Word Shortcut Keys- Useful shortcut Keys on Microsoft Word

November 2022 · 6 minute read

Here are the keyboard shortcuts useful when using Microsoft Word versions 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016:

Ctrl + N: Create a new document.

Ctrl + O: Open the document.

Ctrl + S: Save the document.

Ctrl + C: Copy text.

Ctrl + X: Cut selected content.

Ctrl + V: Paste text.

Ctrl + F: Turn on the search dialog.

Ctrl + H: Turn on replacement dialog.

Ctrl + P: Turn on the print dialog.

Ctrl + Z: Return the status of the text before executing the last command.

Ctrl + Y: Restore current state of document before executing Ctrl + Z command.

Ctrl + F4, Ctrl + W, Alt + F4: Close document, close Microsoft Word window.

Ctrl + B: Bold format.

Ctrl + D: Open the font formatting dialog box.

Ctrl + I: Italic formatting.

Ctrl + U: Underline format.

Ctrl + E: Center the selected text.

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Ctrl + J: Align selected text.

Ctrl + L: Left-align the selected text.

Ctrl + R: Right-aligns selected text.

Ctrl + M: Text indentation format.

Ctrl + Shift + M: Delete indent formatting.

Ctrl + T: Indent the second line or more of the paragraph.

Ctrl + Shift + T: Delete paragraph indentation from 2 onwards.

Ctrl + Q: Delete paragraph alignment formatting.

Shift + ->: Select one character after.

Shift +

Ctrl + Shift + ->: Select one word behind.

Ctrl + Shift +

Shift +: Select one row above.

Shift + (down arrow): selects a row below

Ctrl + A: Select all objects, text, slides depending on where the cursor is standing.

Backspace (->): Delete one front character.

Ctrl + Backspace (

Ctrl + Delete: Delete one word behind.

Ctrl + Arrow: Move through 1 character.

Ctrl + Home: Go to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl + End: Go to the last position in the document.

Ctrl + Shift + Home: Select from current position to beginning of text.

Ctrl + Shift + End: Select from current position to the end of the text.

Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy the formatting of the data that needs to be copied.

Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste the copied formatting into the selected data area.

Shift + Tab: Move to the selection, the selection group is in front.

Ctrl + Tab: Move to the next tab in the dialog box.

Shift + Tab: Move to the front tab in the dialog box.

Shift + Tab: Move to and select the contents of the adjacent cell.

Ctrl + Shift + F8 + arrow keys: Extend the selection by block.

Shift + F8: reduce the size of the selection block by block.

Alt + Home: Go to the first cell of the current line.

Alt + End: Go to the last cell of the current line.

Alt + Page up: Go to the first cell of the column.

Alt + Page down: Go to the last cell of the column.

F1: Help.

F2: move text or image. (Select pictures, press F2, click destination, press Enter.

F3: Insert text automatically (corresponding to the Insert menu - AutoText).

F4: Repeat last action.

F5: Execute Goto command (corresponding to menu Edit - Goto).

F6: Move to the next panel or frame.

F7: Perform spell check commands (menu Tools - Spellings and Grammars respectively).

F8: Expand the selection.

F9: Updates for the currently selected fields.

F10: Activates the command menu bar.

F11: Move to the next school.

F12: Execute a save command with a different name (File - Save As menu corresponds to .).

Shift + F1: Display the help cursor directly on the objects.

Shift + F2: Quickly copy text.

Shift + F3: Convert uppercase to lowercase characters.

Shift + F4: Repeat the action of Find, Goto.

Shift + F5: Move to the position with the latest change in text.

Shift + F6: Move to the front panel or frame.

Shift + F7: Perform a command to find synonyms (corresponding menu Tools - Thesaurus).

Shift + F8: Collapse the selection.

Shift + F9: Toggle between the code and the result of a field in the text.

Shift + F10: Display a context menu (corresponding to right click on objects in the document).

Shift + F11: Move to the adjacent front field.

Shift + F12: Perform command to save document (corresponding to File - Save or Ctrl + S combination).

Ctrl + F2: Print preview command (File - Print Preview respectively).

Ctrl + F3: Cut a Spike.

Ctrl + F4: Close the text window (does not close the Microsoft Word window).

Ctrl + F5: Restore the size of the text window.

Ctrl + F6: Move to the next text window.

Ctrl + F7: Perform the move command on the system menu.

Ctrl + F8: Perform the command to resize the window on the system menu.

Ctrl + F9: Insert a blank field.

Ctrl + F10: Maximize the text window.

Ctrl + F11: Lock a field.

Ctrl + F12: Execute a document to open (File - Open, or Ctrl + O).

Ctrl + Shift + F3: Insert content for Spike.

Ctrl + Shift + F5: Edit a bookmark.

Ctrl + Shift + F6: Move to the front text window.

Ctrl + Shift + F7: Update text from linked source documents (such as source text in mail merge).

Ctrl + Shift + F8: Extend selection and block.

Ctrl + Shift + F9: Unlink to a field.

Ctrl + Shift + F10: Activate the bar.

Ctrl + Shift + F11: Unlock a field.

Ctrl + Shift + F12: Print a print job (File - Print, or Ctrl + P)

Alt + F1: Move to the next field.

Alt + F3: Create a word automatically for the currently selected word.

Alt + F4: Quit Microsoft Word.

Alt + F5: Restore window size.

Alt + F7: Find the next spelling and grammar mistakes in the text.

Alt + F8: Run a marco.

Alt + F9: Switch between code and the result of all fields.

Alt + F10: Maximize the window of Ms Word.

Alt + F11: Display the Visual Basic command prompt.

Alt + Shift + F1: Move to the front field.

Alt + Shift + F2: Perform the text save command (Ctrl + S, respectively).

Alt + Shift + F9: Run the command GotoButton or MarcoButton from the results of the fields in the text.

Alt + Shift + F11: Display code.

Ctrl + Alt + F1: Display system information.

Ctrl + Alt + F2: Execute a document to open (Ctrl + O, respectively).

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