Microsoft Word Important Keyboard Shortcuts
Using keyboard shortcuts when working with Microsoft Word helps to work more efficiently.
A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press mentioned keys at the same time.
Ctrl + key
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select ALL contents of the page |
| Ctrl + B | BOLD the highlighted text |
| Ctrl + C | COPY selected the text |
| Ctrl + D | Font options |
| Ctrl + E | Align selected text or line to the center |
| Ctrl + F | Open the FIND box |
| Ctrl + G | Find and replace options |
| Ctrl + H | Find and replace options |
| Ctrl + I | ITALICISE the highlighted text |
| Ctrl + J | JUSTIFY paragraph alignment |
| Ctrl + K | Insert link |
| Ctrl + L | Align selected text or line to the LEFT |
| Ctrl + M | Indent the paragraph |
| Ctrl + N | Create NEW blank document |
| Ctrl + O | Open OPTIONS |
| Ctrl + P | Open the PRINT window |
| Ctrl + Q | Align selected paragraph to the left |
| Ctrl + R | Align selected text or line to the RIGHT |
| Ctrl + S | SAVE the open document, works just like
Shift + F12 |
| Ctrl + T | Hanging indent |
| Ctrl + U | UNDERLINE the highlighted text |
| Ctrl + V | Paste from clipboard |
| Ctrl + W | Close document |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected text |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo the last action performed |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl + ] | Increase selected font by 1 point |
| Ctrl + [ | Decrease selected font by 1 point |
| Ctrl + ← | Move one word to the LEFT |
| Ctrl + → | Move one word to the RIGHT |
| Ctrl + ↑ | Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph |
| Ctrl + ↓ | Move to the end of the paragraph |
| Ctrl + Del | DELETE word to the right of the cursor |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete word to the left of the cursor |
| Ctrl + End | — Move cursor to END of the document |
| Ctrl + Home | Move cursor to the beginning of the document |
| Ctrl + Space | Reset highlighted text to default font |
| Ctrl + 1 | Single-space lines |
| Ctrl + 2 | Double-space lines |
| Ctrl + 5 | 1.5-line spacing |
Ctrl + Shift + key
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Change FONT |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase selected font +1 |
| Ctrl + Shift + * | View or hide non printing characters |
Ctrl + Alt + key
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Change text to heading 1 |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Change text to heading 2 |
| Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Change text to heading 3 |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Split the document window |
Shift + key
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|
| Shift + F3 | Change case of selected text. |
| Shift + Insert | Paste |
| Shift + F12 | Save |
Alt + Shift + key
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert the current date |
| Alt + Shift + T | Insert the current time |
Function key
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|
| F1 | Open help |
| F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) |
| F7 | Spell check selected text and/or document. |
| F12 | Save as |
