How to make your cursor move by words 16:11:00 RAFIQUE Computer Tricks Most of the good ones are gone, but, holding control makes your cursor move by full words, instead of by characters. So CTRL + backspace will delete the entire previous word. CTRL + arrow keys will jump to the start of the previous word. Click for All Computer Tricks Share This: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook