@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2011
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2012
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Basic, Minibuffer, Exiting, Top
@cindex moving the cursor
To do more than insert characters, you have to know how to move
point (@pxref{Point}). The keyboard commands @kbd{C-f}, @kbd{C-b},
-@kbd{C-n}, and @kbd{C-p} move point to the right, left, up and down
+@kbd{C-n}, and @kbd{C-p} move point to the right, left, down, and up,
respectively. You can also move point using the @dfn{arrow keys}
present on most keyboards: @kbd{@key{right}}, @kbd{@key{left}},
@kbd{@key{down}}, and @kbd{@key{up}}; however, many Emacs users find
-that it is slower to use the arrow keys than the control keys.
+that it is slower to use the arrow keys than the control keys, because
+you need to move your hand to the area of the keyboard where those
+keys are located.
You can also click the left mouse button to move point to the
position clicked. Emacs also provides a variety of additional
If, however, the region is active, @kbd{@key{DEL}} instead deletes
the text in the region. @xref{Mark}, for a description of the region.
- On most keyboards, @key{DEL} is labelled @key{Backspace}, but we
+ On most keyboards, @key{DEL} is labeled @key{Backspace}, but we
refer to it as @key{DEL} in this manual. (Do not confuse @key{DEL}
with the @key{Delete} key; we will discuss @key{Delete} momentarily.)
On some text-only terminals, Emacs may not recognize the @key{DEL} key