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Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Word helps them work more
efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the
touchscreen, and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.

Notes: 

The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond
exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.

If a shortcut requires pressing two or more keys at the same time, this topic separates the keys with a plus
sign (+). If you have to press one key immediately after another, the keys are separated by a comma (,).

Windows macOS iOS Android Web

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts and function keys in Word for Windows.

Notes: 

To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use Search. Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words.

If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can record a macro to create one.

If you are using Microsoft Word Starter, be aware that not all the features listed for Word are supported in
Word Starter. For more information about the features available in Word Starter, see Word Starter feature
support.

Get these keyboard shortcuts in a Word document at this link: Word 2016 for Windows keyboard shortcuts.

In this topic
Frequently used shortcuts

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

Navigate the document

Preview and print documents

Select text and graphics

Edit text and graphics

Work with web content

Work with tables

Review a document

Work with references, citations, and indexing

Work with mail merge and fields

Work with text in other languages

Work with document

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Use function key shortcuts

Frequently used shortcuts

This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts in Microsoft Word.

To do this Press

Open a document. Ctrl+O

Create a new document. Ctrl+N

Save the document. Ctrl+S

Close the document. Ctrl+W

Cut the selected content to the Ctrl+X

Clipboard.

Copy the selected content to the Ctrl+C

Clipboard.

Paste the contents of the Ctrl+V

Clipboard.

Select all document content. Ctrl+A

Apply bold formatting to text. Ctrl+B

Apply italic formatting to text. Ctrl+I

Apply underline formatting to text. Ctrl+U

Decrease the font size by 1 point. Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Increase the font size by 1 point. Ctrl+Right bracket (])

Center the text. Ctrl+E

Align the text to the left. Ctrl+L

Align the text to the right. Ctrl+R

Cancel a command. Esc

Undo the previous action. Ctrl+Z

Redo the previous action, if Ctrl+Y

possible.

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To do this Press

Adjust the zoom magnification. Alt+W, Q, then use the Tab key in the Zoom dialog box to go to the
value you want.

Split the document window. Ctrl+Alt+S

Remove the document window Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S

split.

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Close a task pane

To close a task pane using the keyboard:

1. Press F6 until the task pane is selected.

2. Press Ctrl+Spacebar.

3. Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then press Enter.

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

The ribbon groups related options on tabs. For example, on the Home tab, the Font group includes the
Font Color option. Press the Alt key to display the ribbon shortcuts, called Key Tips, as letters in small
images next to the tabs and options as shown in the image below.

Note: Add-ins and other programs can add new tabs to the ribbon and might provide access keys for those
tabs.

You can combine the Key Tips letters with the Alt key to make shortcuts called Access Keys for the ribbon
options. For example, press Alt+H to open the Home tab, and Alt+Q to move to the Tell Me or Search field.
Press Alt again to see Key Tips for the options for the selected tab.

Depending on the version of Office you are using, the Search text field at the top of the app window might
be called Tell Me instead. Both offer a largely similar experience, but some options and search results can
vary.

In Office 2013 and Office 2010, most of the old Alt key menu shortcuts still work, too. However, you need to
know the full shortcut. For example, press Alt, and then press one of the old menu keys E (Edit), V (View), I
(Insert), and so on. A notification pops up saying you're using an access key from an earlier version of
Microsoft Office. If you know the entire key sequence, go ahead and use it. If you don't know the sequence,
press Esc and use Key Tips instead.

Use the Access Keys for ribbon tabs

To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys. Additional tabs might appear
depending on your selection in the document.

To do this Press

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To do this Press

Move to the Tell Me or Search field on the Ribbon to search for assistance or Help Alt+Q, then
content. enter the
search term.

Open the File page to use Backstage view. Alt+F

Open the Home tab to use common formatting commands, paragraph styles, and the Alt+H
Find tool.

Open the Insert tab to insert tables, pictures and shapes, headers, or text boxes. Alt+N

Open the Design tab to use themes, colors, and effects, such as page borders. Alt+G

Open the Layout tab to work with page margins, page orientation, indentation, and Alt+P
spacing.

Open the References tab to add a table of contents, footnotes, or a table of citations. Alt+S

Open the Mailings tab to manage Mail Merge tasks and to work with envelopes and Alt+M
labels.

Open the Review tab to use Spell Check, set proofing languages, and to track and Alt+R
review changes to your document.

Open the View tab to choose a document view or mode, such as Read Mode or Alt+W
Outline view. You can also set the zoom magnification and manage multiple document
windows.

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Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

To do this Press

Select the active tab on the ribbon, and Alt or F10. To move to a different tab, use access keys or
activate the access keys. the arrow keys.

Move the focus to commands on the Tab key or Shift+Tab

ribbon.

Move between command groupings on the Ctrl+Left or Right arrow key

ribbon.

Move among the items on the Ribbon. Arrow keys

Activate the selected button. Spacebar or Enter

Open the list for the selected command. Down arrow key

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To do this Press

Open the menu for the selected button. Alt+Down arrow key

When a menu or submenu is open, move Down arrow key

to the next command.

Expand or collapse the ribbon. Ctrl+F1

Open the context menu. Shift+F10

Or, on a Windows keyboard, the Context key (between the

right Alt and right Ctrl keys)

Move to the submenu when a main menu Left arrow key

is open or selected.

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Navigate the document

To do this Press

Move the cursor one word to the left. Ctrl+Left arrow key

Move the cursor one word to the right. Ctrl+Right arrow key

Move the cursor up by one paragraph. Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move the cursor down by one paragraph. Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move the cursor to the end of the current line. End

Move the cursor to the beginning the current line. Home

Move the cursor to the top of the screen. Ctrl+Alt+Page up

Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen. Ctrl+Alt+Page down

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view up by one screen. Page up

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view down by one screen. Page down

Move the cursor to the top of the next page. Ctrl+Page down

Move the cursor to the top of the previous page. Ctrl+Page up

Move the cursor to the end of the document. Ctrl+End

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.

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To do this Press

Move the cursor to the location of the previous revision. Shift+F5

Move the cursor to the location of the last revision made before the Shift+F5, immediately after
document was last closed. opening the document.

Cycle through floating shapes, such as text boxes or images. Ctrl+Alt+5, and then the Tab
key repeatedly

Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation. Esc

Display the Navigation task pane, to search within the document Ctrl+F
content.

Display the Go To dialog box, to navigate to a specific page, bookmark, Ctrl+G

footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location.

Cycle through the locations of the four previous changes made to the Ctrl+Alt+Z
document.

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Navigate the document using the browse options in Word 2007 and 2010
In Word 2007 and 2010, you can browse the document by various types of objects, such as fields, footnotes,
headings, and graphics.

To do this Press

Open the list of browse options to define the type of object to browse by. Ctrl+Alt+Home

Move to the previous object of the defined type. Ctrl+Page up

Move to the next object of the defined type. Ctrl+Page down

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Preview and print documents

To do this Press

Print the document. Ctrl+P

Switch to print preview. Ctrl+Alt+I

Move around the preview page when zoomed in. Arrow keys

Move by one preview page when zoomed out. Page up or Page down

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To do this Press

Move to the first preview page when zoomed out. Ctrl+Home

Move to the last preview page when zoomed out. Ctrl+End

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Select text and graphics

To do this Press

Select text. Shift+Arrow keys

Select the word to the left. Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow key

Select the word to the right. Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow key

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current line. Shift+Home

Select from the current position to the end of the current line. Shift+End

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current paragraph. Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key

Select from the current position to the end of the current paragraph. Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key

Select from the current position to the top of the screen. Shift+Page up

Select from the current position to the bottom of the screen. Shift+Page down

Select from the current position to the beginning of the document. Ctrl+Shift+Home

Select from the current position to the end of the document. Ctrl+Shift+End

Select from the current position to the bottom of the window. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Page down

Select all document content. Ctrl+A

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Extend a selection

To do this Press

Start extending the selection. F8

In the extend selection mode, clicking a location in the document

extends the current selection to that location.

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To do this Press

Select the nearest character F8, Left or Right arrow key

to the left or right.

Expand the selection. F8 repeatedly to expand the selection to the entire word, sentence,
paragraph, section, and document.

Reduce the selection. Shift+F8

Select a vertical block of text. Ctrl+Shift+F8, then press the arrow keys

Stop extending the selection. Esc

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Edit text and graphics

To do this Press

Delete one word to the left. Ctrl+Backspace

Delete one word to the right. Ctrl+Delete

Open the Clipboard task pane and enable the Office Alt+H, F, O
Clipboard, which allows you to copy and paste content
between Microsoft Office apps.

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard. Ctrl+X

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. Ctrl+C

Paste the contents of the Clipboard. Ctrl+V

Move the selected content to a specific location. F2, move the cursor to the destination,
and then press Enter.

Copy the selected content to a specific location. Shift+F2, move the cursor to the
destination, and then press Enter.

Define an AutoText block with the selected content. Alt+F3

Insert an AutoText block. The first few characters of the AutoText

block, and then press Enter when the
ScreenTip appears.

Cut the selected content to the Spike. Ctrl+F3

Paste the contents of the Spike. Ctrl+Shift+F3

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To do this Press

Copy the selected formatting. Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste the selected formatting. Ctrl+Shift+V

Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the Alt+Shift+R
document.

Display the Replace dialog box, to find and replace text, Ctrl+H
specific formatting, or special items.

Display the Object dialog box, to insert a file object into the Alt+N, J, J
document.

Insert a SmartArt graphic. Alt+N, M

Insert a WordArt graphic. Alt+N, W

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Align and format paragraphs

To do this Press

Center the paragraph. Ctrl+E

Justify the paragraph. Ctrl+J

Align the paragraph to the left. Ctrl+L

Align the paragraph to the right. Ctrl+R

Indent the paragraph. Ctrl+M

Remove a paragraph indent. Ctrl+Shift+M

Create a hanging indent. Ctrl+T

Remove a hanging indent. Ctrl+Shift+T

Remove paragraph formatting. Ctrl+Q

Apply single spacing to the paragraph. Ctrl+1

Apply double spacing to the paragraph. Ctrl+2

Apply 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph. Ctrl+5

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To do this Press

Add or remove space before the paragraph. Ctrl+0 (zero)

Enable AutoFormat. Ctrl+Alt+K

Apply the Normal style. Ctrl+Shift+N

Apply the Heading 1 style. Ctrl+Alt+1

Apply the Heading 2 style. Ctrl+Alt+2

Apply the Heading 3 style. Ctrl+Alt+3

Display the Apply Styles task pane. Ctrl+Shift+S

Display the Styles task pane. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

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Format characters

To do this Press

Display the Font dialog box. Ctrl+D

Ctrl+Shift+F

Increase the font size. Ctrl+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)

Decrease the font size. Ctrl+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)

Increase the font size by 1 point. Ctrl+Right bracket (])

Decrease the font size by 1 point. Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Switch the text between upper case, lower case, and title case. Shift+F3

Change the text to all upper case. Ctrl+Shift+A

Hide the selected text. Ctrl+Shift+H

Apply bold formatting. Ctrl+B

Apply underline formatting. Ctrl+U

Apply underline formatting to the words, but not the spaces. Ctrl+Shift+W

Apply double-underline formatting. Ctrl+Shift+D

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Apply italic formatting. Ctrl+I

Apply small caps formatting. Ctrl+Shift+K

Apply subscript formatting. Ctrl+Equal sign ( = )

Apply superscript formatting. Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Remove manual character formatting. Ctrl+Spacebar

Change the selected text to the Symbol font. Ctrl+Shift+Q

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Manage text formatting

To do this Press

Display all nonprinting characters. Ctrl+Shift+8 (do not use the numeric keypad)

Display the Reveal Formatting task pane. Shift+F1

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Insert special characters

To do this Press

Insert a line break. Shift+Enter

Insert a page break. Ctrl+Enter

Insert a column break. Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Insert an em dash (—). Ctrl+Alt+Minus sign

(on the numeric
keypad)

Insert an en dash (–). Ctrl+Minus sign (on

the numeric keypad)

Insert an optional hyphen. Ctrl+Hyphen (-)

Insert a nonbreaking hyphen. Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen

(-)

Insert a nonbreaking space. Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

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To do this Press

Insert a copyright symbol (©). Ctrl+Alt+C

Insert a registered trademark symbol (®). Ctrl+Alt+R

Insert a trademark symbol (™). Ctrl+Alt+T

Insert an ellipsis (…) Ctrl+Alt+Period (.)

Insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character The character code,
code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol (), type 20AC, and then hold then press Alt+X
down Alt and press X.

Tip: To find out the Unicode character code for a selected character, press Alt+X.

Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For Alt+the character
example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down Alt and press 0128 on the code (on the
numeric keypad. numeric keypad)

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Work with web content

To do this Press

Insert a hyperlink. Ctrl+K

Go back one page. Alt+Left arrow key

Go forward one page. Alt+Right arrow key

Refresh the page. F9

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Work with tables

Move around in a table

To do this Press

Move to the next cell in the row and select its content. Tab key

Move to the previous cell in the row and select its content. Shift+Tab

Move to the first cell in the row. Alt+Home

Move to the last cell in the row. Alt+End

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To do this Press

Move to the first cell in the column. Alt+Page up

Move to the last cell in the column. Alt+Page down

Move to the previous row. Up arrow key

Move to the next row. Down arrow key

Move one row up. Alt+Shift+Up arrow key

Move one row down. Alt+Shift+Down arrow key

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Select table content

To do this Press

Select the content in the next Tab key

cell.

Select the content in the Shift+Tab

previous cell.

Extend a selection to adjacent Shift+Arrow keys

cells.

Select a column. Select the top or bottom cell of the column, and then press Shift+Up or
Down arrow key

Select a row. Select the first or last cell in the row, and then press Shift+Alt+End or
Home.

Select the whole table. Alt+5 on the numeric keypad, with Num Lock switched off

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Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

To do this Press

Insert a new paragraph in a cell. Enter

Insert a tab character in a cell. Ctrl+Tab

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To do this Press

Insert a comment. Ctrl+Alt+M

Turn change tracking on or off. Ctrl+Shift+E

Close the Reviewing Pane. Alt+Shift+C

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Work with references, citations, and indexing

Use the following shortcuts to add references to your document, such as a table of contents, footnotes, and
citations.

To do this Press

Mark a table of contents entry. Alt+Shift+O

Mark a table of authorities entry (citation). Alt+Shift+I

Choose citation options. Alt+Shift+F12, Spacebar

Mark an index entry. Alt+Shift+X

Insert a footnote. Ctrl+Alt+F

Insert an endnote. Ctrl+Alt+D

Go to the next footnote. Alt+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)

Go to the previous footnote. Alt+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)

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Work with mail merge and fields

To use the following keyboard shortcuts, the Mailings ribbon tab must be selected. To select the Mailings
tab, press Alt+M.

Perform a mail merge

To do this Press

Preview the mail merge. Alt+Shift+K

Merge a document. Alt+Shift+N

Print the merged document. Alt+Shift+M

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To do this Press

Edit a mail-merge data document. Alt+Shift+E

Insert a merge field. Alt+Shift+F

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Work with fields

To do this Press

Insert a DATE field. Alt+Shift+D

Insert a LISTNUM field. Ctrl+Alt+L

Insert a PAGE field. Alt+Shift+P

Insert a TIME field. Alt+Shift+T

Insert an empty field. Ctrl+F9

Update the linked information in a Microsoft Word source document. Ctrl+Shift+F7

Update the selected fields. F9

Unlink a field. Ctrl+Shift+F9

Switch between a selected field code and its result. Shift+F9

Switch between all field codes and their results. Alt+F9

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results. Alt+Shift+F9

Go to the next field. F11

Go to the previous field. Shift+F11

Lock a field. Ctrl+F11

Unlock a field. Ctrl+Shift+F11

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Work with text in other languages

Set the proofing language

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Every document has a default language, typically the same default language as your computer's operating
system. If your document also contains words or phrases in a different language, it's a good idea to set the
proofing language for those words. This not only makes it possible to check spelling and grammar for those
phrases, but it also enables assistive technologies like screen readers to handle them appropriately.

To do this Press

Display the Language dialog box to set the proofing language. Alt+R, U, L

Set default languages. Alt+R, L

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Insert international characters

To type a lowercase character by using a key combination that includes the Shift key, hold down the
Ctrl+Shift+symbol keys simultaneously, and then release them before you type the letter.

Note: If you type extensively in another language, you might prefer to switch to a different keyboard instead.

To insert this Press

à, è, ì, ò, ù,
Ctrl+Grave accent (`), the letter
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù

á, é, í, ó, ú, ý
Ctrl+Single quotation mark ('), the letter
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý

â, ê, î, ô, û
Ctrl+Shift+Caret (^), the letter
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û

ã, ñ, õ
Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~), the letter
Ã, Ñ, Õ

ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ,
Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:), the letter
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ

å, Å Ctrl+Shift+At sign (@), a or A

æ, Æ Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&), a or A

œ, Œ Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&), o or O

ç, Ç Ctrl+Comma (,), c or C

ð, Ð Ctrl+Single quotation mark ('), d or D

ø, Ø Ctrl+Forward slash (/), o or O

¿ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Question mark (?)

¡ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Exclamation point (!)

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To insert this Press

ß Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&), s

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Use Input Method Editors for East Asian languages

To do this Press

Switch to the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) for a 101-key keyboard, if available. Alt+Tilde (~)

Switch to the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) for a 101-key keyboard, if available. Right Alt

Switch to the Chinese Input Method Editor (IME) for a 101-key keyboard, if available. Ctrl+Spacebar

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Work with document views

Word offers several different views of a document. Each view makes it easier to do certain tasks. For example,
Read Mode enables you view the document as a horizontal sequence of pages, which you can quickly
browse using the Left and Right arrow keys.

Switch the document view

To do this Press

Switch to the Read Mode view. Alt+W, F

In Word 2007 and 2010, this is called Full Screen Reading view.

Switch to the Print Layout view. Ctrl+Alt+P

Switch to the Outline view. Ctrl+Alt+O

Switch to the Draft view. Ctrl+Alt+N

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Outline a document
These shortcuts only apply when the document is in the Outline view.

To do this Press

Promote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Left arrow key

Demote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Right arrow key

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To do this Press

Demote the paragraph to body text. Ctrl+Shift+N

Move the selected paragraphs up. Alt+Shift+Up arrow key

Move the selected paragraphs down. Alt+Shift+Down arrow key

Expand the text under a heading. Alt+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Collapse the text under a heading. Alt+Shift+Minus sign (-)

Expand or collapse all text or headings. Alt+Shift+A

Hide or display the character formatting. Forward slash (/) (on the numeric
keypad)

Switch between showing the first line of body text and showing all Alt+Shift+L
body text.

Show all headings with the Heading 1 style. Alt+Shift+1

Show all headings with the specified heading level. Alt+Shift+Heading level number

Insert a tab character. Ctrl+Tab

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Move through the document in Read Mode

To do this Press

Move to the beginning of the document. Home

Move to the end of the document. End

Go to a specific page. Type the page number, then press Enter

Exit Read Mode. Esc

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Use function key shortcuts

Key Description

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Key Description

F1
F1 alone: displays the Word help task pane.

Shift+F1: displays or hides context-sensitive help or the Reveal Formatting task pane.

Ctrl+F1: displays or hides the ribbon.

Alt+F1: moves to the next field.

Alt+Shift+F1: moves to the previous field.

F2
F2 alone: moves the selected text or graphic. Use the arrow keys to place the cursor where you
want to move the text or graphic, and then press Enter to move, or press Esc to cancel.

Shift+F2: copies the selected text or graphic. Use the arrow keys to place the cursor where you
want to copy the text or graphic, and then press Enter to copy, or press Esc to cancel.

Ctrl+F2: displays the print preview area on the Print tab in the Backstage view.

Alt+Shift+F2: saves the document.

Ctrl+Alt+F2: displays the Open dialog box.

F3
Shift+F3: switches the selected text between upper case, lower case, and title case.

Ctrl+F3: cuts the selected content to the Spike. You can cut multiple texts and graphics to the
Spike, and paste them as a group to another location.

Ctrl+Shift+F3: pastes the contents of the Spike.

Alt+F3: creates a new Building Block.

F4
F4 alone: repeats the last command or action, if possible.

Shift+F4: repeats the last Find or Go To action.

Ctrl+F4: closes the current document.

Alt+F4: closes Word.

F5
F5 alone: displays the Go To dialog box.

Shift+F5: moves the cursor to the last change.

Ctrl+Shift+F5: displays the Bookmark dialog box.

Alt+F5: restores the document window size.

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Key Description

F6
F6 alone: switch between the document, task pane, status bar, and ribbon. In a document that
has been split, F6 includes the split panes when switching between panes and the task pane.

Shift+F6: switches between the document, ribbon, status bar, and task pane.

Ctrl+F6: switches to the next document window when more than one document is open.

Ctrl+Shift+F6: switches to the previous document window when more than one document is
open.

Alt+F6: moves from an open dialog box back to the document, for dialog boxes that support this
behavior.

F7
F7 alone: displays the Editor task pane to check spelling and grammar in the document or the
selected text.

Shift+F7: displays the Thesaurus task pane.

Ctrl+Shift+F7: updates the linked information in a Word source document.

Alt+F7: finds the next spelling or grammatical error.

Alt+Shift+F7: in Word 2013 and newer, displays the Translator task pane. In Word 2007 and
2010, displays the Research task pane.

F8
F8 alone: extends the selection. For example, if a word is selected, the selection size is extended
to one sentence.

Shift+F8: reduces the selection. For example, if a paragraph is selected, the selection size is
reduced to one sentence.

Ctrl+Shift+F8: turns extend selection mode on and off. In the extend selection mode, the arrow
keys extend the selection.

Alt+F8: displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro.

F9
F9 alone: updates the selected fields.

Shift+F9: switches between a field code and its result.

Ctrl+F9: inserts an empty field.

Ctrl+Shift+F9: unlinks the current field.

Alt+F9: switches between all field codes and their results.

Alt+Shift+F9: runs GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results.

F10
F10 alone: turns KeyTips on or off.

Shift+F10: displays the shortcut menu for the selected item.

Ctrl+F10: maximizes or restores the document window size.

Alt+F10: displays the Selection task pane.

Alt+Shift+F10: displays the menu or message for available actions, for example, for pasted text
or an AutoCorrect change.

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Key Description

F11
F11 alone: moves to the next field.

Shift+F11: moves to the previous field.

Ctrl+F11: locks the current field.

Ctrl+Shift+F11: unlocks the current field.

Alt+F11: opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications editor, in which you can create a
macro using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

F12
F12 alone: displays the Save As dialog box.

Shift+F12: saves the document.

Ctrl+F12: displays the Open dialog box.

Ctrl+Shift+F12: displays the Print tab in the Backstage view.

Alt+Shift+F12: selects the Table of Contents button in the Table of Contents container when the
container is active.

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See also
Word help center

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word

Accessibility support for Word

Technical support for customers with disabilities

Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or
questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical
assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies
and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft
Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.

If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer
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