Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. This article describes keyboard shortcuts that are available in Microsoft Office Word 2010, Word 2007, Word 2003, and Word 2002.






Shortcut Keys  Description
Home  Goes to beginning of current line.
End  Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + Left arrow  Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow  Moves one word to the right at a time.
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 + S  Save the open document. Just like Shift  + F12.
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 + Ins  Copy selected item
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 è 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 + <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>  Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del  Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace  Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End  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.
Ctrl + F1  Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl+ESC Open Start menu
Ctrl + F2  Display the print preview.
Ctrl+Windows Logo+F Find computer
Ctrl+Windows Logo+TAB Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Ctrl+Alt +END Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
Ctrl + Shift  + F6  Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl + Shift  + F12  Prints the document.
Ctrl+Alt+V Paste Multiple (from the clipboard)
Ctrl+Alt +Minus sign (-) Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Ctrl+Alt +Plus sign (+)  Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt +PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Ctrl + Mouse wheel  Zooms in and out of document.
Ctrl+Alt +BREAK  Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
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 the open document. Just like Ctrl + S.
Shift  + Enter  Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift  + Insert  Paste.
Shift  + Del  Cut selected item.
Shift  + Ins  Paste
Shift  + Alt  + D  Insert the current date.
Shift+Ctrl+V The Edit Filter dialog box appears where you can choose which items you would like to paste
Shift  + Alt  + T  Insert the current time.
Shift  + Home  Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift  + End  Highlights from current position to end of line.
Shift +Windows Logo+M Undo minimize all
Shift +DELETE Delete item permanently
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.
Click, hold, and drag  Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click  If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
Double-click  Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-click  Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click  Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Alt +TAB Switch between open programs
Alt +F4 Quit program
Alt +F4  Close the console)
Alt +A Display the Action menu)
Alt +V Display the View menu)
Alt +F  Display the File menu)
Alt +O  Display the Favorites menu)
Alt  + E  Edit options in current program
Alt +Minus sign (-)  Display the window menu for the active console window)
Alt +ENTER Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
Alt +PAGE UP Switch between programs from left to right)
Alt +PAGE DOWN  Switch between programs from right to left)
Alt  + Ctrl + F2  Open new document.
Alt+Ctrl+F Use Filter
Alt +INSERT Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
Alt +HOME Display the Start menu)
Alt +DELETE  Display the Windows menu)
Alt +SPACEBAR Display the MMC window menu)
Windows Logo Start menu
Windows Logo+R Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M Minimize all
Windows Logo+F1 Help
Windows Logo+E Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
Windows Logo+TAB Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break System Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+L Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+A  Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo+SPACEBAR Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Application key Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

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