list of Microsoft Word Shortcuts keys : Microsoft Word

 list of Microsoft Word Shortcuts keys : Microsoft Word

Here is a comprehensive list of Microsoft Word shortcuts for Windows:


**Basic Navigation and Editing:**

- Ctrl + N: New document
- Ctrl + O: Open document
- Ctrl + S: Save document
- Ctrl + P: Print document
- Ctrl + Z: Undo
- Ctrl + Y: Redo
- Ctrl + X: Cut selected text
- Ctrl + C: Copy selected text
- Ctrl + V: Paste copied/cut text
- Ctrl + A: Select all text
- Ctrl + F: Find text
- Ctrl + H: Replace text
- Ctrl + Home: Go to the beginning of the document
- Ctrl + End: Go to the end of the document
- Ctrl + Left arrow: Move one word to the left
- Ctrl + Right arrow: Move one word to the right
- Ctrl + Up arrow: Move one paragraph up
- Ctrl + Down arrow: Move one paragraph down
- Ctrl + Backspace: Delete the previous word
- Ctrl + Delete: Delete the next word

**Formatting Text:**

- Ctrl + B: Bold
- Ctrl + I: Italic
- Ctrl + U: Underline
- Ctrl + E: Center align text
- Ctrl + L: Left align text
- Ctrl + R: Right align text
- Ctrl + J: Justify text
- Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase font size
- Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease font size
- Ctrl + Shift + F: Change font
- Ctrl + Shift + P: Change font size
- Ctrl + Shift + L: Apply bullet points
- Ctrl + Shift + N: Apply numbering

**Paragraph Formatting:**

- Ctrl + 1: Single line spacing
- Ctrl + 2: Double line spacing
- Ctrl + 5: 1.5 line spacing
- Ctrl + M: Indent paragraph
- Ctrl + Shift + M: Remove paragraph indent
- Ctrl + [ : Decrease indent
- Ctrl + ] : Increase indent
- Ctrl + Shift + T: Create a hanging indent

**Navigation within Document:**

- F5: Go to a specific page
- Ctrl + G: Go to a specific line or page
- Alt + Ctrl + Z: Browse the document by heading
- Ctrl + Page Up: Move to the previous page
- Ctrl + Page Down: Move to the next page
- Ctrl + Alt + Page Up: Go to the previous edit location
- Ctrl + Alt + Page Down: Go to the next edit location
- Ctrl + F6: Switch between open Word documents

**Tables:**

- Ctrl + T: Insert a table
- Tab: Move to the next cell in a table
- Shift + Tab: Move to the previous cell in a table
- Alt + Shift + Left arrow: Move to the previous cell in a row
- Alt + Shift + Right arrow: Move to the next cell in a row
- Alt + Shift + Up arrow: Move to the first cell in a column
- Alt + Shift + Down arrow: Move to the last cell in a column

**Headers and Footers:**

- Alt + Shift + R: Insert a footer
- Alt + Shift + T: Insert a header
- Alt + Shift + P: Insert page number in the footer or header
- Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date in the footer or header
- Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time in the footer or header

**Other Useful Shortcuts:**

- F7: Spell check
- F12: Save As
- Ctrl + F12: Open document in Word
- Ctrl + W: Close the current document
- Ctrl + F7: Move the Word window (for multiple document view)
- Ctrl + F4: Close the current document window (for multiple document view)

Please note that some shortcuts may vary slightly depending on the version of Microsoft Word and the operating system you are using. Additionally, some shortcuts might be specific to particular language versions of Word.


Ctrl+0 Toggles 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.

Ctrl+A Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl+B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl+C Copy selected text.

Ctrl+D Open the font preferences window.

Ctrl+E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl+F Open find box.

Ctrl+I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl+J Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.

Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink.

Ctrl+L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Ctrl+M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl+N Opens new, blank document window.

Ctrl+O Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.

Ctrl+P Open the print window.

Ctrl+R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl+S Save the open document. Just like Shift+F12.

Alt, F, A Save the document under a different file name.

Ctrl+T Create a hanging indent.

Ctrl+U Underline the selected text.

Ctrl+V Paste.

Ctrl+W Close the currently open document.

Ctrl+X Cut selected text.

Ctrl+Y Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl+Z Undo last action.

Ctrl+Shift+L Quickly create a bullet point.

Ctrl+Shift+F Change the font.

Ctrl+Shift+> Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.

Ctrl+] Increase selected font +1pts.

Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.

Ctrl+[ Decrease selected font -1pts.

Ctrl+/+c Insert a cent sign (¢).

Ctrl+'+<char> Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want.

For example, if you wanted an accented è you would use Ctrl+'+eas your shortcut key. To

reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.

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.

Ctrl+<up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl+<down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl+Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl+Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.

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

Ctrl+Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl+Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.

Ctrl+1 Single-space lines.

Ctrl+2 Double-space lines.

Ctrl+5 1.5-line spacing.

Ctrl+Alt+1 Changes text to heading 1.

Ctrl+Alt+2 Changes text to heading 2.

Ctrl+Alt+3 Changes text to heading 3.

Alt+Ctrl+F2 Open new document.

Ctrl+F1 Open the Task Pane.

Ctrl+F2 Display the print preview.

Ctrl+Shift+> Increases the selected text size by one font size.

Ctrl+Shift+< Decreases the selected text size by one font size.

Ctrl+Shift+F6 Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.

Ctrl+Shift+F12 Prints the document.

F1 Open Help.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).

F5 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.

F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.

F12 Save As.

Shift+F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the

beginning of every word.

Shift+F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.

Shift+F12 Save the open document. Just like Ctrl+S.

Shift+Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.

Shift+Insert Paste.

Shift+Alt+D Insert the current date.

Shift+Alt+T Insert the current time.

list of Microsoft Word Shortcuts keys : Microsoft Word
list of Microsoft Word Shortcuts keys : Microsoft Word

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