Microsoft Word shortcut 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.

Ctrl + L

Ctrl + E

Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl + R

Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl + M

Indent the paragraph.

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 + 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.

Ctrl + F1

Open the Task Pane.

F1

Open Help.

Alt + Ctrl + F2

Open new document.

Ctrl + F2

Display the print preview.

Shift + F3

Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

Shift + Insert

Paste.

F4

Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5

Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.

Ctrl + Shift + F6

Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7

Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.

Shift + F7

Runs a Thesaurus check on the word 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.

 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.