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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. For instructions, go to Create or run a macro or Use a screen reader to create a macro in Word.
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, go to Word features that are not fully supported in Word Starter.
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 views
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 Clipboard.	Ctrl+X
Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.	Ctrl+C
Paste the contents of the Clipboard.	Ctrl+V
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 possible.	Ctrl+Y
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 split.	Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S

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Close a task pane

To close a task pane using the keyboard:

Press F6 until the task pane is selected.
Press Ctrl+Spacebar.
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 Microsoft 365 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 365. 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
Move to the Tell Me or Search field on the Ribbon to search for assistance or Help content.	Alt+Q, then 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 Find tool.	Alt+H
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 spacing.	Alt+P
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 labels.	Alt+M
Open the Review tab to use Spell Check, set proofing languages, and to track and review changes to your document.	Alt+R
Open the View tab to choose a document view or mode, such as Read Mode or Outline view. You can also set the zoom magnification and manage multiple document windows.	Alt+W

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Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

To do this	Press
Select the active tab on the ribbon and activate the access keys.	Alt or F10. To move to a different tab, use access keys or the arrow keys.
Move the focus to commands on the ribbon.	Tab key or Shift+Tab
Move between command groupings on the ribbon.	Ctrl+Left or Right arrow key
Move among the items on the ribbon.	Arrow keys
Show the tooltip for the ribbon element currently in focus.	Ctrl+Shift+F10
Activate the selected button.	Spacebar or Enter
Open the list for the selected command.	Down arrow key
Open the menu for the selected button.	Alt+Down arrow key
When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command.	Down arrow key
Expand or collapse the ribbon.	Ctrl+F1
Open the context menu.	Shift+F10 Or, on a Windows keyboard, the Windows Menu key (between the right Alt and right Ctrl keys)
Move to the submenu when a main menu is open or selected.	Left arrow key

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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.	Ctrl+Home
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 document was last closed.	Shift+F5, immediately after 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 content.	Ctrl+F
Display the Go To dialog box, to navigate to a specific page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location.	Ctrl+G
Cycle through the locations of the four previous changes made to the document.	Ctrl+Alt+Z

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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
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.
Select the nearest character to the left or right.	F8, Left or Right arrow key
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 Clipboard, which allows you to copy and paste content between Microsoft 365 apps.	Alt+H, F, O
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
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 document.	Alt+Shift+R
Display the Replace dialog box, to find and replace text, specific formatting, or special items.	Ctrl+H
Display the Object dialog box, to insert a file object into the document.	Alt+N, J, J
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
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 or 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
Add a bulleted list.	Ctrl+Shift+L
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
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
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 code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol (), type 20AC, and then hold down Alt and press X. Tip: To find out the Unicode character code for a selected character, press Alt+X.	The character code, then press Alt+X
Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down Alt and press 0128 on the numeric keypad.	Alt+the character code (on the 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
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 cell.	Tab key
Select the content in the previous cell.	Shift+Tab
Extend a selection to adjacent cells.	Shift+Arrow keys
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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Review a document

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
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 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

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, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù	Ctrl+Grave accent (`), the letter
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý	Ctrl+Single quotation mark (‘), the letter
â, ê, î, ô, û Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û	Ctrl+Shift+Caret (^), the letter
ã, ñ, õ Ã, Ñ, Õ	Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~), the letter
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ	Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:), the letter
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 (!)
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. In Word 2007 and 2010, this is called Full Screen Reading view.	Alt+W, F
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
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 body text.	Alt+Shift+L
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
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.
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.
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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In this topic

Frequently used shortcuts
Shortcut conflicts
Navigate the document
Select text and graphics
Edit text and graphics
Work with tables
Drawing
Work with fields
Outline a document
Review a document
Use footnotes and endnotes
Work with right-to-left languages
Use function key shortcuts

Frequently used shortcuts

This table lists frequently used shortcuts in Word for Mac.

To do this	Press
Undo the previous action.	+Z or F1
Redo the previous action, if possible.	+Y
Cut the selected content to the Clipboard.	+X or F2
Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.	+C or F3
Paste the contents of the Clipboard.	+V or F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. *	Shift+F10
Display the Go To dialog box.	+Option+G or F5
Display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box.	+Option+L or F7
Enable extended selection mode.	F8
Switch to the next window.	+Grave accent ( ` )
Switch to the previous window.	+Shift+Grave accent (`)
Display the Save As dialog box.	+Shift+S
Find text (move focus to the Search in Document box).	+F
Display the Find and Replace pane.	Control+H
Display the Print dialog box.	+P
Close the current document.	+F4
Expand or minimize the ribbon.	+Option+R
Find the next spelling or grammatical error. The Check spelling as you type feature must be enabled.	Option+F7
Open the Dictionary.	In Word 2011, Option+Shift+F7

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Shortcut conflicts

Some Word for Mac keyboard shortcuts conflict with default macOS keyboard shortcuts. This topic flags such shortcuts with an asterisk ( * ). To use these shortcuts, you may have to change your Mac keyboard settings to change the shortcut for the key.

Change system preferences for keyboard shortcuts

From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
Select Keyboard.
Select the Shortcuts tab.
Select Mission Control.
Clear the check box for the keyboard shortcut conflicting with the Word for Mac shortcut that you want to use.

Navigate the document

To do this	Press
Move the cursor one word to the left.	Option+Left arrow key
Move the cursor one word to the right.	Option+Right arrow key
Move the cursor up by one paragraph.	+Up arrow key
Move the cursor down by one paragraph.	+Down arrow key
Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line.	+Left arrow Home
Move the cursor to the end of the current line.	+Right arrow key End
Move the cursor to the top of the previous page.	+Page up On a MacBook, press +Fn+Up arrow key
Move the cursor to the top of the next page.	+Page down On a MacBook, press +Fn+Down arrow key
Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.	+Home On a MacBook, press +Fn+Left arrow key
Move the cursor to the end of the document.	+End On a MacBook, press +Fn+Right arrow key
Move the cursor to the previous insertion point.	Shift+F5
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

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Select text and graphics

Tip: If you know the key combination to move the cursor, you can generally select the text by using the same key combination while holding down Shift. For example, +Right arrow moves the cursor to the next word, and +Shift+Right arrow selects the text from the cursor to the beginning of the next word.

To do this	Press
Select multiple items that are not next to each other.	Select the first item that you want, hold down , and then mouse click the additional items.
Select text.	Shift+Arrow keys
Select the word to the left.	Shift+Option+Left arrow key
Select the word to the right.	Shift+Option+Right arrow key
Select from the current position to the beginning of the current line.	+Shift+Left arrow key Shift+Home
Select from the current position to the end of the current line.	+Shift+Right arrow key Shift+End
Select from the current position to the beginning of the current paragraph.	+Shift+Up arrow key
Select from the current position to the end of the current paragraph.	+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.	+Shift+Home
Select from the current position to the end of the document.	+Shift+End
Select from the current position to the bottom of the window.	+Shift+Option+Page down
Select all document content.	+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.
Select the nearest character to the left.	F8, Left arrow key
Select the nearest character to the right.	F8, Right arrow key
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.	+Shift+F8, then press the arrow keys
Stop extending the selection.	Esc

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Edit text and graphics

To do this	Press
Cut the selected content to the Clipboard.	+X F2
Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.	+C F3
Paste the contents of the Clipboard.	+V F4
Display the Paste Special dialog box.	+Control+V
Cut the selected content to the Spike.	+F3
Paste the contents of the Spike.	+Shift+F3
Copy the selected formatting.	+Shift+C
Paste the copied formatting.	+Shift+V
Create an AutoText entry.	Option+F3

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Align and format paragraphs

To do this	Press
Center the paragraph.	+E
Justify the paragraph.	+J
Align the paragraph to the left.	+L
Align the paragraph to the right.	+R
Indent the paragraph.	Control+Shift+M
Remove a paragraph indent.	+Shift+M
Create a hanging indent.	+T
Remove a hanging indent.	+Shift+T
Apply single-spacing to the paragraph.	+1
Apply double-spacing to the paragraph.	+2
Apply 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph.	+5
Enable AutoFormat.	+Option+K
Apply the Normal style.	+Shift+N
Apply the Heading 1 style.	+Option+1
Apply the Heading 2 style.	+Option+2
Apply the Heading 3 style.	+Option+3
Apply the List style.	+Shift+L, when the cursor is at the beginning of a line
Insert a nonbreaking space.	Option+Spacebar

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Format characters

To do this	Press
Increase the font size.	+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)
Decrease the font size.	+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)
Increase the font size by 1 point.	+Right bracket (])
Decrease the font size by 1 point.	+Left bracket ([)
Display the Font dialog box.	+D
Switch the text between upper case, lower case, and title case.	Shift+F3
Change the text to all upper case.	+Shift+A
Apply bold formatting.	+B
Add a bulleted list.	+Shift+L
Apply underline formatting.	+U
Apply underline formatting to the words, but not the spaces.	+Shift+W
Apply double-underline formatting.	+Shift+D
Apply italics formatting.	+I
Apply small caps formatting.	+Shift+K
Apply strike-through formatting.	+Shift+X

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Insert special characters

To do this	Press
Insert an empty field.	+F9
Insert a line break.	Shift+Return
Insert a page break.	+Return
Insert a column break.	+Shift+Return
Insert a nonbreaking hyphen.	+Shift+Hyphen (-)
Insert a registered trademark symbol (®).	Option+R
Insert a trademark symbol (™).	Option+2

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Work with tables

Move around in a table

To do this	Press
Move to the next cell and select its content.	Tab key
Move to the previous cell and select its content.	Shift+Tab
Move to the next row.	Down arrow key
Move to the previous row.	Up arrow key
Move to the first cell in the row.	Control+Home
Move to the last cell in the row.	Control+End
Move to the first cell in the column.	Control+Page up
Move to the last cell in the column.	Control+Page down
Add a new row to the bottom of the table.	Tab key, at the end of the last row
Insert a row.	+Control+I

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Select table content

To do this	Press
Select the content in the next cell.	Tab key
Select the content in the previous cell.	Shift+Tab
Extend a selection to adjacent cells.	Shift+Arrow keys
Select a row.	Select the first or last cell in the row, and then press Shift+Alt+End or Home.

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Resize table columns with the ruler

To do this	Press
Retain the column sizes to the right and change the table width.	Drag the column boundary in the ruler
Move a single column line and retain the table width.	Shift+Drag the column boundary in the ruler
Equally resize all columns to the right and retain the table width.	+Shift+Drag the column boundary in the ruler
Proportionally resize all columns to the right and retain the table width.	+Drag the column boundary in the ruler

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Resize table columns directly in a table

Tip: To finely adjust the column width and display the column’s measurements in the ruler when you resize the column, turn off the snap-to functionality by pressing Option with the shortcut keys.

To do this	Press
Move a single column line and retain the table width.	Drag the column boundary
Retain column sizes to the right and change the table width.	Shift+Drag the column boundary
Equally resize all columns to the right and retain the table width.	+Shift+Drag the column boundary
Proportionally resize all columns to the right and retain the table width.	+Drag the column boundary

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Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

To do this	Press
Insert a new paragraph in a cell.	Return
Insert a Tab character in a cell.	Option+Tab

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Drawing

To do this	Press
Toggle drawing mode.	+Control+Z

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Work with fields

To do this	Press
Insert a DATE field.	Control+Shift+D
Insert a LISTNUM field.	+Option+Shift+L
Insert a PAGE field.	Control+Shift+P
Insert a TIME field.	Control+Shift+T
Insert an empty field.	+F9
Update the selected fields. *	F9
Switch between a field code and its result. *	Shift+F9
Switch between all field codes and their results.	Option+F9
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results.	Option+Shift+F9
Lock a field.	+F11
Unlock a field.	+Shift+F11

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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.	Control+Shift+Left arrow key
Demote a paragraph.	Control+Shift+Right arrow key
Demote the paragraph to body text.	+Shift+N
Move the selected paragraphs up. *	Control+Shift+Up arrow key
Move the selected paragraphs down. *	Control+Shift+Down arrow key
Expand the text under a heading.	Control+Shift+Plus sign (+)
Collapse text under a heading. *	Control+Shift+Minus sign (-)
Expand all body text and headings, or collapse all body text.	Control+Shift+A
Switch between showing the first line of body text and showing all body text.	Control+Shift+L
Show all headings with the specified heading level.	Control+Shift+Heading level number

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Review a document

To do this	Press
Insert a comment.	+Option+A
Turn change tracking on or off.	+Shift+E
Move to the beginning of a comment.	Home
Move to the end of a comment.	End (The End key is not available on all keyboards.)
Move to the beginning of the list of comments.	+Home, in the Reviewing Pane.
Move to the end of the list of comments.	+End, in the Reviewing Pane.

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Use footnotes and endnotes

To do this	Press
Insert a footnote.	+Option+F
Insert an endnote.	+Option+E

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Work with right-to-left languages

Word supports right-to-left functionality for languages that work in a right-to-left or a combined right-to-left, left-to-right environment for writing, editing, and displaying text. In this context, right-to-left languages refers to any writing system that is written from right to left and includes languages that require contextual shaping, such as Arabic, and languages that do not.

Before you can use these keyboard shortcuts, you need to ensure keyboard shortcuts are enabled for the language you are using:

Go to Apple > System Preferences > Keyboard.
On the Input Sources tab, select the language for which you want to enable shortcuts.
On the right side of the tab, select the check box for Enable keyboard shortcuts.

To do this	Press
Switch the writing direction to right-to-left.	Control++ Left arrow key
Switch the writing direction to left-to-right.	Control++ Right arrow key

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Use function key shortcuts

Word for Mac uses the function keys for common commands, including Copy and Paste. For quick access to these shortcuts, you can change your Apple system preferences so you don’t have to press the Fn key every time you use a function key shortcut.

Note: Changing system function key preferences affects how the function keys work on your Mac, not just in Word. After changing this setting, you can still perform the special features printed on a function key. Just press the Fn key. For example, to use the F12 key to change your volume, press Fn+F12.

If a function key doesn’t work as you expect it to, press the Fn key in addition to the function key. If you don’t want to press the Fn key each time, you can change your Apple system preferences. For instructions, go to Change function key preferences.

The following table provides the function key shortcuts for Word for Mac.

Key	Description
F1	F1 alone: undoes the previous action.
F2	F2 alone: cuts the selected content to the Clipboard. 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 Return to copy, or press Esc to cancel.
F3	F3 alone: copies the selected content to the Clipboard. Shift+F3: switches the selected text between upper case, lower case, and title case. +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. +Shift+F3: pastes the contents of the Spike. Option+F3: creates an AutoText entry.
F4	F4 alone: pastes the content from the Clipboard. Shift+F4: repeats the last Find or Go To action. Shift+F4: repeats the last Find or Go To action.
F5	F5 alone: displays the Go To dialog box. Shift+F5: moves the cursor to the last change. +Shift+F5: displays the Bookmark dialog.
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. +F6: switches to the next document window when more than one document is open. +Shift+F6: switches to the previous document window when more than one document is open.
F7	F7 alone: displays the Spelling and Grammar dialog box. Shift+F7: displays the Thesaurus task pane. +Shift+F7: updates the linked information in a Word source document. Option+F7: finds the next spelling or grammatical error. Option+Shift+F7: opens the Dictionary.
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. +Shift+F8: turns extend selection mode on and off. In the extend selection mode, the arrow keys extend the selection. Option+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. +F9: inserts an empty field. +Shift+F9: unlinks the current field. Option+F9: switches between all field codes and their results. Option+Shift+F9: runs GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results.
F10	Shift+F10 *: displays the shortcut menu for the selected item.
F11	F11 alone : moves to the next field. Shift+F11 : moves to the previous field. +F11: locks the current field. +Shift+F11: unlocks the current field. Option+F11: opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications editor, in which you can create a macro using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

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Change function key preferences

In the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
Select Keyboard.
On the Keyboard tab, select the check box for Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys.

In this topic

Frequently used shortcuts
Ribbon keyboard shortcuts
Navigate the document
Edit and format the document
Work with comments

Frequently used shortcuts

This table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in Word for the web.

Tip: To quickly create a new document in Word for the web, open your browser, type Word.new in the address bar, and then press Enter.

To do this	Press
In the Reading view, open a PDF-based view tagged to work with screen readers.	Press the Tab key until you reach the Accessibility Mode button, and then press Enter
Find text in the Reading view.	Ctrl+F or F3
Find text in the Editing view.	Ctrl+F or Ctrl+G
Find and replace text in the Editing view.	Ctrl+H
Hide the task pane, if one is open.	Esc
Switch to the Zoom control.	Alt+Period, W, then Q or Alt+Windows logo key, W, then Q
Print the document.	Ctrl+P
Move to the next landmark region.	Ctrl+F6
Go to the Tell Me or Search text field.	Alt+Q

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Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

Word for the web offers shortcuts called access keys to navigate the ribbon. If you’ve used access keys to save time on Word for desktop computers, you’ll find access keys very similar in Word for the web.

On a Windows computer, access keys all start with Alt+Period (.) or Alt+Windows logo key, then add a letter for the ribbon tab. For example, to go to the Review tab, press Alt+Period, R or Alt+Windows logo key, R.

If you’re using Word for the web on a Mac computer, press Control+Period (.) to start.

To get to the ribbon, press Alt+Period or Alt+Windows logo key. You can alternatively press Ctrl+F6 until you reach the Home tab.
To move between tabs on the ribbon, press the Tab key.
To hide the ribbon so you have more room to work, press Ctrl+F3. Repeat to display the ribbon again.

Go to the access keys for the ribbon

To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys:

To do this	Press
Open the Tell Me or Search text field on the ribbon to type a search term.	Alt+Period, Q or Alt+Windows logo key, Q
Open the File tab to use the Backstage view.	Alt+Period, F or Alt+Windows logo key, F
Open the Home tab to format text and use the Find tool.	Alt+Period, H or Alt+Windows logo key, H
Open the Insert tab to insert a picture, link, comment, header or footer, or a page number. You can also access the Symbol gallery.	Alt+Period, N or Alt+Windows logo key, N
Open the Page Layout tab to set page margins, orientation, and size, and paragraph spacing.	Alt+Period, A or Alt+Windows logo key, A
Open the References tab to insert a table of contents, footnotes, or endnotes.	Alt+Period, S or Alt+Windows logo key, S
Open the Review tab to check spelling, add comments, or track and review changes to your document.	Alt+Period, R or Alt+Windows logo key, R
Open the View tab to choose a view, open the Navigation pane, edit the Header & Footer, and to Zoom the document view.	Alt+Period, W or Alt+Windows logo key, W

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Use Search

To find an option or perform an action quickly, use the Search text field. To learn more about the Search feature, go to Find what you need with Microsoft Search.

Note: Depending on the version of Microsoft 365 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.

Select the item or place in your document, presentation, or spreadsheet where you want to perform an action.
To go to the Search text field, press Alt+Q.
Type the search words for the action that you want to perform. For example, if you want to add a bulleted list, type bullets.
Press the Down arrow key to browse through the search results.
Once you’ve found the result that you want, press Enter to select it and to perform the action.

Work in the ribbon tabs and menus

The following shortcuts can save time when you work with the ribbon tabs and ribbon menus.

To do this	Press
Select the active tab on the ribbon, and activate the access keys.	Alt+Period or Alt+Windows logo key. To move to a different tab, use an access key or the Tab key.
When a Ribbon tab is selected, move the focus to the tab commands.	Enter, then Tab key or Shift+Tab
Activate a selected button.	Spacebar or Enter
Open the list for a selected command.	Spacebar or Enter
Open the menu for a selected button.	Alt+Down arrow key
When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command.	Down arrow key
Collapse or expand the ribbon.	Ctrl+F3

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Navigate the document

To do this	Press
Move the cursor right by one word.	Ctrl+Right arrow key
Move the cursor left by one word.	Ctrl+Left 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 beginning of the current line.	Home
Move the cursor to the end of the current line.	End
Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.	Ctrl+Home
Move the cursor to the end of the document.	Ctrl+End
Select text.	Shift+Arrow keys
Select the word to the right.	Shift+Ctrl+Right arrow key
Select the word to the left.	Shift+Ctrl+Left arrow key
Select the paragraph above.	Shift+Ctrl+Up arrow key
Select the paragraph below.	Shift+Ctrl+Down arrow key
Select from the current position to the beginning of the line.	Shift+Home
Select from the current position to the end of the line.	Shift+End
Select from the current position to the beginning of the document.	Shift+Ctrl+Home
Select from the current position to the end of the document.	Shift+Ctrl+End
Select all document content.	Ctrl+A

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Edit and format the document

To do this	Press
Cut the selected content to the Clipboard.	Ctrl+X
Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.	Ctrl+C
Paste the content from the Clipboard.	Ctrl+V
Undo the previous action.	Ctrl+Z
Redo the previous action.	Ctrl+Y
Shrink the font size.	Ctrl+Left bracket ([)
Grow the font size.	Ctrl+Right bracket (])
Apply bold formatting to the selected text.	Ctrl+B
Apply italic formatting to the selected text.	Ctrl+I
Underline the selected text.	Ctrl+U
Align the paragraph to the left.	Ctrl+L
Align the paragraph to the right.	Ctrl+R
Center the paragraph.	Ctrl+E
Justify the paragraph.	Ctrl+J
Create a bulleted list.	Ctrl+Period (.)
Create a numbered list.	Ctrl+Slash (/)

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Quickly Select Text in Word Documents Using a Mouse or Keyboard Shortcuts

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated May 17, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft^® Word^® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)

You can use several keyboard or mouse shortcuts in Microsoft Word to select characters, words, lines, paragraphs and blocks of text in your documents.

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1. Select an entire document

Click in the document and then press Ctrl + A to select the entire document.

2. Select a word

To select a word, double-click the word.

3. Select a sentence

To select a sentence, Ctrl + click in the sentence.

4. Select a line using the invisible selection bar

To select a line using the invisible selection bar, move the pointer into the area to the left of the line and click (the pointer should turn into a right-pointing arrow).

5. Select a paragraph

To select a paragraph, triple-click in the paragraph.

6. Select a paragraph using the invisible selection bar

To select a paragraph using the invisible selection bar, move the pointer into the area to the left of the paragraph and double-click (the pointer should turn into a right-pointing arrow).

7. Select from the cursor to the end or beginning of the line

Press Shift + End to select from the cursor to the end of the line. If you press Shift + Home, Word will select from the cursor to the beginning of the line.

8. Select by word using arrow keys

To select by word, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Ctrl + Shift + right arrow or Ctrl + Shift + left arrow.

9. Select by line using arrow keys

To select by line, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Shift + down arrow or Shift + up arrow.

10. Select by paragraph using arrow keys

To select by paragraph, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Ctrl + Shift + down arrow or Ctrl + Shift + up arrow.

11. Select by character using arrow keys

To select by character, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Shift + right arrow or Shift + left arrow.

12. Select blocks of text by Shift-clicking

To select text blocks, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then move or scroll to the location where you want to end the selection and Shift-click.

13. Select by screen

To select by screen, position the cursor where you want to start the selection and then press Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDown.

14. Select vertically

To select vertically in a document, press Alt and drag up or down.

You can save lots of time in Word using shortcuts for selecting text.

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Microsoft Word is the most common application used in most business and home offices.

But are you using it right?

Now, even when you are familiar with Microsoft Word, if you have to keep reaching for the mouse, you are slowing yourself down.

Learning how to use shortcut keys in word can save you lots of time and improve your productivity massively.

General Help
Basic Menu
Navigation
Document formatting
Text/ Font formatting
Advance features

Do you need to learn all of these hundreds of shortcuts in Word?

Nope!

No one can memorize all, some shortcut keys are more useful to you than others.

Here’s a guide to the most useful keyboard shortcut keys in Word you can start using today!

General Help Guide

Getting help is probably a great way to learn new tips and tricks to improve your productivity. You can quickly get help by using these shortcut keys.

F1: Open the Help menu
Alt or F10: On or off-key tips
Ctrl + F1: Show or hide the ribbon
Alt > F > T: Open option menu

Basic Menu Shortcut Keys in Word

All word users will use some of these functions at a point in time when creating their document in Microsoft Word. These are some basic menu shortcuts you may want to remember.

Ctrl + N: Create new doc. worksheet. or file.
Ctrl + O: Open new doc. worksheet. or file.
Ctrl + W: Close doc. worksheet. or file.
Ctrl + S: Save the current file.
F12: Open Save as for the current file.
Ctrl + P: Print current file.
Ctrl + H: Open the Find and Replace dialog box (Replace).
Ctrl + F: Open the Find and Replace dialog box (Find).
Esc: Close dialog box if active.

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Tab Navigation in Word

Word Tab Navigation can also be easily done with a click of the mouse, but Tab navigation shortcut keys can be helpful that save you time from always reaching for your mouse.

Alt > F: Open the File tab menu
Alt > H: Go to the Home tab
Alt > N: Open the Insert tab
Alt > P: Go to the Page Layout tab
Alt > S: Go to the References Layout tab
Alt > M: Go to the Mailing Layout tab
Alt > R: Go to the Review tab
Alt > W: Go to the View tab
Alt > Left/Right Arrow: Navigate between tab
Alt > 1: Save current document
Alt > 2: Undo the previous action
Alt > 3: Redo the previous action

View Management

Not sure if you’ve realized it, but you can view your word file in different layouts. This can be quite useful if you are working on a few documents, or having to do a comparison within your document.

Alt + Ctrl + S: Toggle view for Split document window (Split view of the current document)
Alt + Ctrl + P: Apply Print Layout view for document (Default View)
Alt + Ctrl + O: Apply Outline view for document
Alt + Ctrl + N: Apply Draft view for document
Ctrl + F6: Switch to the next Word document (Only word documents)
Ctrl + Shift + F6: Switch to the previous Word document (Only word documents)
Alt > W > Q > Arrow Key > Enter: Open Zoom Menu and select zoom level

Moving Around and Navigate in Word Document

Using keyboard shortcuts to get around the document and moving between paragraphs can be a great time-saver when working on Word.

Left/Right Arrow: Move one character to the left or right
Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow: Move one word to the left or right
Up/Down Arrow: Jump to the next row of the previous row
Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow: Jump to the next or to the previous paragraph
Home: Jump to the beginning of the line
End: Jump to the end of the line
Page Up/Down: Move one screen up or down
Ctrl + Alt + Page Up: Jump to the beginning of the screen
Ctrl + Alt + Page Down: Jump to the end of the screen
Ctrl + Home: Jump to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + End: Jump to the end of the document

Moving Paragraphs within Document

Moving paragraphs within the document can be difficult if you are not using a mouse, these keyboard shortcuts will work perfectly for those who write long reports on a laptop.

Shift + Alt + Up Arrow: Move the current paragraph or multiple paragraphs of text up.
Shift + Alt + Down Arrow: Move the current paragraph or multiple paragraphs of text down.

Copy and Paste with Keyboard

Probably the most used keyboard shortcuts by any user working on a PC or Mac. Not only you can copy and paste text, but you can also make copies of your formatting as well!

Ctrl + C: Copy the selected text.
Ctrl + X: Cuts the selected text.
Ctrl + V: Paste the selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy format of the selection to Clipboard
Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste format to the selection from Clipboard
Alt + H > V > T: Paste text only (By format ribbon)
Alt + H > V > M: Paste with merged formatting (By format ribbon)
Alt + H > V > K: Paste with source formatting (By format ribbon)

Delete Shortcuts in Document

Not an amazing discovery, but knowing these shortcuts can help you a tiny little bit in improving your productivity when you are editing your document.

Delete: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
Ctrl + Delete: Delete the word to the right of the cursor
Backspace: Delete the character to the left of the cursor
Ctrl + Backspace: Delete the word to the left of cursor

Heading Formatting

You may have used Word for a long time, but chances are, you may not be familiar with formatting the headers of the document.

Header formatting is like sorting the different things according to their priority. Heading 1 (H1) is the highest priority and Heading 9 (H9) is the lowest. You can think of it as putting items in a big folder with a small little tag on the folder.

Alt + Ctrl + 1: Apply Heading 1 style to selected text or paragraph
Alt + Ctrl + 2: Apply Heading 2 style to selected text or paragraph
Alt + Ctrl + 3: Apply Heading 3 style to selected text or paragraph
Alt + Shift + Right/Left Arrow: Promote or demote Headings (Heading 1,2,3… to Heading 9)
Ctrl + Shift + S: Open “Apply Style” dialog box.

Line and Paragraph Spacing Formatting

Formatting the lines and paragraph spacing is probably the most irritating part when you are trying to make your word document look nice.

I still remember the days when I first use words to write my school report. That literally took me hours just to make the report look nice with spacing between paragraphs.

Ctrl + 0: Toggle (Apply/Remove) spacing before paragraph
Ctrl + 1: Apply Single line spacing
Ctrl + 2: Apply Double line spacing
Ctrl + 5: Apply 1.5 line spacing

Text Alignment Format Changing

Shortcuts for text alignment can come in handy especially when you are writing a long document that spans over a few pages.

Ctrl + R: Right-align for selected text
Ctrl + L: Left-align for selected text
Ctrl + E: Center-align for selected text
Ctrl + J: Justify-align for selected text (Straight edges on both sides of the document)
Ctrl + M: Indent Text (Move text to the right)
Ctrl + Shift + M: Indent Text (Move text back to left after indent)

Font Style Formatting in Word

Changing text format or style in word can be time-consuming, but it can easily be done with some text shortcut keys for formatting.

Basic Most Commonly used Font Style Shortcuts:

Ctrl + B: Apply or remove Bold for selected text
Ctrl + I: Apply or remove Italics for selected text
Ctrl + U: Apply or remove Underline for selected text
Ctrl + Shift + D: Apply or remove Double-Underline for selected text
Ctrl + Shift + W: Apply or remove Underline for selected text (Words only)
Ctrl + = : Apply or remove Subscript for selected text
Ctrl + Shift + = : Apply or remove Superscript for selected text
Alt + H + 4: Apply or remove Strikethrough formatting for selected text
Ctrl + Alt + H: Apply or remove Highlight for selected text

Advance Useful Font Format Shortcuts:

Alt + Shift + F : Open the Font dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + 8 : Toggle display of hidden formatting symbols
Ctrl + Space : Clear most formatting from selection (bold, underline, italic, color, etc)
Ctrl + Shift + N : Apply Normal style
Shift + F1 : Revealing formatting of selected text
Ctrl + K : Insert hyperlink for selected text

Letter Format (Case and Sizes)

Ctrl + [ : Decrease font size by one point
Ctrl + ] : Increase font size by one point
Ctrl + Shift + < : Decrease font size by one point as defined in font style
Ctrl + Shift + > : Increase font size by one point as defined in font style
Shift + F3 : Change text letter case (All upper-, First letter upper-, All lower-case)
Ctrl + Shift + A : Apply or remove Capitalization format (Normal)
Ctrl + Shift + K : Apply or remove Small Caps format (Small)

Special Characters (Symbols)

These are some of the most commonly used symbols when creating a word document. Alternatively, you can navigate to the insert tab and find the respective symbols.

Alt + Ctrl + T : Insert Trademark symbol (™)
Alt + Ctrl + R : Insert Registered Trademark symbol (®)
Alt + Ctrl + . : Insert continuation symbol (…)
Alt + Ctrl + E : Insert Euro symbol (€)

Insert Fields Codes (Advanced Feature)

Field codes are part of the advanced features that MS Word provided, it can do amazing things and make the word document dynamic and change according to set values and conditions.

These are a few of the most popular shortcut keys to insert Field Codes into your word document.

Alt + Shift + D : Insert current Date field code
Alt + Shift + T : Insert current Tate field code
Alt + Shift + P : Insert Page number field code
Alt + Shift + P : Insert Page number field code
F9 : Update all fields to current
Alt + F9 : Toggle show or hide fields codes
F11 : Go to the next available field
Shift + F11 : Go to the previously available field
Ctrl + F11 : Lock selected field
Ctrl + Shift + F11 : Unlock selected field

Security Feature (Advance)

Similar to MS Excel, MS word has a special “hide” feature that not a lot of user knows, a great feature that is greatly underused. The hide feature can be pretty useful for you to hide sensitive information in the document.

Ctrl + Shift + H : Hide selected text (Security feature or used for sharing and allow others to focus on specific sections in a document)
Ctrl + A > Ctrl + D > Alt + H : Show hide text in the selected document. (Combination of 3 commands; Select All, Font Dialog Box, Uncheck Hide Text Checkbox)

Special Shortcuts Keys

These are a few selected keyboard shortcut keys that I think can be pretty useful in almost all situations (Other than “Copy” and “Paste”).

Ctrl + Z : Undo the previous action
Ctrl + Y : Redo the previous action
F4 : Repeat the previous action. Eg. if the previous action, you’ve highlighted some selected words in the document. Select another word and press F4. It will repeat that action on the selected words.
F7 : Check the spelling

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Want to get better at Working on Word?

The key to improving your skills in making a great Word document is to practice and practice. As you use the shortcut keys more often, it will become your second nature.

Slowly and gradually, you will get better. Just learning the shortcuts that suit your needs will surely improve your productivity.

Applicable to Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016, Word 2019, and Office 365.

Hopefully, this useful Word Document shortcut cheat sheet list can save you hours when writing your pages of reports.

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Want to improve your productivity and efficiency at working on MS word? We are sharing with you some of the most useful Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts to help you save time and speed up your work.

Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software and most of us use it for our daily tasks. We use both keyboard and mouse while working on it. However, you may not have realized that using mouse again and again kills much time. We can save this time by using keyboard shortcuts. Using them will make our work much faster and convenient than before.

Here are several MS Word shortcuts keys that can increase your productivity at work. Every shortcut serves unique purpose. Read On!

General Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Ctrl+N	Opens a new blank MS word document.
Ctrl+O	Opens an existing document. It opens a dialog box through which you can browse and select the desired document to open it.
Ctrl+S	Saves your document anytime during work.
F12	Opens the ‘Save As’ dialog box which enables you to name the file.
Ctrl+W	Closes the current document.
Ctrl+Z	Undoes the last action. It can be used many times in a row.
Ctrl+R	Redoes the action. It also can be used several times continuously.
Ctrl+F	Searches a document.
F7	Checks spelling and grammar.
Alt+Ctrl+S	Splits a window into two parts.
Ctrl+Alt+V	Shows the Print Layout View.
Ctrl+F2	Shows the Print Preview View.

MS Word Shortcut Keys to Navigate Through Document

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Ctrl+Left/ Right Arrow	Moves the cursor one word to the left or right from its current position.
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow	Moves the cursor up or down one paragraph.
End	Brings the cursor to the end of the current line
Home	Brings the cursor to the beginning of the current line
Ctrl+Home/End	Takes you to the beginning or end of the document.
F5	Opens the Find and Replace dialog box. The ‘Go To’ tab is selected by default. You can go to any page, section or line quickly. You can also find and replace text using Find tab and Replace tab.
Shift+F5	Takes the cursor to the last point where it was placed for editing or insertion. It can be used 3 times in a row to move to previous 3 cursor locations

Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts For Selecting Text

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Ctrl+A	Selects the entire document.
Shift+Left/Right Arrow	Selects one character to the left or right.
Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right Arrow	Selects one word to the left or right.
Shift+Up/Down Arrow	Selects one line up or down the current cursor location.
Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow	Selects text to the beginning or end of paragraph.
Shift+End/Home	Selects every element to the beginning or end of line.
Ctrl+Shift+Home/End	Selects elements to the beginning or end of the document.

MS Word Shortcut Keys For Editing Text

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Ctrl+C	Copy the current selection to the clipboard.
Ctrl+X	Removes the current selection and copies it to clipboard.
Ctrl+V	Pastes the current clipboard contents.
Ctrl+Backspace	Deletes one word to the left.
Ctrl+Delete	Deletes one word to the right.
Alt+Shift+R	Copies the header or footer from previous sections.

MS Word Shortcut Keys For Character Formatting

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Ctrl+B	Formats text as bold.
Ctrl+I	Apply italics formatting.
Ctrl+U	Underlines the selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+D	Double underline the selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+W	Underlines the text but not spaces between the words.
Ctrl+[ or ]	Increases or decreases the font size of the current selection.
Ctrl+=	Makes the selected text into subscript
Ctrl+Shift+=	Makes the selected text into superscript.
Ctrl+Shift+A	Formats letters case into uppercase.
Ctrl+Shift+K	Formats letters case into lowercase.
Ctrl+Shift+C	Copies the formatting of the selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+V	Pastes the formatting onto selection.

Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts: Paragraph Formatting

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Ctrl+M	Increases the current or selected paragraph’s indent.
Ctrl+Shift+M	Reduces the paragraph’s indent.
Ctrl+T	Increases a hanging indent of the current or selected paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reduces a hanging indent of the paragraph
Ctrl+E	Aligns text to both the left and right margins
Ctrl+L	Aligns text of the selection to the left
Ctrl+R	Aligns text of the selection to the right
Ctrl+1/2/5	Sets spacing between the paragraphs. Ctrl+1 is used for single spacing, Ctrl+2 for double and Ctrl+5 for 1.5 lines spacing
Ctrl+0	Removes one line spacing before a paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+N	Applies the normal style to the paragraph
Alt+Ctrl+1/2/3	Applies the Heading styles
Ctrl+Shift+L	Applies the List style to the paragraph
Shift+Enter	Inserts a line break
Ctrl+Enter	Inserts a page break
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Inserts a column break

MS Word Shortcut Keys: Working on Tables

*Shortcut*	*Description*
Tab	Selects the contents of the next cell in a row.
Shift+Tab	Selects the previous cell in a row.
Alt+Home/End	Selects the first or last cell in a row.
Alt+Page Up/Page Down	Selects the first or last cell in a column.

It’s a tough task to learn all these shortcuts especially for beginners. But as every MS shortcuts key might not be useful for you based on the type of work you do on Word hence, you can learn the ones that you use most often. Be patient, give yourself some time and practice. Once you have memorized them and are able to recall them instantly, you can see your productivity skyrocket to new levels.

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Ctrl+B Make the selected text Bold Ctrl+I Italicize the selected text Ctrl+U Underline the selected text Ctrl+S Saves the document work Ctrl+X Cut the selected text and put it on the clipboard Ctrl+C Copy the selected text (Copied text goes to the Clipboard) Ctrl+V Paste the Items(contents) of the clipboard (after cutting or copying) Ctrl+Z Undo reverses the last action you performed Ctrl+Y Redo the action you performed Ctrl+Shift+> Increase the selected font size by 2 points Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease the selected font size by 2 points Ctrl+] Increase the selected font size by 1 point Ctrl+[ Decrease the selected font size by 1 point Ctrl+L Aligns a word, line, Paragraph, or Whole content to the Left in the document Ctrl+E Aligns a word, line, Paragraph, or Whole content to the Centre of a document Ctrl+R Aligns a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Whole content to the Left in the document Ctrl + j To justify the paragraph/s for a clean look by giving extra space between words Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Zoom in and out a Document Shift + F3 Change the selected text to the Upper, Lower, and Sentence case Ctrl+W Close the currently open document Shift+Alt+↓ Move the selected paragraph down Shift+Alt+↑ Move the selected paragraph up Ctrl+A Selects all the contents in a document Shift+← Select one by one character to the left side of the cursor Shift+→ Select one by one character to the Right side of the cursor Shift+↓ Select one by one line to the down Shift+↑ Select one by one line to the up Ctrl+shift+→ Select one by one word to the right of the cursor Ctrl+shift+← Select one by one word to the left of the cursor Ctrl+shift+↑ Select one by one paragraph to the up Ctrl+shift+↓ Select one by one paragraph to the down Ctrl+Space bar Clears all the Formatting from the selection (Resets highlighted text to the default font) Delete Deletes one character from the beginning of the line/paragraph Ctrl+Delete Deletes one word from the beginning of the line/paragraph Backspace Deletes one Character from the ending of the line/paragraph Ctrl + Backspace Deletes one Word from the ending of the line/paragraph Enter Breaks one Paragraph into two Paragraphs from the cursor position Ctrl + Enter Breaks one Page into two pages (Also, used to add more pages or move the text to the next page from the cursor position) Shift + Enter Breaks one line into two lines from the cursor position Ctrl + Shift + Enter Breaks one Column content to the next column from the cursor position Alt + Ctrl + R To insert the Registration Symbol Alt + Ctrl + C To insert the Copyright Symbol Alt + Ctrl + T To insert the Trademark Symbol F1 Get all about MS Office or you can visit office.com F2 To move the selected text, First, you need to select the text and press F2, then position your Cursor wherever you want and then press the Enter key. F3 To copy the selected text or graphics in a word document. F4 Repeats the last action you have done before F5 Go to the Page, Line, Footnote, Endnote, Section, etc. F6 Go to the Next Page or Frame F7 Checks the Spelling and Grammar errors (no proof error) in your word document F8 Extends the text selection in a word document F9 Update the selected (e.g: date and time)Fields F10 It Shows the Keys Tips on the Ribbon Tabs F11 Got to the next Field F12 The command “Save As” is used to save the same document wherever you want with the same/different name.

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When working on a PC/laptop, it is faster to use a keyboard shortcut for a task as compared to reaching for the mouse. Simply put, a keyboard shortcut is a combination of one or more keys that need to be pressed either at the same time or consecutively to invoke a command in software like MS Word or in an operating system. Using shortcut keys can increase your productivity and also help you save a lot of time. That’s why it’s always a good idea to know your way around as many keyboard shortcuts as possible. Looking for shortcut keys for MS Word? Here’s a comprehensive list of MS Word keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac.

Before you move on to the list of shortcuts, make a note of the following: a plus sign (+) means that you need to press the keys at the same time, a comma sign (,) means that you need to press the keys in order.

Frequently used shortcuts

Action	Windows 10/11 Keys	Mac Keys
Create a NEW document	Ctrl + N	Command (⌘) + N
OPEN an existing document	Ctrl + O	Command (⌘) + O
SAVE a document	Ctrl + S	Command (⌘) + S
‘SAVE AS’ a document	F12	Command (⌘) + Shift + S
CLOSE the current document	Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4	Command (⌘) + W or Command (⌘) + F4
CLOSE the application	Alt + F4	Command (⌘) + Q
PRINT a document	Ctrl + P	Command (⌘) + P
UNDO the last action	Ctrl + Z	Command (⌘) + Z or F1
REDO the last action	Ctrl + Y	Command (⌘) + Y
CUT selected text and copy it to the clipboard	Ctrl + X	Command (⌘) + X or F2
COPY selected text to the clipboard	Ctrl + C	Command (⌘) + C or F3
PASTE from the clipboard	Ctrl + V	Command (⌘) + V or F4
SELECT ALL contents in a document	Ctrl + A	Command (⌘) + A
FIND text in the current document	Ctrl + F	Command (⌘) + F
CANCEL	Esc	Esc

Navigate the document

Action	Windows 10/11 Keys	Mac Keys
Move the cursor one word to the left	Ctrl + ←	Option (⌥) +◄
Move the cursor one word to the right	Ctrl + →	Option (⌥) + ►
Move the cursor one paragraph up	Ctrl + ↑	Command (⌘) + ▲
Move the cursor one paragraph down	Ctrl + ↓	Command (⌘) + ▼
Move the cursor to the end of a line	End	Command (⌘) +◄
Move the cursor to the start of a line	Home	Command (⌘) + ►
Move the cursor to the end of the doc	Ctrl + End	Command (⌘) + Fn + ►
Move the cursor to the start of the doc	Ctrl + Home	Command (⌘) + Fn + ◄
Move the cursor by scrolling the document view up by one screen	Page up	Fn + ▲
Move the cursor by scrolling the document view down by one screen	Page down	Fn + ▼
Move the cursor to the top of previous page	Ctrl + Page up	Command (⌘) + Fn + ▲
Move the cursor to the top of next page	Ctrl + Page down	Command (⌘) + Fn + ▼
Move the cursor to the last insertion point	Shift + F5	Shift + F5
Open the Search task pane	Ctrl + F	Command (⌘) + F
Open the Go To dialog box	Ctrl + G	F5

Select text and graphics

Action	Windows 10/11 Keys	Mac Keys
Select one character to the left	Shift + ←	Shift +◄
Select one character to the right	Shift + →	Shift + ►
Select one word to the left	Ctrl + Shift + ←	Option (⌥) + Shift +◄
Select one word to the right	Ctrl + Shift + →	Option (⌥) + Shift + ►
Select from the current position of the cursor to the start of the line	Shift + Home	Command (⌘) + Shift +◄
Select from the current position of the cursor to the end of the line	Shift + End	Command (⌘) + Shift + ►
Select one line up from the cursor	Shift + ↑	Shift + ▲
Select one line down from the cursor	Shift + ↓	Shift + ▼
Select from the current position of the cursor to the start of the paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + ↑	Command (⌘) + Shift + ▲
Select from the current position of the cursor to the end of the paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + ↓	Command (⌘) + Shift + ▼
Select all contents in the document	Ctrl + A	Command (⌘) + A
EXTEND A SELECTION
Extend the selection one character to the left	F8, ←	F8, ◄
Extend the selection one character to the right	F8, →	F8, ►
Extend the selection to a particular location	F8, click the location	F8, click the location
Extend the selection (to the entire word, sentence, paragraph, section and document)	Press F8 repeatedly	Press F8 repeatedly
Select a vertical block of text	Ctrl + Shift + F8, arrow keys	Command (⌘) + Shift + F8, arrow keys
Reduce the selection	Shift + F8	Shift + F8
Stop extending the selection	Esc	Esc

Edit text and graphics

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Delete one character to the left	Backspace	Delete
Delete one character to the right	Delete	Fn + Delete
Delete one word to the left	Ctrl + Backspace	Command (⌘) + Delete
Delete one word to the right	Ctrl + Delete	–
Cut selected text and copy it to the clipboard	Ctrl + X	Command (⌘) + X or F2
Copy selected text to the clipboard	Ctrl + C	Command (⌘) + C or F3
Paste from the clipboard	Ctrl + V	Command (⌘) + V or F4
Paste with selected formatting	Ctrl + Shift + V	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Shift + V
Display the ‘Paste special’ dialog box	Ctrl + Alt + V	Control (⌃) + Command (⌘) + V
Cut selected text and copy it to Spike	Ctrl + F3	Command (⌘) + F3
Paste contents from the Spike	Ctrl + Shift + F3	Command (⌘) + Shift + F3
Open the Find and Replace text pane	Ctrl + H	Ctrl + H
Insert graphics	Alt + N, M	Command (⌘) + Ctrl + M

Alignment and Formatting

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Align text to the left	Ctrl + L	Command (⌘) + L
Align text to the right	Ctrl + R	Command (⌘) + R
Centre text	Ctrl + E	Command (⌘) + E
Justify text	Ctrl + J	Command (⌘) + J
Indent the paragraph	Ctrl + M	Control (⌃) + Shift + M
Remove a paragraph indent	Ctrl + Shift + M	Command (⌘) + Shift + M
Create a hanging indent	Ctrl + T	Command (⌘) + T
Remove a hanging indent	Ctrl + Shift + T	Command (⌘) + Shift + T
Apply single spacing to paragraph	Ctrl + 1	Command (⌘) + 1
Apply double spacing to paragraph	Ctrl + 2	Command (⌘) + 2
Apply 1.5-line spacing to paragraph	Ctrl + 5	Command (⌘) + 5
Toggle line space between paragraphs	Ctrl + 0	Command (⌘) + 0
Enable AutoFormat	Ctrl + Alt + K	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + K
Apply the Normal style	Ctrl + Shift + N	Command (⌘) + Shift + N
Apply the Heading 1 style	Ctrl + Alt + 1	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + 1
Apply the Heading 2 style	Ctrl + Alt + 2	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + 2
Apply the Heading 3 style	Ctrl + Alt + 3	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + 3
Open the Styles pane	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Shift + S
Increase the font size	Ctrl + Shift + >	Command (⌘) + Shift + >
Decrease the font size	Ctrl + Shift + <	Command (⌘) + Shift + <
Increase the font size by 1	Ctrl + ]	Command (⌘) + ]
Decrease the font size by 1	Ctrl + [	Command (⌘) + [
Display the Font dialog box	Ctrl + D or Ctrl + Shift + F	Command (⌘) + D
Switch letter case between upper case, lower case and title case	Shift + F3	Shift + F3
Change text to all capital letters	Ctrl + Shift + A	Command (⌘) + Shift + A
Make text bold	Ctrl + B	Command (⌘) + B
Make text italics	Ctrl + I	Command (⌘) + I
Underline text	Ctrl + U	Command (⌘) + U
Underline words, but not spaces	Ctrl + Shift + W	Command (⌘) + Shift + W
Double-underline text	Ctrl + Shift + D	Command (⌘) + Shift + D
Apply Subscript formatting	Ctrl + =	Command (⌘) + =
Apply Superscript formatting	Ctrl + Shift + Plus (+)	Command (⌘) + Shift + Equal to (=)
Apply Strikethrough formatting	Ctrl + 5	Command (⌘) + Shift + X
Add a bulleted list	Ctrl + Shift + L	Command (⌘) + Shift + L

Insert special characters

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Insert a line break	Shift + Enter	Shift + Return
Insert a page break	Ctrl + Enter	Command (⌘) + Return
Insert a column break	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Command (⌘) + Shift + Return
Insert a copyright symbol (©)	Ctrl + Alt + C	Option (⌥) + G
Insert a registered trademark symbol (®)	Ctrl + Alt + R	Option (⌥) + R
Insert a trademark symbol (™)	Ctrl + Alt + T	Option (⌥) + 2
Insert an ellipsis (…)	Ctrl + Alt + Period (.)	Option + Semi colon (;)
Insert a nonbreaking hyphen	Ctrl + Shift + Hyphen (-)	Command (⌘) + Shift + Hyphen (-)

Review a document

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Insert a comment	Ctrl + Alt + M	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + A
Go to the beginning of a comment	Home	Command (⌘) + Shift + ◄
Go to the end of a comment	End	Command (⌘) + Shift + ►
Turn revision tracking on or off	Ctrl + Shift + E	Command (⌘) + Shift + E
Run spelling and grammar check	F7	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + L or F7
Open Thesaurus	Shift + F7	Shift + F7
Switch among the last four edited locations in the document	Ctrl + Alt + Z	–
Find the next spelling or grammatical error	–	Option (⌥) + F7
Close the Reviewing pane	Alt + Shift + C	–

Work with tables

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Move to the next cell in the row	Tab	Tab
Move to the previous cell in the row	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Move to the first cell in the row	Alt + Home	Control (⌃) + Fn + ◄
Move to the last cell in the row	Alt + End	Control (⌃) + Fn + ►
Move to the first cell in the column	Alt + Page up	Control (⌃) + Fn + ▲
Move to the last cell in the column	Alt + Page down	Control (⌃) + Fn + ▼
Move one row up	Alt + Shift + ↑	▲
Move one row down	Alt + Shift + ↓	▼
Insert a row above the current one	–	Command (⌘) + Control (⌃) + I
Insert a row at the bottom of the table	–	Tab (at the end of the last row)
Select the content in the next cell	Tab	Tab
Select the content in the previous cell	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Extend a selection to adjacent cells	Shift + → Shift + ← Shift + ↑ Shift + ↓	Shift + ► Shift + ◄ Shift + ▲ Shift + ▼
Select the entire table	Alt + 5	–
Insert a new paragraph in a cell	Enter	Return
Insert a Tab character in a cell	Ctrl + Tab	Option (⌥) + Tab

Work with text in other languages

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Display the Language dialog box to set the proofing language	Alt + R, U, L	–
Set default language	Alt + R, L	–
Switch the writing direction to right-to-left	–	Command (⌘) + Control (⌃) + ◄
Switch the writing direction to left-to-right	–	Command (⌘) + Control (⌃) + ►

Work with web content

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Insert a hyperlink	Ctrl + K	Command (⌘) + K
Go back one page	Alt + ←	–
Go forward one page	Alt + →	–
Refresh the page	F9	–

Work with fields and mail merge

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Insert Date field	Alt + Shift + D	Control (⌃) + Shift + D
Insert Time field	Alt + Shift + T	Control (⌃) + Shift + T
Insert Page field	Alt + Shift + P	Control (⌃) + Shift + P
Insert Listnum field	Ctrl + Alt + L	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Shift + L
Insert an empty field	Ctrl + F9	Command (⌘) + F9
Go to the next field	F11	–
Go to the previous field	Shift + F11	–
Update the selected fields	F9	F9
Switch between a selected field code and its result	Shift + F9	Shift + F9
Switch between all field codes and their results	Alt + F9	Option (⌥) + F9
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results	Alt + Shift + F9	Option (⌥) + Shift + F9
Lock a field	Ctrl + F11	Command (⌘) + F11
Unlock a field	Ctrl + Shift + F11	Command (⌘) + Shift + F11
MAIL MERGE
Preview the mail merge	Alt + Shift + K	–
Merge a document	Alt + Shift + N	–
Print the merged document	Alt + Shift + M	–
Edit a mail-merge document	Alt + Shift + E	–
Insert a merge field	Alt + Shift + F	–

Work with references, citations and indexing

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
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	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + F
Insert an endnote	Ctrl + Alt + D	Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + E
Go to the next footnote	Alt + Shift + >	–
Go to the previous footnote	Alt + Shift + <	–

Work with document view

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Switch to Read Mode view	Alt + W, F	–
Switch to Print Layout View	Ctrl + Alt + P	–
Switch to Outline View	Ctrl + Alt + O	–
Switch to Draft View	Ctrl + Alt + N	–
Enable/disable document window split	Ctrl + Alt + S	–
Switch to the next window	–	Command (⌘) + Grave accent (`)
Switch to the previous window	–	Command (⌘) + Shift + Grave accent (`)

Preview and print documents

Action	Windows Keys	Mac Keys
Print a document	Ctrl + P	Command (⌘) + P
Open print preview	Ctrl + Alt + I

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

Ribbons refer to similar options grouped together on tabs at the top of the Word document. You can access the ribbon options using Access Keys (Alt key + Key Tips letters displayed on the ribbon as small images next to the tabs and options when you press the Alt key).

Action	Windows Keys
Display the ribbon shortcut keys	Alt or F10
Move the focus to commands on the ribbon	Tab or Shift + Tab
Move between command groupings on the ribbon	Ctrl + ← Ctrl + →
Move among the items on the ribbon	← → ↑ ↓
Show the tooltip for the ribbon element in focus	Ctrl + Shift + F10
Activate the selected button	Spacebar or Enter
Open the list for the selected command	↓
Open the menu for the selected button	Alt + ↓
Move to the submenu when a main menu is open	←
Expand or minimize the ribbon	Ctrl + F1
ACCESS KEYS FOR RIBBON TABS
Open the Home tab	Alt + H
Open the File tab	Alt + F
Open the Insert tab	Alt + N
Open the Design tab	Alt + G
Open the Layout tab	Alt + P
Open the References tab	Alt + S
Open the Mailings tab	Alt + M
Open the Review tab	Alt + R
Open the View tab	Alt + W
Move to the Search field	Alt + Q

Function key shortcuts

Function keys or the F keys can be found along the top row of the keyboard. They are similar to shortcut keys and can execute commands alone without the Ctrl or Command (⌘) key.

Key	Action in Windows	Action in Mac
F1	Display the Word Help task pane	Undo the previous action
F2	Move the selected text or graphic	Cut the selected content to the clipboard
F3	–	Copy the selected content to the clipboard
F4	Repeat the last command or action	Paste the contents from the clipboard
F5	Display the Go To dialog box	Display the Go To dialog box
F6	Switch between the document, task pane, status bar, and ribbon	Switch between the document, task pane, status bar, and ribbon
F7	Display the Editor task pane	Display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box
F8	Extend the selection	Extend the selection
F9	Update the selected fields	Update the selected fields
F10	Turn Key Tips on or off	–
F11	Move to the next field	Move to the next field
F12	Display the Save As dialog box	–

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MS Word is used for drafting a detailed document so that it looks attractive. I know you must be using MS Word with a combination of Keyboard and Mouse and novice usually does that. But a person who knows most of the MS word shortcut keys is a professional user of MS Word.

So why are you wasting your time on moving the cursor, rather than just pressing the keys on the keyboard and doing the same work in less time?

Are you unaware of the Shortcut Keys?

Have you ever realized that it will save a lot of time and effort?

I suppose that neither you are aware of the shortcut keys, nor you have ever realized. So don’t worry I will be telling you 100different shortcut keys according to their usage for a particular work. In the beginning, you’ll find it difficult to use shortcuts but once you get good hands on it then it would be the easiest task to do.

It is better to be a smart worker, rather than a hard worker. Save your time, efforts and energy. Let’s see those MS Word Shortcuts which can be used during your work.

General Shortcuts
1.	Ctrl+N	Open New Document.
2.	Ctrl+O	Open an Existing Document.
3.	Ctrl+S	Save the Document.
4.	F12	Open Save As Dialogue Box.
5.	Ctrl + W	Close the Document.
6.	Ctrl + Z	Undo any Activity.
7.	Ctrl + Y	Redo the Activity.
8.	Alt + Ctrl + S	Remove a Split Window or Split Window.
9.	Ctrl + Alt + V	View Print Layout.
10.	Ctrl + Alt + O	Outline View.
11.	Ctrl + Alt + N	Draft View.
12.	Ctrl + F2	View Print Preview.
13.	F1	Open Help.
14.	Alt + Q	Opens Tell me whatyou want to do Box.
15.	F9	Refresh the Selected Field Codes.
16.	Ctrl + F	Find any Word in the Document.
17.	F7	Grammar Check.
18.	Shift + F7	Opens Thesaurus and finds the meaning of the Selected word.

If you want to navigate the Text Cursor then you can do that without a mouse. Let’s see the Navigating MS Word Shortcut keys.

Document Navigation Shortcuts
19.	Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Extend one by one character Selection to the Left or Right.
20.	Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Extend one by one Word Selection to the Left or Right.
21.	Shift + Up/Down Arrow	Selecting Up or Down Line one by one.
22.	Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow	Selecting Up or Down Whole Paragraph one by one.
23.	Shift + End	Selection of Characters up to End Line.
24.	Shift + Home	Selection of Characters up to the First line.
25.	Ctrl + Shift + Home/End	Selection of Characters to Beginning or End.
26.	Shift + Page up/Page Down	Select Characters up to one screen Up or Down.
27.	Ctrl + A	Select Entire Document.
28.	Ctrl + Shift + 8	Selects a Column.

Sometimes the user wants to edit a document fast. So he can use some of the editing shortcuts.

Editing Shortcuts
29.	Backspace	Erase One Character to the Left.
30.	Ctrl + Backspace	Erase one word to the Left.
31.	Delete	Erase one Character to the Right.
32.	Ctrl + Delete	Erase one Word to the Right.
33.	Ctrl + C	Copy Selected Text.
34.	Ctrl + X	Cut Selected Text.
35.	Ctrl + V	Paste Cut or Copied Text.
36.	Ctrl + Shift + F3	Paste Spike Contents.
37.	Alt + Shift + R	Copy Header or Footer used in the Previous Document.

Every user wants that his contents look attractive. So it can only be done by editing the character and using clear texts. So here you can grab some Characters editing Shortcuts.

Characters Formatting Shortcuts
38.	Ctrl + B	Bold Texts.
39.	Ctrl + I	Italicize Texts.
40.	Ctrl + U	Underline Texts.
41.	Ctrl + Shift + W	Apply to underline below words only and not under Space.
42.	Ctrl + Shift + D	Apply Double Underline.
43.	Ctrl + D	Open Font Dialogue Box.
44.	Ctrl + Shift + > or <	Increase or Decrease the font Size of the Character.
45.	Ctrl + ] or [	Increase or Decrease the font size of a particular segment only.
46.	Ctrl + “=”	Apply Subscript Formatting.
47.	Ctrl + Shift + Plus Key	Apply Superscript Formatting.
48.	Ctrl + Shift + A	Changes All Letters to Uppercase.
49.	Ctrl + Shift + K	Changes All Letters to Lowercase.
50.	Ctrl + Shift + C	Copies the Character Format in an Existing Document.
51.	Ctrl + Shift + V	Paste the Character Format in a new Document.
52.	Ctrl + Space	Removes Manual Formatting from the Selected Segment.

Now, let’s come to the Paragraph editing through shortcuts. You can edit the entire paragraph using the MS Word Shortcut keys.

Paragraph Editing Shortcut Keys
53.	Ctrl + M	Increase Indent Level of Paragraph every time you press it.
54.	Ctrl + Shift + M	Decreases Indent Level of Paragraph every time you press it.
55.	Ctrl + T	Hanging Indent is Increased Every time you Press it.
56.	Ctrl + Shift + T	Hanging Indent is Decreased Every time you Press it.
57.	Ctrl + E	Centre a Paragraph.
58.	Ctrl + L	Left Alignment of a Paragraph.
59.	Ctrl + R	Right Alignment of a Paragraph.
60.	Ctrl + J	Justify a Paragraph.
61.	Ctrl + 1	Single Spacing Between Two Lines.
62.	Ctrl + 2	Double Spacing Between Two Lines.
63.	Ctrl + 5	1.5 Line Spacing Between two Lines.
64.	Ctrl + 0	Remove one line Spacing of a Preceding paragraph.
65.	Ctrl + Shift + S	Open window for applying Styles.
66.	Ctrl + Shift + N	Apply Normal paragraph Style.
67.	Alt + Ctrl + 1	Heading 1 Style.
68.	Alt + Ctrl + 2	Heading 2 Style.
69.	Alt + Ctrl + 3	Heading 3 Style.
70.	Ctrl + Shift + L	Apply List Style.
71.	Ctrl + Q	Remove all formatting from the paragraph.

Here are some of the inserting shortcuts where you can insert various things using the Word Shortcuts buttons.

Inserting Shortcuts
72.	Shift + Enter	Insert link Break.
73.	Ctrl + Enter	Insert Page Break.
74.	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Insert Column Break.
75.	Alt + Ctrl + Hyphen ‘-‘	Insert an em Dash.
76.	Ctrl + Shift + Space	Insert Non-Breaking Space.
77.	Alt + Ctrl + C	Insert Copyright Symbol.
78.	Alt + Ctrl +R	Insert Registered Trademark Symbol.
79.	Alt + Ctrl + T	Insert Trademark Symbol.

Some shortcuts for the Outline of a word file.

Outline Shortcuts
80.	Alt + Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Move a line Left or Right.
81.	Ctrl + Shift + N	Demote Outline lever to Regular Text.
82.	Alt + Shift + Up/Down Arrow	Move the Line Up or Down in the Outline.
83.	Alt + Shift + Plus or Minus Key	Enlarge or Collapse Characters under Heading.
84.	Alt + Shift + A	Enlarge or Collapse All Characters under Heading.
85.	Alt + Shift + L	Highlight First line of a Body or Text.
86.	Alt + Shift + 1	Highlights all texts Having Heading 1 texts.
87.	Alt + Shift + Any Number Key	Shows All Texts according to the Heading Size.

Finally, here are some of the Tables Shortcuts. Once you insert a table in a word document then you can apply these shortcuts.

Tables Shortcuts
88.	Tab	Navigate to the Next Cell in a Row.
89.	Shift + Tab	Navigate to the Previous Cell.
90.	Alt + Home	Go to the First cell of the Row in a table.
91.	Alt + End	Go to the Last cell of the Row in a table.
92.	Alt + Page up	Go to the First cell of the Column in a table.
93.	Alt + Page Down	Go to the Last cell of the Column in a table.
94.	Up Arrow Keys	Move to the previous cell in upward Direction.
95.	Down Arrow Keys	Move to next cell downward Direction.
96.	Shift + Up	Select the Cells above the current cell.
97.	Shift + Down	Select the Cell Below the Current Cell.
98.	Alt + F5	Select full table.
99.	Shift + F3	Change Keyboard Case.
100.	Ctrl + F3	Cut Selected texts to the Spike.

Conclusion

Well, you have discovered 100 MS Word shortcut keys which will save a lot of time and effort. You can’t mug up all the shortcuts but try to remember some frequently used ones. I can guarantee that it will be efficient and you will enjoy applying the shortcuts. I have covered almost all the possible shortcuts in this article. Apply them according to your needs. Hope you liked this article.

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Millions of people have been using Word on Windows since 1983 and it goes without saying it has become a key competency. Therefore, catching up and staying ahead is crucial for success. Knowing just a few of the most frequently used MS Word shortcut keys is the best way. You will streamline your workflow and save serious amounts of time.

Ease of use and broad functionality has made MS Word one of the most successful ever programs. Virtually all workers in mid and high level jobs have some familiarity with Word (and Excel), we all use it. Although apparently, people with a more in depth knowledge are getting recruited quicker. If you only have a basic understanding of Microsoft Word you could be getting pipped at the post by someone who does. Learning hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts is the best way to use Word quicker. Plus, learning these shortcuts will give you a broader understanding of the software. Furthermore, you can demonstrate your ability to future employers or educate team mates and colleagues.

Beyond the specifics of MS Word keyboard shortcut keys, learning these hotkeys will help you across other Microsoft Office programs too. And as there is much standardisation for shortcuts across all programs, especially Windows Office, you’ll find that a lot of these will be extra useful. Next time you’re in Excel or Powerpoint you’ll notice how much faster you can operate in those too.

You can do more than just saving time and raising skills. If you memorise anything you will benefit from better general memory, better focus, improved creativity and less mental decline. So instead of memorising a poem or a random sequence of playing cards why not memorise keyboard shortcuts that can up your skills and your wage?

This list is for PC users and it varies slightly from the shortcuts used for Mac user. For further details information checkout the official Word documentation.

These shortcuts are accurate and correct to the best of our knowledge. Shortcut Killer is intended for informational or entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as professional advice. Some of these shortcuts may not work for your version of Word. Either way, it doesn’t hurt to try and see which hotkeys can save you time. Some have been omitted as you probably wouldn’t use them. But, for more hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts head to Microsoft’s excellent resource on Windows and Mac.

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Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl`+`0`	Toggle 6pts of spacing above the 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`	Align the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
`Ctrl`+`F`	Open find box.
`Ctrl`+`I`	Italic highlighted selection.
`Ctrl`+`J`	Align the selected text or line to justify the screen.
`Ctrl`+`K`	Insert a hyperlink.
`Ctrl`+`L`	Align the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
`Ctrl`+`M`	Indent the paragraph.
`Ctrl`+`N`	Open new, blank document window.
`Ctrl`+`O`	Open the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
`Ctrl`+`P`	Open the print window.
`Ctrl`+`R`	Align the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save the open document. Like Shift+F12.
`Alt`+`F`, `A`	Save the document under a different file name.
`Alt`+`X`	Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character.
`Ctrl`+`T`	Create a hanging indent.
`Ctrl`+`U`	Underline the selected text.
`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste.
`Ctrl`+`W`	Close the currently open document.
`Ctrl`+`X`	Cut selected text.
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo the last action performed.
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo last action.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`	Sets the selected text to all capital letters.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`	Adds double underline to the selected text.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	Enable or disable revision tracking.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Open Font window to change the font.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`	Quickly create a bullet point.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`	Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase 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 (acute) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+’+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`*`	View or hide non printing characters.
`Ctrl`+`Left arrow`	Move one word to the left.
`Ctrl`+`Right arrow`	Move one word to the right.
`Ctrl`+`Up arrow`	Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
`Ctrl`+`Down arrow`	Move to the end of the paragraph.
`Ctrl`+`Del`	Delete word to right of cursor.
`Ctrl`+`Backspace`	Delete word to left of cursor.
`Ctrl`+`End`	Move the cursor to the end of the document.
`Ctrl`+`Home`	Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
`Ctrl`+`Spacebar`	Reset highlighted text to the default font.
`Ctrl`+`Enter`	Insert a page break.
`Ctrl`+`1`	Single-space lines.
`Ctrl`+`2`	Double-space lines.
`Ctrl`+`5`	1.5-line spacing.
`Ctrl`+`=`	Set selected text as subscript.
`Ctrl`+`Pg Up`	Move one page up in the document.
`Ctrl`+`Pg Dn`	Move one page down in the document.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`=`	Set selected text as superscript.
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`	Insert trademark (^TM) symbol.
`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`+`Alt`+`F2`	Open new document.
`Ctrl`+`F1`	Open the Task Pane.
`Ctrl`+`F2`	Display the print preview.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`	Increase the font size of selected text by one point.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`<`	Decrease the font size of selected text by one point.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F6`	Switch to another open Microsoft Word document.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F12`	Print 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`	Run a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
`Shift`+`F12`	Save the open document. Like `Ctrl`+`S`.
`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.

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-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-click	Double-clicking the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-click	Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop.
Triple-click	Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked.
Ctrl+Mouse wheel	Zooms in and out of document.

In this topic

Frequently used shortcuts

Close a task pane

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

Use the Access Keys for ribbon tabs

Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

Navigate the document

Navigate the document using the browse options in Word 2007 and 2010

Preview and print documents

Select text and graphics

Extend a selection

Edit text and graphics

Align and format paragraphs

Format characters

Manage text formatting

Insert special characters

Work with web content

Work with tables

Move around in a table

Select table content

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

Review a document

Work with references, citations, and indexing

Work with mail merge and fields

Perform a mail merge

Work with fields

Work with text in other languages

Set the proofing language

Insert international characters

Use Input Method Editors for East Asian languages

Work with document views

Switch the document view

Outline a document

Move through the document in Read Mode

Use function key shortcuts

See also

In this topic

Frequently used shortcuts

Shortcut conflicts

Change system preferences for keyboard shortcuts

Navigate the document

Select text and graphics

Extend a selection

Edit text and graphics

Align and format paragraphs

Format characters

Insert special characters

Work with tables

Move around in a table

Select table content

Resize table columns with the ruler

Resize table columns directly in a table

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

Drawing

Work with fields

Outline a document

Review a document

Use footnotes and endnotes

Work with right-to-left languages

Use function key shortcuts

Change function key preferences

See also

In this topic

Frequently used shortcuts

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

Go to the access keys for the ribbon

Use Search

Work in the ribbon tabs and menus

Navigate the document

Edit and format the document

See also

Quickly Select Text in Word Documents Using a Mouse or Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Select an entire document

2. Select a word

3. Select a sentence

4. Select a line using the invisible selection bar

5. Select a paragraph

6. Select a paragraph using the invisible selection bar

7. Select from the cursor to the end or beginning of the line

8. Select by word using arrow keys