MS Word Shortcut

 MS Word Shortcut List

Working with documents

·         Open a document: Ctrl + O

·         Create a new document: Ctrl + N

·         Save the current document: Ctrl + S

·         Open the Save As window: F12

·         Close the current document: Ctrl + W

·         Split the window: Alt + Ctrl + S

 

Moving around in a document

·         Move the insertion point: Arrow

·         Move one word at a time: Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow

·         Move one paragraph at a time: Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow

·         Move to the beginning of the current line: Home

·         Move to the beginning of the document: Ctrl + Home

·         Move to end of the current line: Ctrl + End

·         Move to end of the document: Ctrl + End

 

Editing documents

·         Cut the current selection: Ctrl + X

·         Copy the current selection: Ctrl + C

·         Paste the contents of the clipboard: Ctrl + V

·         Bold: Ctrl + B

·         Italics: Ctrl + I

·         Underline: Ctrl + U

·         Underline words only: Ctrl + Shift + W

·         Center: Ctrl + E

·         Make the font smaller: Ctrl + [

·         Make the font bigger: Ctrl + ]

·         Change text to uppercase: Ctrl + Shift + A

·         Change text to lowercase: Ctrl + Shift K

·         Insert a page break: Ctrl + Enter

·         Add a hyperlink: Ctrl + K

 

Selecting text

·         Select everything in the document: Ctrl + A

·         Select text one character at a time: Shift + Arrow

·         Select text one word at a time: Ctrl + Shift + Arrow

·         Select from insertion point back to start of the line: Shift + Home

·         Select from the insertion point to end of the line: Shift + End

·         Enter selection mode: F8

·         Cut text to the spike: Ctrl + F3

·         Paste the spike: Ctrl + Shift + F3

 

Using tables

·         Move to the next cell: Tab

·         Move to the previous cell: Shift + Tab

·         Move to the first cell in a row: Alt + Home

·         Move to the last cell in a row: Alt + End

·         Move to the top of a column: Alt + Page Up

·         Move to the bottom of a column: Alt + Page Down

 

General tasks

·         Undo: Ctrl + Z

·         Redo: Ctrl + Y

·         Help: F1

·         Zoom: Alt + W, Q

Cancel: Esc