Microsoft Word shortcut keys

 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.

Shortcut Keys    Description

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 + 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 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 + T  Create la 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 è 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.

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

Shift + Insert      Paste.

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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              Description

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 will make 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.