Ms Word Shortcuts

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Ms word shortcuts keys
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Use keyboard shortcuts to become more productive while using Ms Word. These Ms Word Shortcut keys are quite easy, so that you can use them according to your work. Sometimes, it is complicated to work with Ms Word because you could not find a proper tool, but when you know the shortcut of that tool, it becomes easy to activate that tool–Ms word shortcuts keys

A to Z MS Word Shortcut keys
Shortcut keysDescription
Ctrl  +  A  Select all contents of the page
Ctrl  +  B  Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl  +  CCopy selected text
Ctrl  +  DFont options
Ctrl  +  EAligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen
Ctrl  +  FFind
Ctrl  +  GFind and replace options
Ctrl  +  HFind and replace
Ctrl  +  IItalicize highlighted section
Ctrl  +  JJustify paragraph  
Ctrl  +  KInsert hyperlink
Ctrl  +  LAligns the line or selected text to the left of  the screen
Ctrl  +  MIndent the paragraph
Ctrl  +  NNew document  
Ctrl  +  OOpen document  
Ctrl  +  POpen the print window
Ctrl  +  QAlign selected paragraph to the left
Ctrl  +  RAligns the line or selected text to the right  of the screen
Ctrl  +  SSave the document or file
Ctrl  +  TIndent hanging 1/2 inch
Ctrl  +  UUnderline highlighted section
Ctrl  +  VPaste
Ctrl  +  WClose document
Ctrl  +  XCut selected text
Ctrl  +  YRepeat the last action performed
Ctrl  +  ZUndo last  action  

All Shortcut Keys

Shortcut keysDescription
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  D  Double underline highlighted selection
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  WUnderline word
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  FChange the font
Shift  +  F3Underline words but not  spaces
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  AFormat letters as  all capitals
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  K  Format letters as small capitals
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  WUnderline words but not  spaces
Ctrl  +  F3  Cut to the  Spike  
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F3Insert/Paste the contents  of the Spike
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F10Activate  the ruler  
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  SSplit the  document window
Alt  +  Shift  +  C  Remove the document window split
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  >Increase selected font + 1
Ctrl  +  ]  Increase selected font + 1
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  <Decrease selected font ‐1
Ctrl  +  [Decrease selected font ‐1
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  *View or hide non printing characters (¶  button)
Ctrl  +  left  arrowMoves one word to the left
Ctrl  +  right  arrowMoves one word to the right
Ctrl  +  up  arrowMoves to the beginning of the  line or paragraph
Ctrl  +  down  arrowMoves to the  end of the  paragraph
Ctrl  +  Del  Deletes word to the  right of  cursor
Ctrl  +  Backspace  Deletes word to the left of cursor
Ctrl  +  End  Moves the cursor to  the end of the document
Ctrl  +  HomeMoves the  cursor to  the  beginning of the  document
Ctrl  +  Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the  default font
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  SpacebarSpace (non‐breaking)
Ctrl  +  Enter  Page break
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 head ing 3                  
Shift  +  F3  Change the case of the selected text
Shift  +  F1  Reveal Formatting
Ctrl  +  F1  Task Pane
Shift  +  Insert  Paste  
Shift  +  Enter  Line Break  
Shift  +  F5  To the location of the insertion point when the document was last  closed
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  Page  
Down  
To the end of a  window
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  Down  ArrowTo the end of a  paragraph
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  End  To the end of a  document
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F8,  and  then  use  the  arrow  keys;  press  Esc  to  cancel  selection  modeTo a vertical block to text
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  Home  To the beginning of a document
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  Up  ArrowTo the beginning of a paragraph
Esc  Turn extend mode off
F8  (press  once  to  select  a  word,  twice  to  select  a  sentence,  and  so  forth)Increase the size of a selection
F8,  and  then  press  Left Arrow  or  Right  ArrowSelect the nearest character
Shift  +  F8   Reduce the size of a  selection
Shift  +  F7  Activate  the thesaurus
Shift  +  F12  Save
Alt  +  F8  Macros  
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F5  Assign bookmark
Ctrl  +  F4  Close window  
Ctrl  +  F7  Choose the Move command  (Control menu)
Ctrl  +  F8  Choose the Size command  (document Control menu)
Ctrl  +  F2  or  Ctrl  +  Alt  +  IPrint Preview
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  Enter  Column Break
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  P  Show columns (page layout)
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  E  Add Endnote  
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  F  Add Footnote  
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  H  Hide/View hidden text
Alt  +  F4  Exit Word
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  hyphen  Non‐breaking hyphen
Ctrl  +  hyphen  Optional hyphen
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  T  Reset  hanging indent
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  M  Reset paragraph indent
Ctrl  +  5  1.5 line spacing
Ctrl  +  2  Double line spacing
Ctrl  +  1  Single line spacing
Ctrl  +  0  (zero)  Add  or remove one line space preceding  a paragraph
Alt  +  Shift  +  EMail merge ‐ edit data document
( mail merge in ms word )
Alt  +  Shift  +  FMail merge ‐ insert  merge field
Alt  +  Shift  +  N  Mail merge ‐ merge document
Alt  +  Shift  +  K  Mail merge ‐ preview mail merge
Alt  +  Shift  +  M  Mail merge ‐ print merged document
Ctrl  +  =  Subscript
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  =Superscript
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  E  Track changes
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  NSwitch to normal view
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  OSwitch to outline view
Alt  +  Ctrl  +  P  Switch to print  layout view
Tables  Shortcuts
Shortcut keysDescription
Alt  +  5  on  the  numeric  keypad  (with  Num  Lock  off)  Select an entire table
Alt  +  End  Last cell in a row
Alt  +  Home  First cell in a row
Alt  +  Page  DownLast cell in a column
Alt  +  Page  Down  Last cell in a column
Alt  +  Page  Up  First cell in a column
Down  ArrowNext row  
Shift  +  Tab  Previous cell in a row
Tab  Next cell in a row
Up  ArrowPrevious row
Click  in  the  column’s  top  or  bottom  cell.  Hold  down  Shift  and  press  the  Up  Arrow  or  Down  Arrow  key  repeatedly  Select a column
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F8,  and  then  use  the  arrow  keys;  press  Esc  to  cancel  selection  mode  Extend (or block)
Hold  down  Shift  and  press  an  arrow  key  repeatedlyExtend to adjacent cells
Shift  +  F8  Reduce the selection size
Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F8Extend or  block (then press an arrow  key)

F1 to F12 Shortcut Keys

Shortcut keysDescription
F1Open Help
F2Move text or graphics
F3
F4Repeat the last  action performed (2000 +)
F5Find and Replace
F6Go to next pane or frame
F7Spell check selected text  and or document
F8Turn extend mode on
F9Update selected fields
F10Activate  the  menu bar
F11Go to the next field
F12Save as  

Mouse Shortcut Keys

Shortcut keysDescription
Click,  hold,  and  drag  
Selects text from where you  click  and hold to  the point you drag and let go  
Double  ­ click  Double‐clicking a word selects the complete word
Double  ­ clickDouble‐clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Double  ­ click  Double‐clicking on the left, center, or  right of  a blank line  will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned
Triple  ­ click   Selects the line or paragraph of the text  the mouse triple‐clicked
Ctrl  +  Mouse  wheel  
Zooms  in and  out of document
Alt  +  Click,  hold,  dragSelects a column of  text  (very useful!)