Microsoft Word Short Cut Keys
In addition to the above shortcut keys, users can also use their mouse to perform some common actions. Below are examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse Shortcuts | Description |
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Click,hold,and drag | Selects text from where user click and hold to the point user drag and let go. |
Double -Click | If double-Cliking aword,selects the complete word. |
Double -Click | Double -Cliciking on the left,centre,or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left,centre,or right aligned. |
Double-Click | Double -Clicking anywhere after text on aline will set tab stop. |
Triple-Click | Selects the line or Paragraph of thetext that the mouse triple -Clicked on. |
Ctrl+Mouse wheel | Zooms in and out of document. |
Shortcut | Description |
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Ctrl+0 | Toggles 6pts of spacing above the 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+J | Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. |
Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+L | Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. |
Ctrl+M | Indent the paragraph. |
Ctrl+N | Opens a new, blank document window. |
Ctrl+O | Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open. |
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. Like Shift+F12. |
Alt+F, A | Save the document under a different file name. |
Alt+X | Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character. |
Ctrl+T | Create a hanging indent. |
Ctrl+U | Underline the selected text. |
Ctrl+V | Paste. |
Ctrl+W | Close the currently open document. |
Ctrl+X | Cut selected text. |
Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action performed. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+Shift+A | Sets the selected text to all capital letters. |
Ctrl+Shift+D | Adds double underline to the selected text. |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Enable or disable revision tracking. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Opens Font window to change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Quickly create a bullet point. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase 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 (acute) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+’+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key. |
Ctrl+Shift+* | View or hide nonprinting 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 the right of the cursor. |
Ctrl+Backspace | Deletes word to the left of the 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+= | Set selected text as a subscript. |
Ctrl+Shift+= | Set selected text as superscript. |
Ctrl+Alt+T | Insert trademark (TM) symbol. |
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+Alt+F2 | Open a new document. |
Ctrl+F1 | Open the Task Pane. |
Ctrl+F2 | Display the print preview. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increases the font size of selected text by one point. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decreases the font size of selected text by one point. |
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. 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. |
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