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Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys


  • Ctrl + A : Select all content of a page.
  • Ctrl + B : Bold the selected item of a page.
  • Ctrl + C : copy the selected text of a page.
  • Ctrl + D : font preferences window.(font size, font style, font color, etc.)
  • Ctrl + E : center align
  • Ctrl + F : find or search
  • Ctrl + G : It is used to Go To or jump to any page.
  • Ctrl + H : replace
  • Ctrl + I : italicize and un-italicize
  • Ctrl + J : Justify
  • Ctrl + K : hyperlink. example, http : //www.rj37.in
  • Ctrl + L : left align
  • Ctrl + M : indent
  • Ctrl + N : new or blank document in MS applications
  • Ctrl + O : open the dialog box.
  • Ctrl + P/Ctrl + F2 / Ctrl + Shift + F12 : print preview window.
  • Ctrl + Q : align
  • Ctrl + R : right align
  • Ctrl + S : save the document or a file.
  • Ctrl + T : hanging indent for a paragraph.
  • Ctrl + U : underline the selected text.
  • Ctrl + V : paste the copied data.
  • Ctrl + X : to cut the selected content.
  • Ctrl + Y : redo
  • Ctrl + Z / Alt + Backspace : Undo.
  • Alt + F, A : Save As
  • Ctrl + Shift + L : create a bullet point.
  • Ctrl + Shift + > : to increases the font size
  • Ctrl + Shift + < : to decrease the font If the font size
  • Ctrl + ] : Its use is to increases the font size by  + 1pts.
  • Ctrl + [ : It is used to decreases the font size by -1pts.
  • Ctrl + / + C : It offers users the option to insert a cent sign (¢).
  • Ctrl + (Left arrow ) : to move one word to the left in the line or a paragraph.
  • Ctrl + (Right arrow ) : to move one word to the Right in the line or a paragraph.
  • Ctrl + Shift + * : to show or hide non-printing characters.
  • Ctrl + (Up arrow ) : to move the typing cursor to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
  • Ctrl + (Down arrow ) : to move the typing cursor to the end of the paragraph.
  • Ctrl + Delete : to delete a word to the right of the cursor.
  • Ctrl + Backspace : to delete a word to the left of the cursor.
  • Ctrl + End : to move the cursor to the last of the document.
  • Ctrl + 1 : to give a single line space.
  • Ctrl + 2 : to give the double line space.
  • Ctrl + 5 : to give the 5 space between the lines of a paragraph.
  • Ctrl + Spacebar : to reset the selected text to the default font.
  • Ctrl + Home : to move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 1 : It changes text format to heading 1.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 2 : It changes text format to heading 2.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 3 : It changes text format to heading 3.
  • Alt + Ctrl + F2 : to open the new file or a document.
  • Ctrl + F1 : to open the task pane in some Microsoft office versions,
  • in word 2016, it is used to hide and show the ribbon
  • Ctrl + Shift + F6 : to switch between open documents in Microsoft Word.
  • F1 :  to open the help and support
  • F4 : to repeat the last action performed.
  • F5 : to access the find and replace dialog box, including Go to
  • F7 : to check spelling and grammar of selected text or document.
  • Shift + F3 : change case option uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
  • Shift + F7 : thesaurus
  • Shift + Alt + D : insert the current date.
  • Shift + Alt + T : insert the current time.

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