General Shortcuts-Word
General Shortcuts-Word
To do this Press
Open a document. Ctrl+O
Create a new document. Ctrl+N
To do this Press
Move to the Tell Me or Search field on the Ribbon to search Alt+Q, then
for assistance or Help content. enter the
search term.
Open the Insert tab to insert tables, pictures and shapes, Alt+N
headers, or text boxes.
Open the Design tab to use themes, colors, and effects, such Alt+G
as page borders.
Open the Layout tab to work with page margins, page Alt+P
orientation, indentation, and spacing.
Open the Mailings tab to manage Mail Merge tasks and to Alt+M
work with envelopes and labels.
Open the Review tab to use Spell Check, set proofing Alt+R
languages, 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 Alt+W
as Read Mode or Outline view. You can also set the zoom
magnification and manage multiple document windows.
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Open the list of browse options to define the type of object Ctrl+Alt+Home
to 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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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.
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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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, Shift+F3
and 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
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Apply underline formatting to the words, but not Ctrl+Shift+W
the spaces.
Apply double-underline formatting. Ctrl+Shift+D
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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Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI Alt+the character code
(decimal) character code. For example, to insert (on the numeric keypad)
the euro currency symbol, hold down Alt and
press 0128 on the numeric keypad.
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Review a document
To do this Press
Insert a comment. Ctrl+Alt+M
Turn change tracking on or off. Ctrl+Shift+E
Close the Reviewing Pane. Alt+Shift+C
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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
To do this Press
Go to the next footnote. Alt+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)
Go to the previous footnote. Alt+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)
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Display the Language dialog box to set the proofing language. Alt+R, U, L
Set default languages. Alt+R, L
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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.
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
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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
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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)
Switch between showing the first line of Alt+Shift+L
body text and showing all body text.
Show all headings with the Heading 1 style. Alt+Shift+1
Show all headings with the specified Alt+Shift+Heading level
heading level. number
Insert a tab character. Ctrl+Tab
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F2 F2 alone: moves the selected text or graphic. Use the arrow keys to place
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.
F3 Shift+F3: switches the selected text between upper case, lower case, and
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.
F6 F6 alone: switch between the document, task pane, status bar, and ribbon.
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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 F7 alone: displays the Editor task pane to check spelling and grammar in
the document or the selected text.
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.