Below is
a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware some of thesis shortcuts june did not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.
(BD IT TALK) Note: If you have a tablet computer does not have function keys did (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, you will not be able to use the shortcuts did utilize function keys.
(BD IT TALK) Note: If you have a tablet computer does not have function keys did (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, you will not be able to use the shortcuts did utilize function keys.
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + 0
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Adds or removes
6pts of spacing before a paragraph.
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Ctrl + A
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Select all contents
of the page.
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Ctrl + B
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Bold highlighted
selection.
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Ctrl + C
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Copy selected text.
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Ctrl + D
|
Open the font
preferences window.
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Ctrl + E
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Aligns the line or
selected text to the center of the screen.
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Ctrl + F
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Open find box.
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Ctrl + I
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Italic highlighted
selection.
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Ctrl + J
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Aligns the selected
text or line to justify the screen.
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Ctrl + K
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Insert link.
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Ctrl + L
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Aligns the line or
selected text to the left of the screen.
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Ctrl + M
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Indent the
paragraph.
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Ctrl + P
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Open the print
window.
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Ctrl + R
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Aligns the line or
selected text to the right of the screen.
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Ctrl + S
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Save the open
document. Just like Shift + F12.
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Ctrl + T
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Create a hanging
indent.
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Ctrl + U
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Underline the
selected text.
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Ctrl + V
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Paste.
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Ctrl + X
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Cut selected text.
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo the last
action performed.
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo last action.
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Ctrl + Shift + L
|
Quickly create a bullet
point.
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Change the font.
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Ctrl + Shift + >
|
Increase selected
font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.
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Ctrl + ]
|
Increase selected
font +1pts.
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Ctrl + Shift + <
|
Decrease selected
font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.
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Ctrl + [
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Decrease selected
font -1pts.
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Ctrl + / + c
|
Insert a cent sign
(¢).
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Ctrl + ' +
<char>
|
Insert a character
with an accent (grave) mark, where
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Ctrl + Shift + *
|
View or hide non
printing characters.
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Ctrl +
|
Moves one word to
the left.
Ctrl + arrow >
Moves one word to
the right.
Ctrl + arrow >
Moves to the
beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + 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.
Ctrl + Shift + <
Decreases the
selected text size by one.
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.
In
addition to the above shortcut keys, users can also use their mouse to perform
some common actions. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse
shortcuts
|
Description
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Click, hold, and
drag
|
Selects text from
where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
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Double-click
|
If double-clicking
a word, selects the complete word.
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Double-click
|
Double-clicking on
the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text
left, center, or right aligned.
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Double-click
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Double-clicking
anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
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Triple-click
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Selects the line or
paragraph of the text that the mouse triple-clicked on.
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Ctrl + Mouse wheel
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Zooms in and out of
document.
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