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Computer Shortcut Keys Everyone Should Know About MS Word

Here is a list of commonly used shortcut keys that can provide an easier and quicker method of using MS Word.

Word shortcut keys

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  • Ctrl + A -- Select all contents of the page.

  • Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection.

  • Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text.

  • Ctrl + X -- Cut selected text.

  • Ctrl + N -- Open new/blank document.

  • Ctrl + O -- Open options.

  • Ctrl + P -- Open the print window.

  • Ctrl + F -- Open find box.

  • Ctrl + I -- Italicise highlighted selection.

  • Ctrl + K -- Insert link.

  • Ctrl + 5 -- 1.5-line spacing.

  • Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1.

  • Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2.

  • Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3.

  • F1 -- Open help.

  • Shift + F3 -- Change case of selected text.

  • Shift + Insert -- Paste.

  • F4 -- Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).

  • F7 -- Spell check selected text and/or document.

  • Shift + F7 -- Activate the thesaurus.

  • F12 -- Save as.

  • Ctrl + S -- Save.

  • Shift + F12 -- Save.

  • Alt + Shift + D -- Insert the current date.

  • Alt + Shift + T -- Insert the current time.

  • Ctrl + W -- Close document.

  • Ctrl + U -- Underline highlighted selection.

  • Ctrl + V -- Paste.

  • Ctrl + Y -- Redo the last action performed.

  • Ctrl + Z -- Undo last action.

  • Ctrl + G -- Find and replace options.

  • Ctrl + H -- Find and replace options.

  • Ctrl + J -- Justify paragraph alignment.

  • Ctrl + L -- Align selected text or line to the left.

  • Ctrl + Q -- Align selected paragraph to the left.

  • Ctrl + E -- Align selected text or line to the center.

  • Ctrl + R -- Align selected text or line to the right.

  • Ctrl + M -- Indent the paragraph.

  • Ctrl + T -- Hanging indent.

  • Ctrl + D -- Font options.

  • Ctrl + Shift + F -- Change the font.

  • Ctrl + Shift + > -- Increase selected font +1.

  • Ctrl + ] -- Increase selected font +1.

  • Ctrl + [ -- Decrease selected font -1.

  • Ctrl + Shift + * -- View or hide non printing characters.

  • Ctrl + (Left arrow) -- Move one word to the left.

  • Ctrl + (Right arrow) -- Move one word to the right.

  • Ctrl + (Up arrow) -- Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

  • Ctrl + (Down arrow) -- Move to the end of the paragraph.

  • Ctrl + Del -- Delete word to the right of the cursor.

  • Ctrl + Backspace -- Delete word to the left of the cursor.

  • Ctrl + End -- Move cursor to end of the document.

  • Ctrl + Home -- Move cursor to the beginning of the document.

  • Ctrl + Space -- Reset highlighted text to default font.

  • Ctrl + 1 -- Single-space lines.

  • Ctrl + 2 -- Double-space lines.

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