Microsoft Word shortcut keys
| Shortcut |
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 + D |
Open the font preferences window. |
| 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 + ' + |
Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where
is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an
accented รจ
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 + |
Moves one word to the left. |
| Ctrl + |
Moves one word to the right. |
| Ctrl + |
Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. |
| Ctrl + |
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 |
Single-space 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. |
In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their
mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some
are examples
of mouse shortcuts.
| Mouse shortcuts |
Description |
| Click, hold, and drag |
Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. |
| Double-click |
If double-click a word, selects the complete word. |
| Double-click |
Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line
will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. |
| Double-click |
Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop. |
| Triple-click |
Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked. |
| Ctrl + Mouse wheel |
Zooms in and out of document. |
