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Lesson 15: Microsoft Word 2013 Shortcuts

Objective: Students will be able to know about different MS word shortcuts.

Duration: 60 mints

Shortcuts Movement Keys

→ Move Cursor one character to the right
← Move Cursor one character to the left
↑ Move cursor up one line
↓ Move cursor down one line
CTRL + → Move Cursor right one word at a time
CTRL + ← Move Cursor left one word at a time
CTRL + ↑ Move cursor up one paragraph at a time
CTRL + ↓ Move cursor down one paragraph at a time
HOME Move cursor to the beginning of the current line
END Move cursor to the end of the current line
PAGE UP Move up a screenful of lines
PAGE DOWN Move down a screenful of lines
CTRL HOME Move cursor to the beginning of the document
CTRL END Move cursor to the end of the document
Shortcuts Selection Keys
SHIFT + → Select one character to the right
SHIFT + ← Select one character to the left
SHIFT + ↑ Select from cursor up one line
SHIFT + ↓ Select from cursor down one line
SHIFT + CTRL + → Select right word by word
SHIFT + CTRL + ← Select left word by word
SHIFT + CTRL + ↑ Select up one paragraph at a time
SHIFT + CTRL + ↓ Select Down one paragraph at a time
SHIFT + HOME Select from Cursor position to the beginning of the line
SHIFT + END Select from Cursor position to the end of the line
SHIFT + CTRL + HOME Select from cursor position to the beginning of the document
SHIFT + CTRL + END Select from cursor position to the end of the document
Keyboard shortcuts for character formatting
Increase the font size CTRL + SHIFT + >
Decrease the font size CTRL + SHIFT + <
Display the format, font dialog box CTRL + D
Change the case of the letters SHIFT + F3
Format letters all in Capitals CTRL + SHIFT + A
Apply bold formatting CTRL + B
Apply italics formatting CTRL + I
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Apply an Underline CTRL + U

Underline words but not spaces CTRL + SHIFT + W
Double Underline text CTRL + SHIFT + D
Apply hidden text formatting CTRL + SHIFT + H
Format letters as small caps CTRL + SHIFT + K
Apply subscript formatting CTRL + =
Apply superscript formatting CTRL + SHIFT + +
Remove manual character formatting CTRL + SPACE
Keyboard shortcuts for paragraph formatting
Single-space lines CTRL + 1
Double-space lines CTRL + 2
Set 1.5 line spacing CTRL + 5
Add or Remove one line space preceding a paragraph CTRL + 0
Center a paragraph CTRL + E
Justify a paragraph CTRL + J
Left align a paragraph CTRL + L
Right align a paragraph CTRL + R
Indent a paragraph from the left CTRL + M
Remove a paragraph indent from the left CTRL + SHIFT + M
Create a hanging indent CTRL + T
Reduce a hanging indent CTRL + SHIFT + T
Remove paragraph formatting CTRL + Q
Shortcut keys for table navigation
TAB (if the insertion point is in the last cell of the table,
Move to the next cell
pressing TAB would add a new row
Move to the preceding cell SHIFT + TAB
Move to the preceding or next row ↑ or ↓
ALT + HOME, or ALT + 7 on the numeic keypad (numlock
Move to the first cell in the row
should be off)
ALT + END, or ALT + 1 on the numeric keypad (Numlock
Move to the last cell in the row
should be off)
ALT + PAGE UP, or ALT + 9 on the numeric keypad (Numlock
Move to the first cell in the column
should be off)
ALT + PAGE DOWN, or ALT + 3 on the numeric keypad
Move to the last cell in the column
(Numlock should be off)
Start a new paragraph ENTER
Add a new row at the bottom of the
TAB at the end of the last row
table

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ENTER at the begininning of the first cell

Add text before the table at the

beginning of a document

Shortcut keys for selecting in a table

Select the next cell's contents TAB
Select the preceding cells contents SHIFT + TAB
Extend a selction to adjuscent cells Hold SHIFT down and press an arrow key repeatedly.
Click in the column's top or bottom cell. Hold down the
Select a column
SHIFT key and press ↑ or ↓ repeatedly
CTRL + SHIFT + F8, and then use the arrow keys; press
Extend the selection (or block)
the ESC key to cancel the selection
Reduce the selection size SHIFT + F8
Select an entire table ALT + 5 on the numeric keypad (Numlock should be off)

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