Microsoft Word shortcut keys

 
 
Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description:

• Ctrl + 0 Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.
• Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
• Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
• Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
• Ctrl + F Open find box.
• Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + J Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
• Ctrl + K Insert link.
• Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
• Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
• Ctrl + P Open the print window.
• Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
• Ctrl + T Create a hanging indent.
• Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + V Paste.
• Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
• Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
• Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
• Ctrl + Shift + L Quickly create a bullet point.
• Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
• Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
• Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.
• Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
• Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
• Ctrl + / + c Insert a cent sign (¢).
• Ctrl + ' + <char> Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented è you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.
• Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
• Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
• Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
• Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
• Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
• Ctrl + Del = Deletes word to right of cursor.
• Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
• Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
• Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
• Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.
• Ctrl + 1 Singlespace lines.
• Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
• Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
• Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
• Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
• Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
• Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
• Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
• Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
• Ctrl + Shift + > Increases the highlighted text size by one.
• Ctrl + Shift + < Decreases the highlighted text size by one.
• Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
• Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
• F1 Open Help.
• F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
• F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
• F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
• F12 Save as.
• Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
• Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
• Shift + F12 Save.
• Shift + Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
• Shift + Insert Paste.
• Shift + Alt + D Insert the current date.
• Shift + Alt + T Insert the current time.