move text with arrow + ctrl key

[charken]

Hi, in my last OO writer on my old computer with XP I could move text with CTRL and arrow up or down.
I can't in Vista.
This was a very important feature for me - please help!
Thanks and God bless you. Charles

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

This post belongs in the Writer Forum, or the Beginners Forum. Maybe a moderator will move it for us.

I use a customised keyboard because I hate it when Writer moves my paragraphs up and down with Control Up/Down. I am accustomed to using that for Moving the cursor only.

I don't know if the default shortcut has changed or not in the latest version of Writer. I doubt if it is anything to do with Windows Vista.

However, go to Tools, Customize, Keyboard.

Scroll down to Control Up and Control Down, and see what actions are assigned there. The actions for moving paragraphs are "Move up" and "Move Down." If they are not assigned, you will find them in the "Edit" category on the Keyboard Customize dialogue. Select the action in the "Function" list box, select the shortcut in the "Shortcut keys" list box, and click on the "Modify" button to assign Move Up to Control Up (I prefer Control + Shift + Up).

[foxcole]

Hi, in my last OO writer on my old computer with XP I could move text with CTRL and arrow up or down.
I can't in Vista.

Just for the record, it works fine for me in Vista Home Premium with an OOo 2.4 beta and with OOo Portable 2.3.1. What version are you using? (Look in Help> About, in the first line of small print.)