MS WORD SHORTCUTS Shortcut Keys Ctrl + 0 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + C Ctrl + E Ctrl + F Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + K Ctrl + L Ctrl

+ M Ctrl + P Ctrl + R Ctrl + T Ctrl + Ctrl + ! Ctrl + " Ctrl + # Ctrl + $ Ctrl + Shi%t + F Ctrl + Shi%t + & Ctrl + ' Ctrl + Shi%t + ( Ctrl + ) Ctrl + * + c Ctrl + + + (ch,r& Ctrl + Shi%t + Ctrl + (le%t ,rro.& Ctrl + (up ,rro.& Ctrl + Del Ctrl + B,c1sp,ce Ctrl + En0 Description Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph. Select all contents of the page. Bold highlighted selection. Copy selected text. Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. Open find box. Italic highlighted selection. Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. Insert lin . Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Indent the paragraph. Open the print !indo!. Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Create a hanging indent. "nderline highlighted selection. #aste. Cut selected text. $edo the last action performed. "ndo last action. Change the font. Increase selected font %&pts up to &'pt and then increases font %'pts. Increase selected font %&pts. (ecrease selected font )&pts if &'pt or lo!er* if above &' decreases font by %'pt. (ecrease selected font )&pts. Insert a cent sign +,-. Insert a character !ith an accent +grave- mar * !here .char/ is the character you !ant. 0or example* if you !anted an accented 1 you !ould use Ctrl + + + e as your shortcut ey. 2o reverse the accent mar use the opposite accent mar * often on the tilde ey. 3ie! or hide non printing characters. 4oves one !ord to the left. 4oves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. (eletes !ord to right of cursor. (eletes !ord to left of cursor. 4oves the cursor to the end of the document.

Ctrl + (ri/ht ,rro.& 4oves one !ord to the right. Ctrl + (0o.n ,rro.& 4oves to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl + 2o3e Ctrl + Sp,ce4,r Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + 6 Ctrl + 7 Ctrl + Alt + 5 Ctrl + Alt + 6 Ctrl + Alt + 8 Alt + Ctrl + F6 Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + F6 Ctrl + Shi%t + & Ctrl + Shi%t + ( Ctrl + Shi%t + F9 Ctrl + Shi%t + F56 F5 F: F7 F; F56 Shi%t + F8 Shi%t + F; Shi%t + F56 Shi%t + Enter Shi%t + Insert Shi%t + Alt + D Shi%t + Alt + T

4oves the cursor to the beginning of the document. $eset highlighted text to the default font. Single)space lines. (ouble)space lines. &.5)line spacing. Changes text to heading &. Changes text to heading '. Changes text to heading 6. Open ne! document. Open the 2as #ane. (isplay the print previe!. Increases the highlighted text si7e by one. (ecreases the highlighted text si7e by one. Opens to another open 4icrosoft 8ord document. #rints the document. Open 9elp. $epeat the last action performed +8ord ':::%Open the find* replace* and go to !indo! in 4icrosoft 8ord. Spellchec and grammar chec selected text or document. Save as. Change the text in 4icrosoft 8ord from uppercase tolo!ercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every !ord. $uns a 2hesaurus chec on the !ord highlighted. Save. Create a soft brea instead of a ne! paragraph. #aste. Insert the current date. Insert the current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcuts Clic1< hol0< ,n0 0r,/ Dou4le=clic1 Dou4le=clic1 Dou4le=clic1 Triple=clic1 Description Selects text from !here you clic and hold to the point you drag and let go. If double)clic a !ord* selects the complete !ord. (ouble)clic ing on the left* center* or right of a blan line !ill ma e the alignment of the text left* center* or right aligned. (ouble)clic ing any!here after text on a line !ill set a tab stop. Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple)clic ed.

Ctrl + Mouse .heel ;ooms in and out of document.

Ctrl%<

Open a ne! !ord document =uic ly. Opens a previously saved document.

Cut) $emoves the selection Ctrl%> from the active document and places it on the clipboard. Ctrl%C Copies the selection to the clipboard #aste ) Inserts the contents of Ctrl%3 the clipboard at the insertion point +cursor- or !hatever is selected. Ctrl%A Selects all text and graphics in the active !indo!. Ctrl%0 0ind ) Searches for specified text in the active document Bold ) 0ormats selected textA Ctrl%B ma e text bold* or remove bold formatting Ctrl%I Italic ) 0ormats selected textA ma e text italic or remove italic

Ctrl%O

Ctrl%8 Closes the active !indo!* but does not ?xit 8ord. Saves the active document !ith its current file name* location and format. #rints the active file* also gives the opportunity to change print options ?xit ) Closes 4icrosoft 8ord. "ndo the last action. 2his selection can be repeated several times.

Ctrl%S

Ctrl%#

Alt%0@

Ctrl%;

Ctrl%B

$edo ) After an action has "nderline ) 0ormats selected Ctrl%" been undone* it can be textA ma e text underlined or reinstated in the document. remove underline

Less commonly used keyboard combinations

Increase selected text in increments li e the drop do!n font menu +2han s (aniel(ecrease selected text in increments li e the drop do!n font menu Increase selected text one point (ecrease selected text one point Change case of the letters "nderline !ords but not spaces (ouble underline text Center a paragraph Custify a paragraph Apply superscript formatting Apply subscript formatting Copy formats #aste formats Single space lines Set &.5 line spacing (ouble space lines (elete one !ord to the left (elete one !ord to

the right Deft align a paragraph Indent a paragraph from the left Create a hanging indent $ight align a paragraph Insert a line brea $educe a hanging indent

I% te>t is ,lre,0y selecte0 ,n0 you .,nt to e>ten0 the selection ,re,
?xtend selection one character to the left ?xtend selection to the end of a !ord ?xtend selection one character to the right ?xtend selection to the beginning of a !ord

I% you .,nt to 3o?e the cursor

One character to the right One !ord to the right 2o the end of a document One character to the left One !ord to the left 2o the beginning of a document

This list is 4y no 3e,ns co3plete@ To %in0 other 1ey4o,r0 co34in,tions chec1 the Aor0 help in0e>@ Assi/n3ent
Leave your browser window open. Open Microsoft Word, if it is not already open. 1. Open a new Word document and type a line of text. If you wish to do so you could copy this line and paste it into the document. 2. Do not reach for your mouse 3. Move your cursor bac into the middle of the line you !ust typed ". #i$hli$ht more than one word %#int& 'xtend to left or ri$ht to hi$hli$ht more than the cursor width.( ). *ut the hi$hli$hted text from the document +. Open a new Word document ,. -aste the text you cut from the first document into the new document .. /ave the document

Command Name

Shortcut Keys

-----------------------------------------------------------------------All Caps Annotation App Ma imi!e App Restore Apply Headin%" Apply Headin%& Apply Headin%' Apply List (ullet Auto Format Auto Te t (old (oo*mar* (ro+se Ne t (ro+se ,re2ious (ro+se Sel Cancel CTRL+SHIFT+A ALT+CTRL+M ALT+F"# ALT+F$ ALT+CTRL+" ALT+CTRL+& ALT+CTRL+' CTRL+SHIFT+L ALT+CTRL+K F' or ALT+CTRL+) CTRL+( or CTRL+SHIFT+( CTRL+SHIFT+F$ CTRL+,A-. /01N CTRL+,A-. 3, ALT+CTRL+H0M. .SC

Center ,ara Chan%e Case Char Le4t Char Le4t . tend Char Ri%ht Char Ri%ht . tend Clear Close or . it Close ,ane Column (rea* Column Select Copy Copy Format Copy Te t Create Auto Te t Customi!e Add Menu Customi!e Key8oard Customi!e Remo2e Menu Cut /ate Field /elete (ac* 1ord /elete 1ord /ictionary /o Field Clic* /oc Close /oc Ma imi!e /oc Mo2e /oc Restore /oc Si!e /oc Split /ou8le 3nderline .nd o4 Column .nd o4 Column .nd o4 /oc . tend .nd o4 /ocument .nd o4 Line .nd o4 Line . tend .nd o4 Ro+ .nd o4 Ro+ .nd o4 1indo+ .nd o4 1indo+ . tend .ndnote No+ . tend Selection Field Chars Field Codes Find Font Font Si!e Select Footnote No+ -o (ac* -o To -ro+ Font -ro+ Font 0ne ,oint Han%in% Indent Header Footer Lin* Help Hidden Hyperlin* Indent Italic ?usti4y ,ara Le4t ,ara Line /o+n Line /o+n . tend Line 3p Line 3p . tend List Num Field Loc* Fields Macro Mail Mer%e Chec* Mail Mer%e .dit /ata Source Mail Mer%e to /oc

CTRL+. SHIFT+F' L.FT SHIFT+L.FT RI-HT SHIFT+RI-HT /.L.T. ALT+F5 ALT+SHIFT+C CTRL+SHIFT+.NT.R CTRL+SHIFT+F6 CTRL+C or CTRL+INS.RT CTRL+SHIFT+C SHIFT+F& ALT+F' ALT+CTRL+7 ALT+CTRL+N3M + ALT+CTRL+CTRL+9 or SHIFT+/.L.T. ALT+SHIFT+/ CTRL+(ACKS,AC. CTRL+/.L.T. ALT+SHIFT+F: ALT+SHIFT+F; CTRL+1 or CTRL+F5 CTRL+F"# CTRL+F: CTRL+F$ CTRL+F6 ALT+CTRL+S CTRL+SHIFT+/ ALT+,A-. /01N ALT+SHIFT+,A-. /01N CTRL+SHIFT+.N/ CTRL+.N/ .N/ SHIFT+.N/ ALT+.N/ ALT+SHIFT+.N/ ALT+CTRL+,A-. /01N ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+,A-. /01N ALT+CTRL+/ F6 CTRL+F; ALT+F; CTRL+F CTRL+/ or CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+SHIFT+, ALT+CTRL+F SHIFT+F$ or ALT+CTRL+< CTRL+- or F$ CTRL+SHIFT+= CTRL+> CTRL+T ALT+SHIFT+R F" CTRL+SHIFT+H CTRL+K CTRL+M CTRL+I or CTRL+SHIFT+I CTRL+? CTRL+L /01N SHIFT+/01N 3, SHIFT+3, ALT+CTRL+L CTRL+' or CTRL+F"" ALT+F6 ALT+SHIFT+K ALT+SHIFT+. ALT+SHIFT+N

Mail Mer%e to ,rinter Mar* Citation Mar* Inde .ntry Mar* Ta8le o4 Contents .ntry Menu Mode Mer%e Field Microso4t Script .ditor Microso4t System In4o Mo2e Te t Ne+ Ne t Cell Ne t Field Ne t Misspellin% Ne t 08@ect Ne t 1indo+ Normal Normal Style 0pen 0pen or Close 3p ,ara 0ther ,ane 0utline 0utline Collapse 0utline /emote 0utline . pand 0utline . pand 0utline Mo2e /o+n 0utline Mo2e 3p 0utline ,romote 0utline Sho+ First Line 02ertype ,a%e ,a%e (rea* ,a%e /o+n ,a%e /o+n . tend ,a%e Field ,a%e 3p ,a%e 3p . tend ,ara /o+n ,ara /o+n . tend ,ara 3p ,ara 3p . tend ,aste ,aste Format ,re2 Cell ,re2 Field ,re2 08@ect ,re2 1indo+ ,rint ,rint ,re2ie+ ,roo4in% Redo Redo or Repeat Repeat Find Replace Reset Char Reset ,ara Re2ision Mar*s To%%le Ri%ht ,ara Sa2e Sa2e As Select All CTRL+N3M $ Select Ta8le Sho+ All Sho+ All Headin%s Sho+ Headin%" Sho+ Headin%& Sho+ Headin%' Sho+ Headin%5 Sho+ Headin%$ Sho+ Headin%A Sho+ Headin%:

ALT+SHIFT+M ALT+SHIFT+I ALT+SHIFT+9 ALT+SHIFT+0 F"# ALT+SHIFT+F ALT+SHIFT+F"" ALT+CTRL+F" F& CTRL+N TA( F"" or ALT+F" ALT+F: ALT+/01N CTRL+FA or ALT+FA ALT+CTRL+N CTRL+SHIFT+N or ALT+SHIFT+CL.AR BN3M $C CTRL+0 or CTRL+F"& or ALT+CTRL+F& CTRL+# FA or SHIFT+FA ALT+CTRL+0 ALT+SHIFT+- or ALT+SHIFT+N3M ALT+SHIFT+RI-HT ALT+SHIFT+7 ALT+SHIFT+N3M + ALT+SHIFT+/01N ALT+SHIFT+3, ALT+SHIFT+L.FT ALT+SHIFT+L INS.RT ALT+CTRL+, CTRL+.NT.R ,A-. /01N SHIFT+,A-. /01N ALT+SHIFT+, ,A-. 3, SHIFT+,A-. 3, CTRL+/01N CTRL+SHIFT+/01N CTRL+3, CTRL+SHIFT+3, CTRL+) or SHIFT+INS.RT CTRL+SHIFT+) SHIFT+TA( SHIFT+F"" or ALT+SHIFT+F" ALT+3, CTRL+SHIFT+FA or ALT+SHIFT+FA CTRL+, or CTRL+SHIFT+F"& CTRL+F& or ALT+CTRL+I F: ALT+SHIFT+(ACKS,AC. CTRL+D or F5 or ALT+.NT.R SHIFT+F5 or ALT+CTRL+D CTRL+H CTRL+S,AC. or CTRL+SHIFT+< CTRL+E CTRL+SHIFT+. CTRL+R CTRL+S or SHIFT+F"& or ALT+SHIFT+F& F"& CTRL+A or CTRL+CL.AR BN3M $C or ALT+CL.AR BN3M $C CTRL+SHIFT+6 ALT+SHIFT+A ALT+SHIFT+" ALT+SHIFT+& ALT+SHIFT+' ALT+SHIFT+5 ALT+SHIFT+$ ALT+SHIFT+A ALT+SHIFT+:

Sho+ Headin%6 Sho+ Headin%; Shrin* Font Shrin* Font 0ne ,oint Small Caps Space ,ara" Space ,ara"$ Space ,ara& Spi*e Start o4 Column Start o4 Column Start o4 /oc . tend Start o4 /ocument Start o4 Line Start o4 Line . tend Start o4 Ro+ Start o4 Ro+ Start o4 1indo+ Start o4 1indo+ . tend Style Su8script Superscript Sym8ol Font Thesaurus Time Field To%%le Field /isplay To%%le Master Su8docs Tool 3n Han% 3n Indent 3nderline 3ndo 3nlin* Fields 3nloc* Fields 3pdate Auto Format 3pdate Fields 3pdate Source )(Code 1e8 -o (ac* 1e8 -o For+ard 1ord Le4t 1ord Le4t . tend 1ord Ri%ht 1ord Ri%ht . tend 1ord 3nderline

ALT+SHIFT+6 ALT+SHIFT+; CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+G CTRL+SHIFT+K CTRL+" CTRL+$ CTRL+& CTRL+SHIFT+F' or CTRL+F' ALT+,A-. 3, ALT+SHIFT+,A-. 3, CTRL+SHIFT+H0M. CTRL+H0M. H0M. SHIFT+H0M. ALT+H0M. ALT+SHIFT+H0M. ALT+CTRL+,A-. 3, ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+,A-. 3, CTRL+SHIFT+S CTRL+7 CTRL+SHIFT+7 CTRL+SHIFT+E SHIFT+F: ALT+SHIFT+T SHIFT+F; CTRL+H SHIFT+F" CTRL+SHIFT+T CTRL+SHIFT+M CTRL+3 or CTRL+SHIFT+3 CTRL+< or ALT+(ACKS,AC. CTRL+A or CTRL+SHIFT+F; CTRL+5 or CTRL+SHIFT+F"" ALT+CTRL+3 F; or ALT+SHIFT+3 CTRL+SHIFT+F: ALT+F"" ALT+L.FT ALT+RI-HT CTRL+L.FT CTRL+SHIFT+L.FT CTRL+RI-HT CTRL+SHIFT+RI-HT CTRL+SHIFT+1