Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs.
Ctrl + 0 :Adds or removes 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 + 0 :Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.
Ctrl + J :Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl + K :Insert link.
Ctrl + L :Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + M :Indent the paragraph.
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
Ctrl + T :Create a hanging indent.
Ctrl + U :Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V :Paste.
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 increases 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 รจ you would use Ctrl + ' + e as 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 highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + < :Decreases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 :Opens 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 word highlighted.
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 as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcuts:
Click, hold, and drag :Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click :If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
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.
Double-click :Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click :Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel :Zooms in and out of document.
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