Keyboard Shorcuts For Microsoft Word

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KEYBOARD SHORCUTS FOR MICROSOFT WORD

NAME

DECRIPTION

KEY
Create a nonbreaking space.

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Create a nonbreaking hyphen.

CTRL+HYPHEN

Make letters bold.

CTRL+B

Make letters italic.

CTRL+I

Make letters underline.

CTRL+U

Decrease font size one value.

CTRL+SHIFT+<

Increase font size one value.

CTRL+SHIFT+>

Decrease font size 1 point.

CTRL+[

Increase font size 1 point.

CTRL+]

Remove paragraph or character

CTRL+SPACEBAR

formatting.
Copy the selected text or object.

CTRL+C

Cut the selected text or object.

CTRL+X

Paste text or an object.

CTRL+V

Paste special

CTRL+ALT+V

Paste formatting only

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Undo the last action.

CTRL+Z

Redo the last action.

CTRL+Y

Open the Word Count dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+G

*common task in MS Word


Switch to the next window.

ALT+TAB

Switch to the previous window.

ALT+SHIFT+TAB

Close the active window.

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Restore the size of the active

ALT+F5

window after you maximize it.


Move to a task pane from another
pane in the program window
(clockwise direction). You may need
to press F6 more than once.

F6

Move to a task pane from another

SHIFT+F6

pane in the program window


(counterclockwise direction).
When more than one window is

CTRL+F6

open, switch to the next window.


Switch to the previous window.

CTRL+SHIFT+F6

Maximize or restore a selected

CTRL+F10

window.
Copy a picture of the screen to the

PRINT SCREEN

Clipboard.
Copy a picture of the selected

ALT+PRINT SCREEN

window to the Clipboard.


*Display and use windows
Create a new document of the

CTRL+N

same type as the current or most


recent document.
Open a document.

CTRL+O

Close a document.

CTRL+W

Split the document window.

ALT+CTRL+S

Remove the document window

ALT+SHIFT+C

split.
Save a document.

CTRL+S

*Create, view, and save documents


Find text, formatting, and special

CTRL+F

items.
Repeat find (after closing Find and

ALT+CTRL+Y

Replace window).
Replace text, specific formatting,

CTRL+H

and special items.


Go to a page, bookmark, footnote,
table, comment, graphic, or other

CTRL+G

location.
Switch between the last four places

ALT+CTRL+Z

that you have edited.


Open a list of browse options. Press

ALT+CTRL+HOME

the arrow keys to select an option,


and then press ENTER to browse
through a document by using the
selected option.
Move to the previous edit location.

CTRL+PAGE UP

Move to the next edit location.

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

*Find, replace, and browse through text


Switch to Print Layout view.

ALT+CTRL+P

Switch to Outline view.

ALT+CTRL+O

Switch to Draft view.

ALT+CTRL+N

*Switch to another view

Promote a paragraph.

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Demote a paragraph.

ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Demote to body text.

CTRL+SHIFT+N

Move selected paragraphs up.

ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Move selected paragraphs down.

ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Expand text under a heading.

ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN

Collapse text under a heading.

ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN

Expand or collapse all text or

ALT+SHIFT+A

headings.
Hide or display character

The slash (/) key on the

formatting.

numeric keypad

Show the first line of body text or

ALT+SHIFT+L

all body text.


Show all headings with the Heading

ALT+SHIFT+1

1 style.
Show all headings up to Heading n.

ALT+SHIFT+n

Insert a tab character.

CTRL+TAB

Print a document.

CTRL+P

Switch in or out of print preview.

ALT+CTRL+I

Move around the preview page

Arrow keys

*Outline view

when zoomed in.


Move by one preview page when

PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

zoomed out.
Move to the first preview page

CTRL+HOME

when zoomed out.


Move to the last preview page
when zoomed out.
*Print and preview documents

CTRL+END

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