Shortcut Keys of MS Word

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Shortcut keys fo MS word :

Shortcut

Description

Ctrl + 0

Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.

Ctrl + A

Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl + B

Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + C

Copy selected text.

Ctrl + D

Open the font preferences window.

Ctrl + E

Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl + F

Open find box.

Ctrl + I

Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + J

Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.

Ctrl + K

Insert link.

Ctrl + L

Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Ctrl + M

Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + P

Open the print window.

Ctrl + R

Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl + T

Create a hanging indent.

Ctrl + U

Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + V

Paste.

Ctrl + X

Cut selected text.

Ctrl + Y

Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl + Z

Undo last action.

Ctrl + Shift + L

Quickly create a bullet point.

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 + / + c Insert a cent sign ().


Ctrl + ' + <char> Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where
<char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented
you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark
use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.
Ctrl + Shift + *

View or hide non printing characters.

Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.


Ctrl + <right arrow>

Moves one word to the right.

Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.


Ctrl + <down arrow>
Ctrl + Del

Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace
Ctrl + End

Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Deletes word to left of cursor.

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 + Ctrl + F2

Open new document.

Ctrl + F1

Open the Task Pane.

Ctrl + F2

Display the print preview.

Ctrl + Shift + >

Increases the highlighted text size by one.

Ctrl + Shift + <

Decreases the highlighted text size by one.

Ctrl + Shift + F6

Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.


F1

Open Help.

F4

Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5

Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.

F7

Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.

F12

Save as.

Shift + F3
Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase
or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + F7

Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.

Shift + F12 Save.


Shift + Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift + Insert

Paste.

Shift + Alt + D

Insert the current date.

Shift + Alt + T

Insert the current time.

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