Word Short Cut keys
Shortcut Keys Description
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + L
left of the screen.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + E
center of the screen.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + R
right of the screen.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt
Ctrl + Shift + >
and then increases font +2pts.
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,Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.
Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or
Ctrl + Shift + < lower, if above 12 decreases font by
+2pt.
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Moves to the beginning of the line or
Ctrl + <up arrow>
paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Moves the cursor to the end of the
Ctrl + End
document.
Moves the cursor to the beginning of
Ctrl + Home
the document.
Reset highlighted text to the default
Ctrl + Spacebar
font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
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, Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F1 Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Change the text in Microsoft Word
Shift + F3 from upper to lower case or a capital
letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + Insert Paste.
Repeat the last action performed (Word
F4
2000+)
Open the find, replace, and go to
F5
window in Microsoft Word.
Opens to another open Microsoft Word
Ctrl + Shift + F6
document.
Spell and grammar check selected text
F7
and/or document.
Runs a Thesaurus check on the word
Shift + F7
highlighted.
F12 Save as.
Shift + F12 Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.
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Shortcut Keys Description
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + L
left of the screen.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + E
center of the screen.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + R
right of the screen.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt
Ctrl + Shift + >
and then increases font +2pts.
Page 1 of 20
,Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.
Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or
Ctrl + Shift + < lower, if above 12 decreases font by
+2pt.
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Moves to the beginning of the line or
Ctrl + <up arrow>
paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Moves the cursor to the end of the
Ctrl + End
document.
Moves the cursor to the beginning of
Ctrl + Home
the document.
Reset highlighted text to the default
Ctrl + Spacebar
font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
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, Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F1 Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Change the text in Microsoft Word
Shift + F3 from upper to lower case or a capital
letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + Insert Paste.
Repeat the last action performed (Word
F4
2000+)
Open the find, replace, and go to
F5
window in Microsoft Word.
Opens to another open Microsoft Word
Ctrl + Shift + F6
document.
Spell and grammar check selected text
F7
and/or document.
Runs a Thesaurus check on the word
Shift + F7
highlighted.
F12 Save as.
Shift + F12 Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.
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