Try using Option + Left/Right arrow keys along with the Shift key to highlight text.
- Brad - On Nov 14, 2020, at 10:45, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: Well, this is weird. Option plus left-right arrow does work when reading text, but not when editing. So, it worked just fine when I was reading your message, but is not working as I type my reply. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 14, 2020, at 10:11 AM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net > <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I have never used CTRL + Backspace to delete words, but find that using > Option + Backspace will do this. > I have always used Option + Left/Right arrow keys to navigate by single > words, and find that this still works, though navigation behavior is not the > same in all applications. > I am running macOS Catalina 10.15.7, with all current updates installed. > > - Brad - > > > On Nov 14, 2020, at 09:48, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > wrote: > > Slight correction. Option key does work, Control does not. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Nov 14, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com >> <mailto:doniado...@me.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Yesterday I was prompted to install software updates. Since then, I can no >> longer use CTRL-backspace to delete words, nor can I use Option Backspace to >> navigate by word. The Control and option keys do work for everything else. >> Were these keystrokes removed? I'm finding navigating and editing text very >> painstaking without them. I have rebooted my mac several times, but that has >> not fixed the issue. 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