the Left Arrow key without letting go of the Shift and Ctlr keys to keep selecting multiple words) Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow: Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the next word

source of info: http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/category/navigation/