Microsoft Word
shortcut keys
Below is a listing of
the more commonly used shortcut
keys in Microsoft
Word. See
the computer
shortcut page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys
used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not
work in all versions of Microsoft Word.
Note: If the device you are using does not havefunction keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts
will be unavailable to you.
Shortcut
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Description
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Ctrl + 0
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Toggles 6pts of spacing before a
paragraph.
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Ctrl + A
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Select all contents of the page.
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Ctrl + B
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Ctrl + C
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Ctrl + D
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Ctrl + E
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Aligns the line or selected text to
the center of the screen.
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Ctrl + F
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Open find box.
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Ctrl + I
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Ctrl + J
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Aligns the selected text or line to
justify the screen.
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Ctrl + K
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Ctrl + L
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Aligns the line or selected text to
the left of the screen.
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Ctrl + M
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Indent the paragraph.
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Ctrl + N
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Opens new, blank document window.
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Ctrl + O
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Opens the dialog box or page for
selecting a file to open.
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Ctrl + P
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Open the print window.
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Ctrl + R
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Aligns the line or selected text to
the right of the screen.
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Ctrl + S
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Save the open document. Just like
Shift + F12.
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Ctrl + T
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Create a hanging indent.
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Ctrl + U
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Underline the selected text.
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Ctrl + V
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Ctrl + W
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Close the currently open document.
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Ctrl + X
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo the last action performed.
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo last action.
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Ctrl + Shift + L
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Change the font.
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Ctrl + Shift + >
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Increase selected font +1pts up to
12pt and then increase font +2pts.
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Ctrl + ]
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Increase selected font +1pts.
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Ctrl + Shift + <
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Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt
or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.
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Ctrl + [
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Decrease selected font -1pts.
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Ctrl + / + c
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Insert a cent sign (¢).
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Ctrl + ' + <char>
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Insert a character with an accent
(grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if
you wanted an accented è you would useCtrl + ' + e as
your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark,
often on the tilde key.
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Ctrl + Shift + *
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View or hide non printing characters.
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Ctrl + <left arrow>
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Moves one word to the left.
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Ctrl + <right arrow>
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Moves one word to the right.
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Ctrl + <up arrow>
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Moves to the beginning of the line or
paragraph.
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Ctrl + <down arrow>
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Moves to the end of the paragraph.
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Ctrl + Del
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Deletes word to right of cursor.
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Ctrl + Backspace
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Deletes word to left of cursor.
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Ctrl + End
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Moves the cursor to the end of the
document.
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Ctrl + Home
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of
the document.
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Ctrl + Spacebar
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Reset highlighted text to the default
font.
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Ctrl + 1
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Single-space lines.
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Ctrl + 2
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Double-space lines.
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Ctrl + 5
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1.5-line spacing.
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Ctrl + Alt + 1
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Changes text to heading 1.
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Ctrl + Alt + 2
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Changes text to heading 2.
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Ctrl + Alt + 3
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Changes text to heading 3.
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Alt + Ctrl + F2
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Open new document.
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Ctrl + F1
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Ctrl + F2
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Ctrl + Shift + >
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Increases the selected text size by
one.
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Ctrl + Shift + <
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Decreases the selected text size by
one.
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Ctrl + Shift + F6
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Switches to another open Microsoft
Word document.
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Ctrl + Shift + F12
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Prints the document.
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F1
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Open Help.
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F4
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Repeat the last action performed (Word
2000+)
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F5
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Open the Find, Replace, and Go To
window in Microsoft Word.
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F7
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Spellcheck and grammar check selected
text or document.
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F12
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Save As.
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Shift + F3
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Shift + F7
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Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected
word.
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Shift + F12
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Save the open document. Just like Ctrl
+ S.
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Shift + Enter
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Shift + Insert
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Paste.
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Shift + Alt + D
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Insert the current date.
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Shift + Alt + T
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Insert the current time.
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You can also utilize the
mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples
of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse
shortcuts
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Description
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Click, hold, and drag
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Selects text from where you click and
hold to the point you drag and let go.
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Double-click
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If double-clicking a word, selects the
complete word.
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Double-click
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Double-clicking on the left, center,
or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or
right aligned.
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Double-click
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Triple-click
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Selects the line or paragraph of the
text that the mouse triple-clicked on.
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Ctrl + Mouse wheel
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Zooms in and out of document.
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