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    This document provides a comprehensive list of shortcut keys for Microsoft Word and their functions. It includes shortcuts for common editing tasks like cutting, copying, and pasting text as well as formatting text like making it bold, italics, or changing font size. Navigation shortcuts are also included to move around documents quickly. The document concludes with some mouse shortcuts for selecting text and setting paragraph alignment and tab stops.

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    This document provides a comprehensive list of shortcut keys for Microsoft Word and their functions. It includes shortcuts for common editing tasks like cutting, copying, and pasting text as well as formatting text like making it bold, italics, or changing font size. Navigation shortcuts are also included to move around documents quickly. The document concludes with some mouse shortcuts for selecting text and setting paragraph alignment and tab stops.

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    Shortcut Keys and their Functions Keyboard Shortcuts

    Shortcut Keys and their Functions: Some commonly used computer shortcut keys are
    documented below.
    Shortcut Keys and their Descriptions
    Alt + F: File menu options in current program.
    Alt + E: Edit options in current program
    F1: Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
    Ctrl + A: Select all text.
    Ctrl + X: Cut
    Shift + Del: Cut selected item.
    Ctrl + C: Copy selected item.
    Ctrl + Ins: Copy selected item.
    Ctrl + V: Paste selected item.
    Shift + Ins: Paste.
    Home: Goes to beginning of current line.
    Ctrl + Home: Goes to beginning of document.
    End: Goes to end of current line.
    Ctrl + End: Goes to end of document.
    Shift + Home: Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
    Shift + End: Highlights from current position to end of line.
    Ctrl + Left arrow: Moves one word to the left at a time.
    Ctrl + Right arrow: Moves one word to the right at a time.

    Shortcut Keys and their Functions: Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in
    Microsoft Word.
    Shortcut Keys and their Descriptions
    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 (Shortcut Keys and their Functions).
    Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
    Ctrl + V: Paste.
    Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action performed.
    Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.
    Ctrl + L: Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
    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 + L: Moves one word to the left.
    Ctrl + R: Moves one word to the right.
    Ctrl + : Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
    Ctrl + : 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.
    Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date.
    Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time.
    In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do
    something commonly performed.
    Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.
    Mouse shortcuts and their Descriptions

    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 (Shortcut Keys and their Functions).

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