1. Keystroke Function Keystroke Function
Ctrl+O Open Alt+F open the File page.
Ctrl+S Save Alt+G open the Design tab.
Ctrl+W Close Alt+H open Home tab.
Ctrl+X Cut Alt+M open Mailings tab
Ctrl+C Copy Alt+N open Insert tab
Ctrl+V Paste Alt+P open Layout tab
Ctrl+A Select all Alt+R open the Review tab.
Ctrl+B Bold Alt+S open the References tab
Ctrl+I Italic Alt+W
Zoom magnification and manage
multiple windows of documents
Ctrl+U Underline Alt+Ctrl+S Split the document window
Ctrl+[ Decrease font size 1 point
Alt+Shift+C or
Alt+Ctrl+S
Remove the document
window split
Ctrl+] Increase font size 1 point Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink.
Ctrl+E Center text Alt+Left Arrow Go back one page.
Ctrl+L Left align text Alt+Right Arrow Go forward one page.
Ctrl+R Right align text F9 Refresh.
Esc Cancel Ctrl+P Print a document.
Ctrl+Z Undo Alt+Ctrl+I Switch to print preview
Ctrl+Shift+E
Turn change tracking on
or off
Alt+Shift+C
Close the Reviewing Pane if
it is open.
Ctrl+F
Open the search box in the
Navigation task pane
Ctrl+H
Replace text, specific formatting,
and special items.
Alt+Ctrl+Z
Switch between the last
four places that you have edited.
Ctrl+Left Arrow One word to the left
Ctrl+Up Arrow One paragraph up Ctrl+Right Arrow One word to the right
Ctrl+Down Arrow One paragraph down Shift+Tab One cell to the left (in a table)
MS Word Shortcut
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2. Alt+Ctrl+Page Up To the top of the window Tab One cell to the right (in a table)
Alt+Ctrl+Page
Down
To the end of the window Ctrl+Page Down To the top of the next page
Alt+W, F Switch to Read Mode view Ctrl+Page Up To the top of the previous page
Alt+Ctrl+P Switch to Print Layout view. Ctrl+End To the end of a document
Alt+Ctrl+O Switch to Outline view. Ctrl+Home To the beginning of a document
Alt+Ctrl+N Switch to Draft view. Shift+F5 To a previous revision
Home Go to beginning of document. Alt+Shift+O Mark a table of contents entry.
End Go to end of document. Alt+Shift+I Mark a table of authorities entry (citation).
F8 Turn extend mode on. Alt+Shift+X Mark an index entry.
Shift+Right Arrow Extend a selection one character to the right. Alt+Ctrl+F Insert a footnote.
Shift+Left Arrow Extend a selection one character to the left. Alt+Ctrl+D Insert an endnote.
Ctrl+Shift+
Right Arrow
Extend a selection to the end of a word. Alt+Shift+> Go to next footnote (in Word 2016).
Ctrl+Shift+
Left Arrow
Extend a selection to the beginning of a word. Alt+Shift+< Go to previous footnote (in Word 2016).
Shift+End Extend a selection to the end of a line. Alt+Q
Go to "Tell me what you want to do" and
Smart Lookup (in Word 2016).
Shift+Home Extend a selection to the beginning of a line. Alt+Shift+Left Arrow Promote a paragraph.
Shift+Down Arrow Extend a selection one line down. Alt+Shift+Right Arrow Demote a paragraph.
Shift+Up Arrow Extend a selection one line up. Ctrl+Shift+N Demote to body text.
Ctrl+Shift+
Down Arrow
Extend a selection to the end of a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Move selected paragraphs up.
Ctrl+Shift+
Up Arrow
Extend a selection to the beginning of a
paragraph.
Alt+Shift+Down Arrow Move selected paragraphs down.
Shift+Page Down Extend a selection one screen down. Alt+Shift+Plus Sign Expand text under a heading.
Shift+Page Up Extend a selection one screen up. Alt+Shift+Minus Sign Collapse text under a heading.
Ctrl+Shift+Home
Extend a selection to the beginning of
a document.
Alt+Shift+A Expand or collapse all text or headings.
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3. Ctrl+Shift+End
Extend a selection to the end
of a document.
The slash (/) key on the
numeric keypad
Hide or display character formatting.
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page DownExtend a selection to the end of a window. Alt+Shift+L Show the first line of text or all text.
Ctrl+A
Extend a selection to include the
entire document.
Alt+Shift+1 Show all headings with the Heading 1 style.
Alt+Shift+n Show all headings up to Heading n.
Ctrl+F3 Cut to the Spike. Ctrl+Tab Insert a tab character.
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Paste the Spike contents. Backspace Delete one character to the left.
Alt+Shift+R
Copy the header or footer used in the
previous
section of the document.
Ctrl+Backspace Delete one word to the left.
Alt+Home To the first cell in a row Delete Delete one character to the right.
Alt+End To the last cell in a row Ctrl+Delete Delete one word to the right.
Alt+Page Up To the first cell in a column Ctrl+X Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard.
Alt+Page Down To the last cell in a column Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.
Up Arrow To the previous row Ctrl+F3 Cut to the Spike.
Down Arrow To the next row
F2 (then move the cursor
and press Enter)
Move text or graphics once.
Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Row up
Shift+F2 (then move the
cursor
and press Enter)
Copy text or graphics once.
Alt+Shift+Down
Arrow
Row down Alt+F3
When text or an object is selected, open the
Create
New Building Block dialog box.
Shift+F3 Change the case of letters. Ctrl+Shift+F Open the Font dialog box to change the font.
Ctrl+Shift+A Format all letters as capitals. Ctrl+Shift+> Increase the font size.
Ctrl+Shift+W Underline words but not spaces. Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease the font size.
Ctrl+Shift+D Double-underline text. Ctrl+] Increase the font size by 1 point.
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4. Ctrl+Shift+H Apply hidden text formatting. Ctrl+[ Decrease the font size by 1 point.
Ctrl+Shift+K Format letters as small capitals. Ctrl+Shift+C Copy formatting from text.
Ctrl+Equal Sign
Apply subscript formatting
(automatic spacing).
Ctrl+Shift+V Apply copied formatting to text.
Ctrl+Shift+Plus Sign
Apply superscript formatting
(automatic spacing).
Ctrl+Shift+S Open Apply Styles task pane.
Ctrl+Spacebar Remove manual character formatting. Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S Open Styles task pane.
Ctrl+Shift+Q Change the selection to the Symbol font. Alt+Ctrl+K Start AutoFormat.
Ctrl+E
Switch a paragraph between centered
and left-aligned.
Ctrl+Shift+N Apply the Normal style.
Ctrl+J
Switch a paragraph between justified
and left-aligned.
Alt+Ctrl+1 Apply the Heading 1 style.
Ctrl+R
Switch a paragraph between right-aligned
and left-aligned.
Alt+Ctrl+2 Apply the Heading 2 style.
Ctrl+L Left align a paragraph. Alt+Ctrl+3 Apply the Heading 3 style.
Ctrl+M Indent a paragraph from the left. Ctrl+F9 A field
Ctrl+Shift+M Remove a paragraph indent from the left. Shift+Enter A line break
Ctrl+T Create a hanging indent. Ctrl+Enter A page break
Ctrl+Shift+T Reduce a hanging indent. Ctrl+Shift+Enter A column break
Ctrl+Q Remove paragraph formatting.
Alt+Ctrl+Minus Sign
(on the numeric keypad)
An em dash
Ctrl+1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl+Minus Sign
(on the numeric keypad)
An en dash
Ctrl+2 Double-space lines. Ctrl+Hyphen An optional hyphen
Ctrl+5 Set 1.5-line spacing. Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen A nonbreaking hyphen
Ctrl+0 (zero)
Add or remove one line space
preceding a paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar A nonbreaking space
Alt+Shift+F Insert a merge field. Alt+Ctrl+C The copyright symbol
Alt+Shift+D Insert a DATE field. Alt+Ctrl+R The registered trademark symbol
Alt+Ctrl+L Insert a LISTNUM field. Alt+Ctrl+T The trademark symbol
Alt+Shift+P Insert a Page field. Alt+Ctrl+Period An ellipsis
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5. Alt+Shift+T Insert a TIME field.
Ctrl+`
(single quotation mark)
A single opening quotation mark
Ctrl+F9 Insert an empty field.
Ctrl+' (single quotation
mark),
' (single quotation mark)
A single closing quotation mark
Ctrl+Shift+F7
Update linked information in a Microsoft
Word source document.
Ctrl+` (single quotation
mark),
Shift+' (single quotation
mark)
Double opening quotation marks
F9 Update selected fields.
Ctrl+' (single quotation
mark),
Shift+' (single quotation
mark)
Double closing quotation marks
Ctrl+Shift+F9 Unlink a field. Alt+Shift+K Preview a mail merge.
Shift+F9
Switch between a selected field code
and its result.
Alt+Shift+N Merge a document.
Alt+F9
Switch between all field codes
and their results.
Alt+Shift+M Print the merged document.
Alt+Shift+F9
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from
the field
that displays the field results.
Alt+Shift+E Edit a mail-merge data document.
F11 Go to the next field. F1 Get Help or visit Office.com.
Shift+F11 Go to the previous field. F2 Move text or graphics.
Ctrl+F11 Lock a field. F4 Repeat the last action.
Ctrl+Shift+F11 Unlock a field. F5 Choose the Go To command (Home tab).
Shift+F1
Start context-sensitive Help or
reveal formatting.
F6 Go to the next pane or frame.
Shift+F2 Copy text. F7 Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).
Shift+F3 Change the case of letters. F8 Extend a selection.
Shift+F4 Repeat a Find or Go To action. F9 Update the selected fields.
Shift+F5 Move to the last change. F10 Show KeyTips.
Shift+F6
Go to the previous pane or frame
(after pressing F6).
F11 Go to the next field.
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6. Shift+F7
Choose the Thesaurus command
(Review tab, Proofing group).
F12 Choose the Save As command.
Shift+F8 Reduce the size of a selection. Alt+F1 Go to the next field.
Shift+F9 Switch between a field code and its result. Alt+F3 Create a new Building Block.
Shift+F10 Display a shortcut menu. Alt+F4 Exit Word.
Shift+F11 Go to the previous field. Alt+F5 Restore the program window size.
Shift+F12 Choose the Save command. Alt+F6
Move from an open dialog box back to the
document, for dialog boxes that support
this behavior.
Ctrl+F1 Expand or collapse the ribbon. Alt+F7
Find the next misspelling or grammatical
error.
Ctrl+F2 Choose the Print Preview command. Alt+F8 Run a macro.
Ctrl+F3 Cut to the Spike. Alt+F9
Switch between all field codes and their
results.
Ctrl+F4 Close the window. Alt+F10 Display the Selection task pane.
Ctrl+F6 Go to the next window. Alt+F11 Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.
Ctrl+F9 Insert an empty field. Alt+Shift+F1 Go to the previous field.
Ctrl+F10 Maximize the document window. Alt+Shift+F2 Choose the Save command.
Ctrl+F11 Lock a field. Alt+Shift+F9
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from
the field that
displays the field results.
Ctrl+F12 Choose the Open command. Alt+Shift+F10
Display a menu or message for an
available action.
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Insert the contents of the Spike. Alt+Shift+F12
Choose Table of Contents button in the
Table of
Contents container when the container is
active.
Ctrl+Shift+F5 Edit a bookmark. Ctrl+Alt+F1 Display Microsoft System Information.
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Go to the previous window. Ctrl+Alt+F2 Choose the Open command.
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7. Ctrl+Shift+F7
Update linked information in a Word
source document.
Ctrl+Shift+F8,
and then press an arrow
key
Extend a selection or block.
Ctrl+Shift+F11 Unlock a field. Ctrl+Shift+F9 Unlink a field.
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Choose the Print command.
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