Keyboard shortcuts in Word

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Word
helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities,
keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen, and are an essential
alternative to using a mouse.

Notes:

 The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for
other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US
keyboard.
 A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple
keys at the same time.
 A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press
multiple keys in order.

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts and function keys in Word for
Windows.

Notes:

 To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use Search. Press
Ctrl+F, and then type your search words.
 If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can
record a macro to create one. For instructions, go to Create or run a
macro or Use a screen reader to create a macro in Word.
 If you are using Microsoft Word Starter, be aware that not all the
features listed for Word are supported in Word Starter. For more
information about the features available in Word Starter, go to
Word features that are not fully supported in Word Starter.
 Get these keyboard shortcuts in a Word document at this link: Word
2016 for Windows keyboard shortcuts.

In this topic
 Frequently used shortcuts
 Ribbon keyboard shortcuts
 Navigate the document
 Preview and print documents
 Select text and graphics
 Edit text and graphics
  Work with web content
 Work with tables
 Review a document
 Work with references, citations, and indexing
 Work with mail merge and fields
 Work with text in other languages
 Work with document views
 Use function key shortcuts

Frequently used shortcuts

This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts in Microsoft Word.

To do this Press

Open a document. Ctrl+O

Create a new document. Ctrl+N

Save the document. Ctrl+S

Close the document. Ctrl+W

Cut the selected content to Ctrl+X

the Clipboard.

Copy the selected content to Ctrl+C

the Clipboard.

Paste the contents of the Ctrl+V

Clipboard.

Select all document content. Ctrl+A

Apply bold formatting to text. Ctrl+B

To do this Press

Apply italic formatting to Ctrl+I

text.

Apply underline formatting to Ctrl+U

text.

Decrease the font size by 1 Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

point.

Increase the font size by 1 Ctrl+Right bracket (])

point.

Center the text. Ctrl+E

Align the text to the left. Ctrl+L

Align the text to the right. Ctrl+R

Cancel a command. Esc

Undo the previous action. Ctrl+Z

Redo the previous action, if Ctrl+Y

possible.

Adjust the zoom Alt+W, Q, then use the Tab key in the Zoom dialog
magnification. box to go to the value you want.

Split the document window. Ctrl+Alt+S

Remove the document Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S

To do this Press

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Close a task pane

To close a task pane using the keyboard:

1. Press F6 until the task pane is selected.

2. Press Ctrl+Spacebar.
3. Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then press Enter.

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

The ribbon groups related options on tabs. For example, on the Home tab, the
Font group includes the Font Color option. Press the Alt key to display the ribbon
shortcuts, called Key Tips, as letters in small images next to the tabs and options
as shown in the image below.

Note: Add-ins and other programs can add new tabs to the ribbon and
might provide access keys for those tabs.

You can combine the Key Tips letters with the Alt key to make shortcuts called
Access Keys for the ribbon options. For example, press Alt+H to open the Home
tab, and Alt+Q to move to the Tell Me or Search field. Press Alt again to see Key
Tips for the options for the selected tab.

In Office 2013 and Office 2010, most of the old Alt key menu shortcuts still work,
too. However, you need to know the full shortcut. For example, press Alt, and then
press one of the old menu keys E (Edit), V (View), I (Insert), and so on. A
notification pops up saying you're using an access key from an earlier version of
Microsoft 365. If you know the entire key sequence, go ahead and use it. If you
don't know the sequence, press Esc and use Key Tips instead.

Use the Access Keys for ribbon tabs

To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys.
Additional tabs might appear depending on your selection in the document.

To do this Press

Move to the Tell Me or Search field on the Ribbon to search for Alt+Q, then
assistance or Help content. enter the search
term.

Open the File page to use Backstage view. Alt+F

Open the Home tab to use common formatting commands, Alt+H

paragraph styles, and the Find tool.

Open the Insert tab to insert tables, pictures and shapes, headers, or Alt+N
text boxes.

Open the Design tab to use themes, colors, and effects, such as page Alt+G
borders.

Open the Layout tab to work with page margins, page orientation, Alt+P
indentation, and spacing.

Open the References tab to add a table of contents, footnotes, or a Alt+S

table of citations.

Open the Mailings tab to manage Mail Merge tasks and to work Alt+M
with envelopes and labels.

Open the Review tab to use Spell Check, set proofing languages, Alt+R
and to track and review changes to your document.
To do this Press

Open the View tab to choose a document view or mode, such as Alt+W
Read Mode or Outline view. You can also set the zoom
magnification and manage multiple document windows.

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Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

To do this Press

Select the active tab on the Alt or F10. To move to a different tab, use access
ribbon and activate the access keys or the arrow keys.
keys.

Move the focus to commands Tab key or Shift+Tab

on the ribbon.

Move between command Ctrl+Left or Right arrow key

groupings on the ribbon.

Move among the items on the Arrow keys

ribbon.

Show the tooltip for the ribbon Ctrl+Shift+F10

element currently in focus.

Activate the selected button. Spacebar or Enter

Open the list for the selected Down arrow key

command.

Open the menu for the selected Alt+Down arrow key

button.
To do this Press

When a menu or submenu is Down arrow key

open, move to the next
command.

Expand or collapse the ribbon. Ctrl+F1

Open the context menu. Shift+F10

Or, on a Windows keyboard, the Windows Menu

key (between the right Alt and right Ctrl keys)

Move to the submenu when a Left arrow key

main menu is open or selected.

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Navigate the document

To do this Press

Move the cursor one word to the left. Ctrl+Left arrow key

Move the cursor one word to the right. Ctrl+Right arrow key

Move the cursor up by one paragraph. Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move the cursor down by one paragraph. Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move the cursor to the end of the current line. End

Move the cursor to the beginning the current line. Home

To do this Press

Move the cursor to the top of the screen. Ctrl+Alt+Page up

Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen. Ctrl+Alt+Page down

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view up by Page up

one screen.

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view down Page down
by one screen.

Move the cursor to the top of the next page. Ctrl+Page down

Move the cursor to the top of the previous page. Ctrl+Page up

Move the cursor to the end of the document. Ctrl+End

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document. Ctrl+Home

Move the cursor to the location of the previous Shift+F5

revision.

Move the cursor to the location of the last revision Shift+F5, immediately after
made before the document was last closed. opening the document.

Cycle through floating shapes, such as text boxes or Ctrl+Alt+5, and then the
images. Tab key repeatedly

Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the Esc

normal navigation.

Display the Navigation task pane, to search within the Ctrl+F

To do this Press

document content.

Display the Go To dialog box, to navigate to a specific Ctrl+G

page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or
other location.

Cycle through the locations of the four previous Ctrl+Alt+Z

changes made to the document.

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Navigate the document using the browse options in Word 2007 and
2010

In Word 2007 and 2010, you can browse the document by various types of
objects, such as fields, footnotes, headings, and graphics.

To do this Press

Open the list of browse options to define the type of object to Ctrl+Alt+Home
browse by.

Move to the previous object of the defined type. Ctrl+Page up

Move to the next object of the defined type. Ctrl+Page

down

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Preview and print documents

To do this Press

Print the document. Ctrl+P

To do this Press

Switch to print preview. Ctrl+Alt+I

Move around the preview page when zoomed in. Arrow keys

Move by one preview page when zoomed out. Page up or Page down

Move to the first preview page when zoomed out. Ctrl+Home

Move to the last preview page when zoomed out. Ctrl+End

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Select text and graphics

To do this Press

Select text. Shift+Arrow keys

Select the word to the left. Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow key

Select the word to the right. Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow

key

Select from the current position to the beginning of the Shift+Home

current line.

Select from the current position to the end of the current Shift+End
line.
To do this Press

Select from the current position to the beginning of the Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key
current paragraph.

Select from the current position to the end of the current Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow
paragraph. key

Select from the current position to the top of the screen. Shift+Page up

Select from the current position to the bottom of the Shift+Page down
screen.

Select from the current position to the beginning of the Ctrl+Shift+Home

document.

Select from the current position to the end of the Ctrl+Shift+End

document.

Select from the current position to the bottom of the Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Page

window. down

Select all document content. Ctrl+A

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Extend a selection

To do this Press

Start extending the F8

selection.
In the extend selection mode, clicking a location in the
document extends the current selection to that location.
To do this Press

Select the nearest F8, Left or Right arrow key

character to the left or
right.

Expand the selection. F8 repeatedly to expand the selection to the entire word,
sentence, paragraph, section, and document.

Reduce the selection. Shift+F8

Select a vertical block of Ctrl+Shift+F8, then press the arrow keys

text.

Stop extending the Esc

selection.

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Edit text and graphics

To do this Press

Delete one word to the left. Ctrl+Backspace

Delete one word to the right. Ctrl+Delete

Open the Clipboard task pane and enable the Alt+H, F, O

Office Clipboard, which allows you to copy
and paste content between Microsoft 365
apps.

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard. Ctrl+X

To do this Press

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. Ctrl+C

Paste the contents of the Clipboard. Ctrl+V

Move the selected content to a specific F2, move the cursor to the destination,
location. and then press Enter.

Copy the selected content to a specific Shift+F2, move the cursor to the
location. destination, and then press Enter.

Define an AutoText block with the selected Alt+F3

content.

Insert an AutoText block. The first few characters of the

AutoText block, and then press Enter
when the ScreenTip appears.

Cut the selected content to the Spike. Ctrl+F3

Paste the contents of the Spike. Ctrl+Shift+F3

Copy the selected formatting. Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste the selected formatting. Ctrl+Shift+V

Copy the header or footer used in the Alt+Shift+R

previous section of the document.

Display the Replace dialog box, to find and Ctrl+H

replace text, specific formatting, or special
items.
To do this Press

Apply single spacing to the paragraph. Ctrl+1

Apply double spacing to the paragraph. Ctrl+2

Apply 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph. Ctrl+5

Add or remove space before the Ctrl+0 (zero)

paragraph.

Enable AutoFormat. Ctrl+Alt+K

Apply the Normal style. Ctrl+Shift+N

Apply the Heading 1 style. Ctrl+Alt+1

Apply the Heading 2 style. Ctrl+Alt+2

Apply the Heading 3 style. Ctrl+Alt+3

Display the Apply Styles task pane. Ctrl+Shift+S

Display the Styles task pane. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

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Format characters
To do this Press

Display the Font dialog box. Ctrl+D or Ctrl+Shift+F

Increase the font size. Ctrl+Shift+Right angle bracket

(>)

Decrease the font size. Ctrl+Shift+Left angle bracket

(<)

Increase the font size by 1 point. Ctrl+Right bracket (])

Decrease the font size by 1 point. Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Switch the text between upper case, lower case, and Shift+F3
title case.

Change the text to all upper case. Ctrl+Shift+A

Hide the selected text. Ctrl+Shift+H

Apply bold formatting. Ctrl+B

Add a bulleted list. Ctrl+Shift+L

Apply underline formatting. Ctrl+U

Apply underline formatting to the words, but not the Ctrl+Shift+W

spaces.

Apply double-underline formatting. Ctrl+Shift+D

To do this Press

Apply italic formatting. Ctrl+I

Apply small caps formatting. Ctrl+Shift+K

Apply subscript formatting. Ctrl+Equal sign ( = )

Apply superscript formatting. Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Remove manual character formatting. Ctrl+Spacebar

Change the selected text to the Symbol font. Ctrl+Shift+Q

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Manage text formatting

To do this Press

Display all nonprinting characters. Ctrl+Shift+8 (do not use the numeric
keypad)

Display the Reveal Formatting task Shift+F1

pane.

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Insert special characters

To do this Press

Insert a line break. Shift+Enter

To do this Press

Insert a page break. Ctrl+Enter

Insert a column break. Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Insert an em dash (—). Ctrl+Alt+Minus sign (on

the numeric keypad)

Insert an en dash (–). Ctrl+Minus sign (on the

numeric keypad)

Insert an optional hyphen. Ctrl+Hyphen (-)

Insert a nonbreaking hyphen. Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen (-)

Insert a nonbreaking space. Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Insert a copyright symbol (©). Ctrl+Alt+C

Insert a registered trademark symbol (®). Ctrl+Alt+R

Insert a trademark symbol (™). Ctrl+Alt+T

Insert an ellipsis (…) Ctrl+Alt+Period (.)

Insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode

(hexadecimal) character code. For example, to insert the The character code, then
press Alt+X
euro currency symbol ( ), type 20AC, and then
hold down Alt and press X.

Tip: To find out the Unicode character code for a

selected character, press Alt+X.
To do this Press

Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI Alt+the character code (on
(decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro the numeric keypad)
currency symbol, hold down Alt and press 0128 on the
numeric keypad.

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Work with web content

To do this Press

Insert a hyperlink. Ctrl+K

Go back one page. Alt+Left arrow key

Go forward one page. Alt+Right arrow key

Refresh the page. F9

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Work with tables

Move around in a table

To do this Press

Move to the next cell in the row and select its content. Tab key

Move to the previous cell in the row and select its Shift+Tab
content.
To do this Press

Move to the first cell in the row. Alt+Home

Move to the last cell in the row. Alt+End

Move to the first cell in the column. Alt+Page up

Move to the last cell in the column. Alt+Page down

Move to the previous row. Up arrow key

Move to the next row. Down arrow key

Move one row up. Alt+Shift+Up arrow key

Move one row down. Alt+Shift+Down arrow

key

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Select table content

To do this Press

Select the content in the Tab key

next cell.

Select the content in the Shift+Tab

previous cell.
To do this Press

Extend a selection to Shift+Arrow keys

adjacent cells.

Select a column. Select the top or bottom cell of the column, and then press
Shift+Up or Down arrow key

Select a row. Select the first or last cell in the row, and then press
Shift+Alt+End or Home.

Select the whole table. Alt+5 on the numeric keypad, with Num Lock switched
off

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Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

To do this Press

Insert a new paragraph in a Enter

cell.

Insert a tab character in a cell. Ctrl+Tab

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Review a document

To do this Press

Insert a comment. Ctrl+Alt+M

To do this Press

Turn change tracking on or Ctrl+Shift+E

off.

Close the Reviewing Pane. Alt+Shift+C

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Work with references, citations, and indexing

Use the following shortcuts to add references to your document, such as a table
of contents, footnotes, and citations.

To do this Press

Mark a table of contents entry. Alt+Shift+O

Mark a table of authorities entry (citation). Alt+Shift+I

Choose citation options. Alt+Shift+F12, Spacebar

Mark an index entry. Alt+Shift+X

Insert a footnote. Ctrl+Alt+F

Insert an endnote. Ctrl+Alt+D

Go to the next footnote. Alt+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)

Go to the previous footnote. Alt+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)

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Work with mail merge and fields

To use the following keyboard shortcuts, the Mailings ribbon tab must be
selected. To select the Mailings tab, press Alt+M.

Perform a mail merge

To do this Press

Preview the mail merge. Alt+Shift+K

Merge a document. Alt+Shift+N

Print the merged document. Alt+Shift+M

Edit a mail-merge data Alt+Shift+E

document.

Insert a merge field. Alt+Shift+F

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Work with fields

To do this Press

Insert a DATE field. Alt+Shift+D

Insert a LISTNUM field. Ctrl+Alt+L

Insert a PAGE field. Alt+Shift+P

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Insert a TIME field. Alt+Shift+T

Insert an empty field. Ctrl+F9

Update the linked information in a Word source document. Ctrl+Shift+F7

Update the selected fields. F9

Unlink a field. Ctrl+Shift+F9

Switch between a selected field code and its result. Shift+F9

Switch between all field codes and their results. Alt+F9

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying Alt+Shift+F9

field results.

Go to the next field. F11

Go to the previous field. Shift+F11

Lock a field. Ctrl+F11

Unlock a field. Ctrl+Shift+F11

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Work with text in other languages

Set the proofing language

Every document has a default language, typically the same default language as
your computer's operating system. If your document also contains words or
phrases in a different language, it's a good idea to set the proofing language for
those words. This not only makes it possible to check spelling and grammar for
those phrases, but it also enables assistive technologies like screen readers to
handle them appropriately.

To do this Press

Display the Language dialog box to set the proofing Alt+R, U, L

language.

Set default languages. Alt+R, L

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Insert international characters

To type a lowercase character by using a key combination that includes the Shift
key, hold down the Ctrl+Shift+symbol keys simultaneously, and then release them
before you type the letter.

Note: If you type extensively in another language, you might prefer to switch to a
different keyboard instead.

To insert this Press

à, è, ì, ò, ù, Ctrl+Grave accent (`), the letter

À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù

á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Ctrl+Single quotation mark ('), the letter

Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú,
Ý
To insert this Press

â, ê, î, ô, û Ctrl+Shift+Caret (^), the letter

Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û

ã, ñ, õ Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~), the letter

Ã, Ñ, Õ

ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:), the letter

Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü,
Ÿ

å, Å Ctrl+Shift+At sign (@), a or A

æ, Æ Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&), a or A

œ, Œ Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&), o or O

ç, Ç Ctrl+Comma (,), c or C

ð, Ð Ctrl+Single quotation mark ('), d or D

ø, Ø Ctrl+Forward slash (/), o or O

¿ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Question mark (?)

¡ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Exclamation point (!)

ß Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&), s

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Use Input Method Editors for East Asian languages

To do this Press

Switch to the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) for a 101-key Alt+Tilde (~)
keyboard, if available.

Switch to the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) for a 101-key Right Alt
keyboard, if available.

Switch to the Chinese Input Method Editor (IME) for a 101-key Ctrl+Spacebar
keyboard, if available.

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Work with document views

Word offers several different views of a document. Each view makes it easier to do
certain tasks. For example, Read Mode enables you view the document as a
horizontal sequence of pages, which you can quickly browse using the Left and
Right arrow keys.

Switch the document view

To do this Press

Switch to the Read Mode view. Alt+W, F

In Word 2007 and 2010, this is called Full Screen Reading

view.

Switch to the Print Layout view. Ctrl+Alt+P

Switch to the Outline view. Ctrl+Alt+O

Switch to the Draft view. Ctrl+Alt+N

To do this Press

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Outline a document

These shortcuts only apply when the document is in the Outline view.

To do this Press

Promote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Left arrow key

Demote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Right arrow key

Demote the paragraph to body text. Ctrl+Shift+N

Move the selected paragraphs up. Alt+Shift+Up arrow key

Move the selected paragraphs down. Alt+Shift+Down arrow key

Expand the text under a heading. Alt+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Collapse the text under a heading. Alt+Shift+Minus sign (-)

Expand or collapse all text or headings. Alt+Shift+A

Hide or display the character formatting. Forward slash (/) (on the
numeric keypad)
To do this Press

Switch between showing the first line of body text Alt+Shift+L

and showing all body text.

Show all headings with the Heading 1 style. Alt+Shift+1

Show all headings with the specified heading level. Alt+Shift+Heading level number

Insert a tab character. Ctrl+Tab

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Move through the document in Read Mode

To do this Press

Move to the beginning of the document. Home

Move to the end of the document. End

Go to a specific page. Type the page number, then press Enter

Exit Read Mode. Esc

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Use function key shortcuts

Key Description

 F1 alone: displays the Word help task pane.

F1  Shift+F1: displays or hides context-sensitive help or the Reveal
Formatting task pane.
 Ctrl+F1: displays or hides the ribbon.
Key Description

 Alt+F1: moves to the next field.

 Alt+Shift+F1: moves to the previous field.

 F2 alone: moves the selected text or graphic. Use the arrow keys to place
F2 the cursor where you want to move the text or graphic, and then press
Enter to move, or press Esc to cancel.
 Shift+F2: copies the selected text or graphic. Use the arrow keys to place
the cursor where you want to copy the text or graphic, and then press
Enter to copy, or press Esc to cancel.
 Ctrl+F2: displays the print preview area on the Print tab in the
Backstage view.
 Alt+Shift+F2: saves the document.
 Ctrl+Alt+F2: displays the Open dialog box.

 Shift+F3: switches the selected text between upper case, lower case, and
F3 title case.
 Ctrl+F3: cuts the selected content to the Spike. You can cut multiple
texts and graphics to the Spike, and paste them as a group to another
location.
 Ctrl+Shift+F3: pastes the contents of the Spike.
 Alt+F3: creates a new Building Block.

 F4 alone: repeats the last command or action, if possible.

F4  Shift+F4: repeats the last Find or Go To action.
 Ctrl+F4: closes the current document.
 Alt+F4: closes Word.

 F5 alone: displays the Go To dialog box.

F5  Shift+F5: moves the cursor to the last change.
 Ctrl+Shift+F5: displays the Bookmark dialog box.
 Alt+F5: restores the document window size.

 F6 alone: switch between the document, task pane, status bar, and
F6 ribbon. In a document that has been split, F6 includes the split panes
when switching between panes and the task pane.
 Shift+F6: switches between the document, ribbon, status bar, and task
pane.
 Ctrl+F6: switches to the next document window when more than one
document is open.
 Ctrl+Shift+F6: switches to the previous document window when more
than one document is open.
 Alt+F6: moves from an open dialog box back to the document, for
dialog boxes that support this behavior.

 F7 alone: displays the Editor task pane to check spelling and grammar
F7 in the document or the selected text.
Key Description

 Shift+F7: displays the Thesaurus task pane.

 Ctrl+Shift+F7: updates the linked information in a Word source
document.
 Alt+F7: finds the next spelling or grammatical error.
 Alt+Shift+F7: in Word 2013 and newer, displays the Translator task
pane. In Word 2007 and 2010, displays the Research task pane.

 F8 alone: extends the selection. For example, if a word is selected, the

F8 selection size is extended to one sentence.
 Shift+F8: reduces the selection. For example, if a paragraph is selected,
the selection size is reduced to one sentence.
 Ctrl+Shift+F8: turns extend selection mode on and off. In the extend
selection mode, the arrow keys extend the selection.
 Alt+F8: displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a
macro.

 F9 alone: updates the selected fields.

F9  Shift+F9: switches between a field code and its result.
 Ctrl+F9: inserts an empty field.
 Ctrl+Shift+F9: unlinks the current field.
 Alt+F9: switches between all field codes and their results.
 Alt+Shift+F9: runs GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field
displaying field results.

 F10 alone: turns KeyTips on or off.

F10  Shift+F10: displays the shortcut menu for the selected item.
 Ctrl+F10: maximizes or restores the document window size.
 Alt+F10: displays the Selection task pane.
 Alt+Shift+F10: displays the menu or message for available actions, for
example, for pasted text or an AutoCorrect change.

 F11 alone: moves to the next field.

F11  Shift+F11: moves to the previous field.
 Ctrl+F11: locks the current field.
 Ctrl+Shift+F11: unlocks the current field.
 Alt+F11: opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications editor, in
which you can create a macro using Visual Basic for Applications
(VBA).

 F12 alone: displays the Save As dialog box.

F12  Shift+F12: saves the document.
 Ctrl+F12: displays the Open dialog box.
 Ctrl+Shift+F12: displays the Print tab in the Backstage view.
 Alt+Shift+F12: selects the Table of Contents button in the Table of
Contents container when the container is active.
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See also
Word help center

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word

Screen reader support for Word

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