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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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