how can I use the ctl+arrow windows shortcut to navigate through each word in a text at Mac?

Question

How can I use the Ctrl + Arrow windows shortcut to navigate through a text sting on a Mac?

Answer 1

Have you tried to use ⌥-arrow (ALT-arrow)?

Answer 2

Create a file named DefaultKeyBinding.dict in ~/Library/Keybindings and add the following text:

{
    "^\UF702" = (moveWordLeft:);
    "^\UF703" = (moveWordRight:);
}

This will reassign Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-Right from their default moveToBeginningOfLine/moveToEndOfLine to movement by words, the same action as performed by Opt-Left/Right.

Answer 3

List of Windows/Mac OS X keyboard shortcut equivalents on Wikipedia.