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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:

  1. Press F6 until the task pane is selected.

  2. Press Ctrl+Spacebar.

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

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

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

Key Tips in the ribbon in Word 365

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 (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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See also

Word help center

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word

Screen reader support for Word

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

Notes: 

  • The settings in some versions of the Mac operating system (OS) and some utility applications might conflict with keyboard shortcuts and function key operations in Microsoft 365 for Mac. For information about changing the key assignment for a keyboard shortcut, see Mac Help for your version of macOS, your utility application, or refer to Shortcut conflicts.

  • If you don’t find a keyboard shortcut here that meets your needs, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut. For instructions, go to Create a custom keyboard shortcut for Office for Mac.

  • Many of the shortcuts that use the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard also work with the Control key in Word for Mac. However, not all do.

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

For the best experience using your keyboard with the ribbon, enable your keyboard to access all controls.

  1. To open the System Preferences, press The Command button.+Spacebar, type system preferences, and press Return.

  2. To go to Keyboard Settings, type keyboard and press Return.

  3. In the Shortcuts tab, press Control+F7 to change the Full Keyboard Access setting from Text boxes and lists only to All Controls.

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.

The Command button.+Z or F1

Redo the previous action, if possible.

The Command button.+Y

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard.

The Command button.+X or F2

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.

The Command button.+C or F3

Paste the contents of the Clipboard.

The Command button.+V or F4

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. *

Shift+F10

Display the Go To dialog box.

The Command button.+Option+G or F5

Display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box.

The Command button.+Option+L or F7

Enable extended selection mode.

F8

Switch to the next window.

The Command button.+Grave accent ( ` )

Switch to the previous window.

The Command button.+Shift+Grave accent (`)

Display the Save As dialog box.

The Command button.+Shift+S

Find text (move focus to the Search in Document box).

The Command button.+F

Display the Find and Replace pane.

Control+H

Display the Print dialog box.

The Command button.+P

Close the current document.

The Command button.+F4

Expand or minimize the ribbon.

The Command button.+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

  1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

  2. Select Keyboard.

  3. Select the Shortcuts tab.

  4. Select Mission Control.

  5. 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.

The Command button.+Up arrow key

Move the cursor down by one paragraph.

The Command button.+Down arrow key

Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

The Command button.+Left arrow

Home

Move the cursor to the end of the current line.

The Command button.+Right arrow key

End

Move the cursor to the top of the previous page.

The Command button.+Page up

On a MacBook, press The Command button.+Fn+Up arrow key

Move the cursor to the top of the next page.

The Command button.+Page down

On a MacBook, press The Command button.+Fn+Down arrow key

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.

The Command button.+Home

On a MacBook, press The Command button.+Fn+Left arrow key

Move the cursor to the end of the document.

The Command button.+End

On a MacBook, press The Command button.+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, The Command button.+Right arrow moves the cursor to the next word, and The Command button.+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 The Command button., 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.

The Command button.+Shift+Left arrow key

Shift+Home

Select from the current position to the end of the current line.

The Command button.+Shift+Right arrow key

Shift+End

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current paragraph.

The Command button.+Shift+Up arrow key

Select from the current position to the end of the current paragraph.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Shift+Home

Select from the current position to the end of the document.

The Command button.+Shift+End

Select from the current position to the bottom of the window.

The Command button.+Shift+Option+Page down

Select all document content.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+X

F2

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.

The Command button.+C

F3

Paste the contents of the Clipboard.

The Command button.+V

F4

Display the Paste Special dialog box.

The Command button.+Control+V

Cut the selected content to the Spike.

The Command button.+F3

Paste the contents of the Spike.

The Command button.+Shift+F3

Copy the selected formatting.

The Command button.+Shift+C

Paste the copied formatting.

The Command button.+Shift+V

Create an AutoText entry.

Option+F3

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Align and format paragraphs

To do this

Press

Center the paragraph.

The Command button.+E

Justify the paragraph.

The Command button.+J

Align the paragraph to the left.

The Command button.+L

Align the paragraph to the right.

The Command button.+R

Indent the paragraph.

Control+Shift+M

Remove a paragraph indent.

The Command button.+Shift+M

Create a hanging indent.

The Command button.+T

Remove a hanging indent.

The Command button.+Shift+T

Apply single-spacing to the paragraph.

The Command button.+1

Apply double-spacing to the paragraph.

The Command button.+2

Apply 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph.

The Command button.+5

Enable AutoFormat.

The Command button.+Option+K

Apply the Normal style.

The Command button.+Shift+N

Apply the Heading 1 style.

The Command button.+Option+1

Apply the Heading 2 style.

The Command button.+Option+2

Apply the Heading 3 style.

The Command button.+Option+3

Apply the List style.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)

Decrease the font size.

The Command button.+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)

Increase the font size by 1 point.

The Command button.+Right bracket (])

Decrease the font size by 1 point.

The Command button.+Left bracket ([)

Display the Font dialog box.

The Command button.+D

Switch the text between upper case, lower case, and title case.

Shift+F3

Change the text to all upper case.

The Command button.+Shift+A

Apply bold formatting.

The Command button.+B

Add a bulleted list.

The Command button.+Shift+L

Apply underline formatting.

The Command button.+U

Apply underline formatting to the words, but not the spaces.

The Command button.+Shift+W

Apply double-underline formatting.

The Command button.+Shift+D

Apply italics formatting.

The Command button.+I

Apply small caps formatting.

The Command button.+Shift+K

Apply strike-through formatting.

The Command button.+Shift+X

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Insert special characters

To do this

Press

Insert an empty field.

The Command button.+F9

Insert a line break.

Shift+Return

Insert a page break.

The Command button.+Return

Insert a column break.

The Command button.+Shift+Return

Insert a nonbreaking hyphen.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Shift+Drag the column boundary in the ruler

Proportionally resize all columns to the right and retain the table width.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Shift+Drag the column boundary

Proportionally resize all columns to the right and retain the table width.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Control+Z

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Work with fields

To do this

Press

Insert a DATE field.

Control+Shift+D

Insert a LISTNUM field.

The Command button.+Option+Shift+L

Insert a PAGE field.

Control+Shift+P

Insert a TIME field.

Control+Shift+T

Insert an empty field.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+F11

Unlock a field.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Option+A

Turn change tracking on or off.

The Command button.+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.

The Command button.+Home, in the Reviewing Pane.

Move to the end of the list of comments.

The Command button.+End, in the Reviewing Pane.

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Use footnotes and endnotes

To do this

Press

Insert a footnote.

The Command button.+Option+F

Insert an endnote.

The Command button.+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:

  1. Go to Apple > System Preferences > Keyboard.

  2. On the Input Sources tab, select the language for which you want to enable shortcuts.

  3. 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+The Command button.+ Left arrow key

Switch the writing direction to left-to-right.

Control+The Command button.+ 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.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button. 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.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button.+F6: switches to the next document window when more than one document is open.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button.+F9: inserts an empty field.

  • The Command button.+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.

  • The Command button.+F11: locks the current field.

  • The Command button.+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

  1. In the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

  2. Select Keyboard.

  3. On the Keyboard tab, select the check box for Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys.

See also

Word help center

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word

Screen reader support for Word

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in Word for the web.

Notes: 

  • If you use Narrator with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you have to turn off scan mode in order to edit documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with Microsoft 365 for the web. For more information, refer to Turn off virtual or browse mode in screen readers in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

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

  • When you use Word for the web, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because Word for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not Word for the web.

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.

The ribbon with the access keys in  Word for Web

  • 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.

  1. Select the item or place in your document, presentation, or spreadsheet where you want to perform an action.

  2. To go to the Search text field, press Alt+Q.

  3. Type the search words for the action that you want to perform. For example, if you want to add a bulleted list, type bullets.

  4. Press the Down arrow key to browse through the search results.

  5. 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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See also

Word help center

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word

Screen reader support for Word

ms-word-how-to-go-end-doc

There are two ways you can go to the end of a Word document. The first is to use a keyboard shortcut and the second is to create a macro. There are pros and cons of each approach. Here’s how to do it.

How to go to the end of a Microsoft Word document automatically

Using Keyboard – Go to end of MS Word document

If you want to go directly to the end of a Word document when its opens:

Press Ctrl+End

This takes you to the very last character in the document.

If you want to go back to the start of the document:

Press Ctrl+Home

Using Macros – Go to end of MS Word document

You can also setup a macro to do this.

To create a macro, add the following lines of code in the Autoopen macro:

Sub AutoOpen()
Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory
End Sub

Which is better?

If you simply want to go to the end of the document, then use Ctrl+End.

However, if you want to run several macros at the same time, for example, to change fonts, format the document and so on, then use the macro to bring you to the end of the document when it’s finished processing.

Does this work on your keyboard? What other shortcuts do you use in Microsoft Word?

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Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Move to the beginning / to the end of the timeline
Photoshop CS5 Panels — Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Move to the beginning / to the end of the timeline
Photoshop CS5 Panels — Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Home / End


Thunderbird (Linux)
Go to first message / go to last message
Navigate Messages

Home / End


Thunderbird (MacOS)
Go to first message / go to last message
Navigate Messages

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Go to last tile in Tile History (Pattern Maker only)
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

End


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Go to end of document.
Working with documents: Full Screen Reading view

End


Firefox (Linux)
Jump to beginning / end of webpage
Inside Webpages

Home / End


Firefox (Windows)
Jump to beginning / end of webpage
Inside Webpages

Home / End


Google Mail (Windows)
Jump to beginning of page / end of page
Control Main Browser Window (General Browser Shortcuts)

End / Home


Firefox (MacOS)
Go to Bottom of Page
Navigation Controls

End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select first / select last command in menu
Manage Access Features — Menus

Home / End


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of current view
Messages in Main View — Navigate Calendar

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move beginning / move to end of an entry
Manage Access Features — Text Boxes

Home / End


Inpage (Windows)
To go to the end of the line
To move cursor

End


Google Chrome (Windows)
Jump to beginning / to end of webpage
View Webpages

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Jump to first / jump to last item
Windows Explorer — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Jump to beginning / jump to end of item name
Windows Explorer — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

F2 , then home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the field
Manage Access Features — Edit Text and Data

Home / End


VistaSwitcher (Windows)
Select a window from the list
Window List Selection

arrow keys or pageup / pagedown or home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the first item / last item in the AutoFilter list.
Work with Data Selections — Auto Filter

Home / End


Firefox (MacOS)
Forward to End
Media Control

End


Google Docs (Windows)
Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
Navigate Google Docs

End / Home


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first / move to last field in current record
Manage Access Features — Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Home / End


Google Chrome (Linux)
Jump to beginning / to end of webpage
View Webpages

Home / End


Google Docs (MacOS)
Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
Navigate Google Docs

End / Home


Access 2010 (Windows)
Go to the first cell / go to last cell in row
Manage Access Features — Database Diagram

Home / End


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
To the end of a line
Edit and move text and graphics: Move through your document

End


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
Move topic top/bottom (remains on same level in hierarchy)
Most used — Move topics

Ctrl + Alt + Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Go to last tile in Tile History
Photoshop CS5 Panels — Pattern Maker Only

End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Go to last tile in Tile History
Photoshop CS5 Panels — Pattern Maker Only

End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Jump to first / jump to last item
Windows Admin — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Jump to beginning / jump to end of item name
Windows Admin — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

F2 , then home / End


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of current view
Messages in Compose View — Navigate Calendar

Home / End


Tekla Structures 14.0 (Windows)
Zoom previous
General shortcuts

End


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
Move topic top/bottom (remains on same level in hierarchy)
Reorganizing — Move topics

Ctrl + Alt + Home / End


Sublime Text (Windows)
Move to beginning of line/ end of line
Navigation — Standard Navigation

Home / End


Open Office Impress (Linux)
Jump to the last slide in the slide show.
Slide Shows

End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Move to the beginning / to the end of the timeline
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) — Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Home / End


Opera (Linux)
Go to bottom
Navigation

End


Sublime Text (Windows)
Extend selection to beginning/ end of line
Navigation — Standard Selections

Shift + Home / End


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
uppermost/bottom on the same level
Moving the blue box

Home / End


Sublime Text (Windows)
Extend selection to beginning of file/ end of file
Navigation — Standard Selections

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
central/lowest
Moving the blue box

Ctrl + Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Move to the beginning / to the end of the timeline
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) — Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Move view to upper-left corner or lower right corner
Shortcut Keys for viewing images

Home / End


Sublime Text (Windows)
Move to beginning of line/ end of line
Selections — Standard Navigation

Home / End


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Jump to beginning of line/ end of line
Code Editor

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows)
Jump to first / jump to last item
Windows Explorer — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Home / End


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Expand selection to beginning/ end of line
Code Editor

Shift + Home / End


Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows)
Jump to beginning / jump to end of item name
Windows Explorer — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

F2 , then Home / End


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Expand selection to beginning/ end of file
Code Editor

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Sublime Text (Windows)
Extend selection to beginning/ end of line
Selections — Standard Selections

Shift + Home / End


Sublime Text (Windows)
Extend selection to beginning of file/ end of file
Selections — Standard Selections

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Jump to first / jump to last item
Ease of Access and Magnifier — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Jump to beginning / jump to end of item name
Ease of Access and Magnifier — Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

F2 , then home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the first item / last item in the AutoFilter list.
Insert and Edit Data — Auto Filter

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select first / select last command in menu
Working with Text and Data — Menus

Home / End


Evernote (Windows)
Go to the first note in list / last note in list
Note List

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move beginning / move to end of an entry
Working with Text and Data — Text Boxes

Home / End


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of current view
Calendar Shortcuts — Navigate Calendar

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the field
Working with Text and Data — Edit Text and Data

Home / End


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Move to start or end of line
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Select first / select last object on desktop
Navigating Desktop

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows)
Select first / select last object on desktop
Navigating Desktop

Home / End


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Select start or end of line
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Shift + Home /+ End


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of Grid view
Comparing photos in the Library module

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first / move to last field in current record
Working with Text and Data — Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Home / End


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (MacOS)
Go to beginning/end of Grid view
Comparing photos in the Library module

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Go to last tile in Tile History
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) — Pattern Maker Only

End


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Move to the beginning / to the end of a topic
Windows Help

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Go to the first cell / go to last cell in row
Working with Text and Data — Database Diagram

Home / End


CATIA V5 (Windows)
Display the bottom of the graph
38 Shortcuts for CATIA V5 (Windows)

End


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Move to the end of a line.
Basic Text Navigation and Formatting

End


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Select first/last XML node
Working with XML

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Go to last tile in Tile History
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) — Pattern Maker Only

End


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Move to the end of the timeline
Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)

End


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Select first / select last card in list
Business Card View

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the first item / last item in the AutoFilter list.
Format Data — Auto Filter

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Move view to upper-left corner or lower right corner
View images

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Move view to upper-left corner or lower right corner
View Images

Home / End


HoneyView 5.03 (Windows)
first image / last image
Main Shortcuts

Home / End


Youtube Player (Windows)
Jump to the end of the video (if video not in playlist)
Navigate Video

End


Audacity 2 (Linux)
Skip to end
Frequently Used

End


Audacity 2 (Linux)
Skip to end
Transport Menu

End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select first / select last command in menu
Working with Access Views — Menus

Home / End


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Move to the end of the entry.
Work with Dialog Boxes

End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move beginning / move to end of an entry
Working with Access Views — Text Boxes

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Inside a cell: Move to the beginning / to the end of a cell entry
Navigate Worksheets

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Turn ‘End’ mode on In End mode, press arrow keys to move to the next nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell From here use arrow keys to move by blocks of data, home to move to last cell, or enter to move to the last cell to the right
Navigate Worksheets

End


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
Navigate in Word Documents

End / Home


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Inside a cell: Select from the insertion point to the beginning / to the end of the cell
Basic and Advanced Cell Selections

Shift + Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the field
Working with Access Views — Edit Text and Data

Home / End


Audacity 2 (Windows)
Skip to end
Transport Menu

End


Virtual DJ (Windows)
skip_beat -1
All Shortcuts

End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first / move to last field in current record
Working with Access Views — Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the first item / last item in the AutoFilter list.
Formulas and Names — Auto Filter

Home / End


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Last page
Navigation — Navigating a PDF

End / Shift + Ctrl + Page Down / Shift + Ctrl + Arrow Down


Presonus Studio One (Windows)
End
Navigation

End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Go to the first cell / go to last cell in row
Working with Access Views — Database Diagram

Home / End


Adobe Flash Professional (Windows)
Go to Last Scene
Timeline

End


Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows)
Set floating selection to background
Draw Menu

End / Home


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Move to beginning of the line / to end of the lien
Layout Mode Shortcuts — Text Navigation

Home / End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Select to beginning of text / to end of text
Layout Mode Shortcuts — Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Linux Mint (Linux)
Select the first or last item in the window
File Manager (Nemo) — Selecting Items

Home / End


Windows 10 Command Prompt (Windows)
Extend selection to the beginning/ to the end of screen buffer
Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Windows 10 Command Prompt (Windows)
Jump to beginning, jump to end of the line
Navigate Text

Home / End


Microsoft Windows 10 (Windows)
Jump to first / jump to last item
Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Select the first / last visible item in the list
Pivot Tables

Home / End


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row
PDF Portfolios

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Select the first item / last item in the AutoFilter list
Auto Filter

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Move to the beginning / end of a field
Data Forms

Home / End


Google Chrome (MacOS)
Jump to beginning / to end of webpage
View Webpages

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select first / select last command in menu
The Rest — Menus

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the first item / last item in the AutoFilter list.
The Rest — Auto Filter

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move beginning / move to end of an entry
The Rest — Text Boxes

Home / End


GTDNext.com (Windows)
Go to end of line
Center Pane Shortcuts

End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Inside a cell: Move to the beginning / to the end of a cell entry.
Navigate Inside Worksheets

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Turn ‘End’ mode on. In End mode, press arrow keys to move to the next nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell. From here use arrow keys to move by blocks of data, home to move to last cell, or enter to move to the last cell to the right.
Navigate Inside Worksheets

End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the field
The Rest — Edit Text and Data

Home / End


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Move to beginning/ end of the line
Basic Editing and Formatting

Home / End


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Move to top/ bottom of current page
Basic Editing and Formatting

Ctrl + Home / End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Move to beginning of the line / to end of the lien
Text Shortcuts — Text Navigation

Home / End


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Select to the beginning/ end of line
Basic Editing and Formatting

Shift + Home / End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Select to beginning of text / to end of text
Text Shortcuts — Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Google Mail (MacOS)
Jump to beginning of page / end of page
Control Main Browser Window (General Browser Shortcuts)

End / Home


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Go to first/ last page in the section
Manage Pages, Notebooks and Sections

Alt + Home / End


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
Move top / move to bottom of list
Conversation Environment

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Move to the beginning / end of a field.
Data Forms

Home / End


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
With thumbnails in focus — Move to first / move to last slide thumbnail
PowerPoint Sharing

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first / move to last field in current record
The Rest — Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the first / last visible item in the list.
Pivot Tables

Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Go to beginning / go to end of Composition, Layer, or Footage item (or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow)
Time Navigation

Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Go to beginning or end of work area
Time Navigation

Shift + Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Go to beginning / go to end of Composition, Layer, or footage item (or Command+Option+Left Arrow/Right Arrow)
Time Navigation

Home / End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Go to the first cell / go to last cell in row
The Rest — Database Diagram

Home / End


Google Slides (Windows)
Move to 1st slide / Move to last slide
Working Point Navigation Action

Home / End


Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (Windows)
End of line
Navigation Operation

End


Photoshop Lightroom CC (MacOS)
Go to beginning/ end of Grid view
Comparing Photos in the Library Module

Home / End


Photoshop Lightroom CC (Windows)
Go to beginning/ end of Grid view
Comparing Photos in the Library Module

Home / End


Access 2016 (Windows)
Move to End
Windows/Content Switching/Navigation

End


Onshape (Windows)
First/ last sheet
Drawings

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning/ end of a field
Select Cells — Data Forms

Home / End


Onshape (MacOS)
First/ last sheet
Drawings

Home / End


Corel VideoStudio X9.5 (Windows)
Go to ending segment
Navigation/Direction Shortcuts

End


Microsoft Visio 2016 (Windows)
Move to the end of entry
Window/Navigation Shortcut

End


Adobe Audition CC (Windows)
Set time indicator to end
Audio General Operations

End


Adobe Audition CC (MacOS)
Set time indicator to end
Audio General Operations

End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Move to beginning of the line / to end of the lien
Database Management Shortcuts — Text Navigation

Home / End


Adobe Premiere CC (Windows)
Go to sequence clip end
Clipping Shortcuts

End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Select to beginning of text / to end of text
Database Management Shortcuts — Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Adobe Premiere CC (MacOS)
Go to sequence clip end
Clipping Shortcuts

End


Apple Keynote (MacOS)
Move to the end
Chart data editor

End


Apple Numbers (MacOS)
Go to end of spreadsheet
Navigation Shortcuts

End


Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (Windows)
End Slideshow
Slide Operations(Presentation time)

Esc / End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning/ end of a field
Format Cells — Data Forms

Home / End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the first/last group
Groups

Home / End


FileMaker Pro (MacOS)
Scroll to the beginning / end of the document
Navigation and Window Display

Home / End


Corel Painter 2017 (MacOS)
Last frame of stack
Navigation Shortcuts

End


Corel Painter 2017 (Windows)
Last frame of stack
Navigation Shortcuts

End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the first/last card in the list
View: Business Cards/Address cards

Home / End


Apple Keynote (MacOS)
Scroll to end of canvas
Text Editing

End


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Go to last frame
2D Viewer

End


Nuke 10 (MacOS)
Go to last frame
2D Viewer

End


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Select text from insertion point to beginning / end of line
Text

Shift + Home / End


Nuke 10 (Linux)
Go to last frame
2D Viewer

End


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Move cursor to beginning / end of line
Text

Home / End


Apple Keynote (MacOS)
Go to last slide
Slideshow

End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning/end of a line (when a field in a card is selected)
View: Business Cards/Address cards

Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Select text from cursor to beginning / end of text Frame
Text

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the first/last item on the timeline (if items are not grouped) or the first item in the group
View: Timeline (Tasks) — When an item is selected

Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Select text from insertion point to beginning / end of line
Text

Shift +
Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Move cursor to beginning / end of line
Text

Home / End


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Select text from cursor to beginning / end of text Frame
Text

Command + Shift +
Home / End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the first/last group on the timeline
View: Timeline (Tasks) — When a group is selected

Home / End


Finale (MacOS)
Right One screen
Navigation Shortcuts

End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the time that ends your work day
View: Calendar — Day View

End


Finale (Windows)
Right One screen
Navigation Shortcuts

End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Go to the start/end of work hours for the selected day
View: Calendar — Week View

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning/ end of a field
Formulas — Data Forms

Home / End


Anime Studio (Windows)
Zoom(to show all)
Graph Shortcuts

End


Apple Motion (MacOS)
Go to the end of a project
General Interface

End


Zoho Writer (Windows)
Go to End of line from the current cursor position
Navigation keys

End


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Move to the Last Field on a line
Normal Shortcuts

End


CINEMA 4D (Windows)
Jump End
Structure Manager

End


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
End of line
Navigation Operation

End


Apple Photos (Windows)
Move to the bottom of the photo library
Organize

End


Apple Motion (MacOS)
Go to the end of a project
Mark Menu

End


Windows Movie Maker (Windows)
Go to the last item
Navigation

End


Anime Studio (MacOS)
Zoom(to show all)
Graph Shortcuts

End


GIMP (Linux)
Select Top/Bottom Layer
Layer

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner
Manage Views

Home / End


Adobe Photoshop CC (MacOS)
Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner
Manage Views

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning/ end of a field
Manage Workbooks — Data Forms

Home / End


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Move to the end of the entry.
Navigation Shortcuts

End


GIMP (MacOS)
Select Top/Bottom Layer
Layer Shortcuts

Home / End


Ace Projects (Windows)
Go to line end
Navigation Shortcuts

Alt + Right Arrow / End


GIMP (Windows)
Select Top/Bottom Layer
Layer Shortcuts

Home / End


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Move to the end of a line.
Moving around cells/text

End


Autodesk Inventor 2017 (Windows)
Zoom selected
View

End


Adobe Acrobat Pro (MacOS)
Last page
Navigation — Navigating a PDF

End / Shift + Command + Page Down / Shift + Command + Down Arrow


AutoCad Architecture 2017 (Windows)
Moves the cursor to the end of the current line
Text Editing

End


Apple Photos (MacOS)
Move to the bottom of the photo library
Organize

End


Adobe Flash Professional (MacOS)
Go to Last Scene
Timeline

End


Zoho Writer (MacOS)
Go to End of line from the current cursor position
Navigation Shortcuts

End


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Move to the end of the line.
Working with OfficeArt Objects

End


Apple Pages (MacOS)
Move to the last filled cell to the right in the current row
Editing chart data

End


Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 (Windows)
Go to end frame
Key and Time controls

End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning/ end of a field
Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms — Data Forms

Home / End


Final Cut Pro (MacOS)
To end of media
Navigation

End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Jump to beginning/ end of cell
Edit Cell Content

Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select from the insertion point to beginning/ end of cell
Edit Cell Content

Shift + Home / End


Adobe Acrobat Pro (MacOS)
If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row
PDF Portfolios

Home / End


Slack (Windows)
Scroll Down
Navigation Controls

End / PgDn


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select the first item/ last item in the AutoFilter list
Auto Filter

Home / End


Windows 10 File Explorer (Windows)
Go to first itme/ last item
Left Navigation Pane Shortctus

Home / End


Bash (Linux)
Go to End of Line
Navigation

Ctrl + E / End


Windows 10 File Explorer (Windows)
Go to first itme/ last item
Folder Content (Main Pane) — Navigate Files/ Folders

Home / End


Cloud9 (MacOS)
Goto Start/ End
Goto

Command + Home / End


Cloud9 (Windows)
Goto Start/End
Navigate

Ctrl + Home / End


Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8 (Windows)
Select Last Item
Lists

End


Daz 3D Bryce 7 (Windows)
Bottom of List
Advance Motion Lab

End


Daz 3D Bryce 7 (MacOS)
Bottom of List
Advance Motion Lab

End


jEdit (Windows)
Last Non-space Character
Moving the Caret

End


Adobe Bridge CC (MacOS)
Move to Last Item
35 Shortcuts for Adobe Bridge CC (MacOS)

End


Adobe Bridge CC (Windows)
Move to Last Item
35 Shortcuts for Adobe Bridge CC (Windows)

End


Opera (Windows)
Go to bottom
Navigation

End


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Move Cursot ro Beginning/End of Line
Cursor Movement

Home / End


Opera (MacOS)
Go to bottom
Navigation

End


Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 20 (Windows)
Go to End
Navigation

R / End


ACDSee (Windows)
Display Last Selected Item
View Mode

End


Steinberg Cubase 9 (Windows)
End
Navigate

End


Steinberg Cubase 9 (MacOS)
End
Navigate

End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of line
Navigation Shortcuts

Home / End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Go to beginning/end of line
Navigation Shortcuts

Home / End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of story
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home / End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Go to beginning/end of story
Navigation Shortcuts

Command + Home / End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Select to the start/end of the line
Navigation Shortcuts

Shift + Home / End


HTML-Kit (Windows)
Go to End of Line
87 Shortcuts for HTML-Kit (Windows)

End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Select to the start/end of the line
Navigation Shortcuts

Shift + Home / End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Select to beginning/end of story
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Select End Node of Curve
Node Editing

End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Select to beginning/end of story
Navigation Shortcuts

Command + Shift + Home / End


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Cursor to end of line
Cursor Moves Using Text Tool

End


Edius (Windows)
Move to end
General

END


MAGIX Movie Edit Pro (Windows)
Playback marker to end
PlayBack Functions

End


Final Fantasy XV (Windows)
Return camera to saved position
Camera

End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Move to first/last cell in row
Tables

Option + Home / End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Move to first/last cell in row
Tables

Alt + Home / End


Kingsoft Writer 2016 (Windows)
Go to End of Line
Navigation Shortcuts

End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Select first/last XML node
Working with XML

Home / End


InCopy CC (MacOS)
Extend selection to first/last XML node
Working with XML

Shift + Home / End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Select first/last XML node
Working with XML

Home / End


InCopy CC (Windows)
Extend selection to first/last XML node
Working with XML

Shift + Home / End


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Stop recording
Recording

End


Apple Motion (MacOS)
Go to the end of project
TimeLine Editing and Navigation

End


Informix Genero 2.5.0 (Windows)
End of line
Cursor Movement Shortcuts

End


IBM Director (Windows)
Scroll down in Frame
14 Shortcuts for IBM Director (Windows)

End


FxPro (Windows)
Go to Latest Trend Bar
Navigation and Scrolling

End


Garageband 10 (MacOS)
Move forward by visible width of the timeline
General Shortcuts

End


MediaMonkey (Windows)
Select Last Track
Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

End


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Move the caret to the end of line
Basic Editing

End


MetaTrader MT4 (Windows)
Move Chart to End Point
Navigation

End


Vuze (Windows)
Move selected torrent(s) to Top/Bottom of List
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home / End


Vuze (MacOS)
Move selected torrent(s) to Top/Bottom of List
General Shortcuts

Command + Home / End


Soundforge (Windows)
Go to the last sample visible in the waveform display (or end of selection)
Cursor Movements

End


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)
Cursor Placement,Loop Region and Time Selection

End


VideoPad Video Editor (Windows)
Go to end
Timeline

End


VideoPad Video Editor (MacOS)
Go to end
Timeline

End


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Go to end of line
General

End


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Go to End of line
Editing Shortcuts

End


GOM Player (Windows)
Next Subtitle Sync
Subtitles

End


Editpad 7 (Windows)
Move the text cursor to the End of the line
Cursor navigation keys

End


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
Go to beginning / go to end of account list
Chart of Accounts

Home / End


Synfig (Windows)
Jump to end of timeline
73 Shortcuts for Synfig (Windows)

End


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
Beginning of current field
General Editing

Home / End


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Jump to left/right edge of image
RedEye Reduction

Home / End


Bitcomet (Windows)
Move selection to the bottom of the list
Task lists

End


RStudio (Windows)
Move cursor to end of line
Console

End


iClone 7 (Windows)
Go to End frame
Timeline Shortcuts

End


CityEngine (Windows)
Select next pattern
48 Shortcuts for CityEngine (Windows)

End


CityEngine (MacOS)
Select next pattern
48 Shortcuts for CityEngine (MacOS)

End


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Scroll to top/bottom
Integrated Terminal

Ctrl + Home/End


Rhino (Windows)
Redo View
Default Shortcuts

End


Gigabyte Aorus motherboard
Open Q-Flash (BIOS flash utility)
POST screen shortcuts

End


Kate (Linux)
Move the cursor to the end of the line
29 Shortcuts for Kate (Linux)

End


Geany (Linux)
Go to End of Line
Moving around in the document

End


Geany (Windows)
Go to End of Line
Moving around in the document

End


Kate (Windows)
Move the cursor to the end of the line
38 Shortcuts for Kate (Windows)

End


RStudio (Windows)
Jump to start/end
Editing (Console and Source)

Ctrl + Home/End / Ctrl + Up/Down


ChessBase 13
Go to end of notation
Board window

End


RStudio (MacOS)
Jump to start/end
Editing (Console and Source)

Command + Home/End / Command + Up/Down


Most used text editing
Move cursor to end of current line
Moving the cursor

End


RStudio (Windows)
Select page start/end
Editing (Console and Source)

Ctrl + Shift + Home/End


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Go to Bottom of Page
Viewing, Printing and Saving Current Page

End


RStudio (MacOS)
Select page start/end
Editing (Console and Source)

Command + Shift + Home/End


Source Insight (Windows)
End of Line
General

End


Wordfast Pro (Windows)
Line End
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (Windows)

End


Wordfast Pro (MacOS)
Line End
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (MacOS)

End


PhotoFiltre (Windows)
Last image
Navigation keys

End


RStudio
Move cursor to end of line
Console

End


KiCad 5.0.2
Double click
Page Layout Editor

End


Place Anywhere (Fallout 4 mod)
Turn object physics on (make it static if possible)
General

End


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Seek to the end
Audio and Video Shortcuts

End


DaVinci Resolve 14 (Windows)
Go to Timeline End
Playback

End


DaVinci Resolve 14 (MacOS)
Go to Timeline End
Playback

End


KiCAD (Windows)
End Track
PCB

End


KiCAD (Linux)
End Track
PCB

End


KiCAD (MacOS)
End Track
PCB

End


KiCAD (Linux)
Edit Item
PCB

End


FEKO (Windows)
Move to end of line
General EDITFEKO Shortcuts

End


KiCAD (Windows)
Edit Item
PCB

End


Inkscape (Windows)
Lower selection to bottom
Objects

End


KiCAD (MacOS)
Edit Item
PCB

End


FEKO (Linux)
Move to end of line
General EDITFEKO Shortcuts

End


Modo (Windows)
Reset the Work Plane
Work Plane

End


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
Scroll image horizontally
Miscellaneous

Home / End


Inkscape (MacOS)
Lower selection to bottom
Object

End


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Move Insert Marker to End
Clip View MIDI Editor

End


Modo (MacOS)
Reset the Work Plane
Work Plane

End


LDCad
2: While the mouse is inside the animation panel it will seek the last frame instead
Editor

End


LDView
Last step
Steps

End


Ableton Live 9 (MacOS)
Move Insert Marker to End
Clip View MIDI Editor

End


Inkscape (MacOS)
Set pen width to 1 or 100
Calligraphy tool

Home / End


Bus Simulator 18
Finish trip
Special

End


Foxit Reader (Windows)
Last Page
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Windows)

End


gThumb (Linux)
View the last image
Viewer

End


Foxit Reader (Linux)
Last Page
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Linux)

End


Foxit Reader (MacOS)
Last Page
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (MacOS)

End


Xyplorer
First/Last image
Other Shortcuts

End


WavePad Sound Editor (Windows)
Go to End
Move And Select Operations

End


WavPad Sound Editor (MacOS)
Go to End
Move And Select Operations

End


Altium Designer (Windows)
Redraw the screen
Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts

End


DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac)
Go to timeline end
Playback

End


gThumb (Linux)
Go to the last file in the browser view
Navigation

End


Inkscape (MacOS)
Set brush width by 1
Tweak tool

Home / End


MuseScore (Windows)
End of Score
Navigation Shortcuts

End


AVS Audio Editor (Windows)
Move cursor to the end of the waveform on the Timeline
Navigation

End


MuseScore (MacOS)
End of Score
Navigation Shortcuts

End


AVS Video Editor (Windows)
Project end
Timeline Shortcuts

End


MindManager v19 (Windows)
Move topic top/bottom (remains on same level in hierarchy)
Most used — Move topics

Ctrl + Alt + Home / End


NetSuite
Go to the last page of the report
Viewing reports

End


Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Jumping to the End of Page after Enter.

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 11, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Microsoft 365


Gretchen is experiencing a problem that just started happening in Word. When she types a line of text and presses Enter, the cursor automatically skips to the end of the page. She has re-set the defaults, restarted the computer, even re-installed the software, but it is still happening.

The problem is probably because of a setting in the layout of the page, as defined in your Normal template. (Even if you reinstall the software, the installer doesn’t overwrite an existing copy of the Normal template, so any settings it contained before are still there after the reinstall.) Here’s what to do:

  1. Load your Normal template. You want to actually locate it on your disk and load it; don’t simply create a document based upon it.
  2. Display the Page Layout or Layout tab of the ribbon (depending on your version of Word).
  3. Click the small icon at the bottom-right of the Page Setup group. Word displays the Page Setup dialog box.
  4. Make sure the Layout tab is displayed. (See Figure 1.)
  5. Figure 1. The Layout tab of the Page Setup dialog box.

  6. Using the Vertical Alignment drop-down list, choose Top.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Save your Normal.dot template.

This will help correct the problem in future documents. If the problem exists in documents you previously created, you’ll need to load the document and perform the same steps on them individually.

If you have the vertical alignment (step 5) set to some other value, then Word tries to distribute your text across the page vertically according to the setting. This can make it seem like the cursor jumps to the end of the page when you press Enter; if the Vertical Alignment drop-down is set to Justified, then the jump would be exactly as described after pressing Enter.

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This tip (13193) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Microsoft 365. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Jumping to the End of Page after Enter.

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With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. Learn more about Allen…

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Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Move Around Quickly in Your Word Documents

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated February 14, 2021

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

In Microsoft Word, you can save lots of time if you can move around quickly in your documents. You can use keyboard shortcuts to jump to the beginning or end of your document and move up or down by page or paragraph. In this article, we’ve put together a great list of navigation shortcuts to help you be more productive with Word.

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1. Go to the beginning of the document

Press Ctrl + Home to move to the beginning of the document.

2. Go to the end of the document

Press Ctrl + End to move to the end of the document.

3. Go to the beginning of the current line

Press Home to move to the beginning of the current line.

4. Go to end of the current line

Press End to move to the end of the current line.

5. Go one page up

Press Ctrl + PgUp to move up one page. PgUp moves up by screen only.

6, Go one page down

Press Ctrl + PgDn to move down one page. PgDn moves down by screen only.

7. Go up one paragraph

Press Ctrl + up arrow to move up one paragraph.

8. Go down one paragraph

Press Ctrl + down arrow to move down one paragraph.

9. Go one word to the right

Press Ctrl + right arrow to move one word to the right.

10. Go one word to the left

Press Ctrl + left arrow to move one word to the left.

11. Go to the last edit location

Press Shift + F5 (on some keyboards, press Fn + Shift + F5) to move to the last edit location (this occurs automatically in newer versions of Word when you open the file). Repeat to go to the last 3 edit locations.

You can save lots of time in Word using keyboard shortcuts for navigation. In an upcoming article, we’ll look at other ways of quickly moving around in your documents.

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