The document provides a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word, detailing their functions such as selecting text, formatting, and navigation. Each shortcut is paired with its corresponding action, facilitating efficient document editing and management. This serves as a quick reference guide for users to enhance their productivity in Word.
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The document provides a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word, detailing their functions such as selecting text, formatting, and navigation. Each shortcut is paired with its corresponding action, facilitating efficient document editing and management. This serves as a quick reference guide for users to enhance their productivity in Word.
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Word Short Cut keys Description
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection. Ctrl + C Copy selected text. Ctrl + X Cut selected text. Ctrl + P Open the print window. Ctrl + F Open find box. Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection. Ctrl + K Insert link. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection. Ctrl + V Paste. Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed. Ctrl + Z Undo last action. Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the centre of the screen. Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph. 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 + Shift + * View or hide nonprinting 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 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.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane. F1 Open Help. Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document. Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview. Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Shift + Insert Paste. F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document. F7 Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document. Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. F12 Save as. Shift + F12 Save. Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document. Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date. Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.