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Word keyboard shortcuts

Updated: 3 days ago

I made a quick overview of the most essential Word keyboard shortcuts It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for productivity software. They work on both windows and mac.


Word keyboard shortcuts




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General Shortcuts:

  • New Document: Ctrl/⌘ + N

  • Open Document: Ctrl/⌘ + O

  • Save Document: Ctrl/⌘ + S

  • Save As: F12 / Cmd + Shift + S

  • Print: Ctrl/⌘ + P

  • Undo: Ctrl/⌘ + Z

  • Redo: Ctrl/⌘ + Y (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Z (Mac)

  • Cut: Ctrl/⌘ + X

  • Copy: Ctrl/⌘ + C

  • Paste: Ctrl/⌘ + V

  • Select All: Ctrl/⌘ + A

  • Find: Ctrl/⌘ + F

  • Replace: Ctrl/⌘ + H


Formatting Shortcuts:

  • Bold: Ctrl/⌘ + B

  • Italic: Ctrl/⌘ + I

  • Underline: Ctrl/⌘ + U

  • Strikethrough: Ctrl + D then Alt + K / Cmd + Shift + X

  • Superscript: Ctrl + Shift + = / Cmd + Shift + +

  • Subscript: Ctrl + = / Cmd + =

  • Increase Font Size: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + >

  • Decrease Font Size: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + <

  • Change Case (Toggle): Shift + F3 / Shift + Cmd + K


Text and Paragraph Editing:

  • Align Left: Ctrl/⌘ + L

  • Align Center: Ctrl/⌘ + E

  • Align Right: Ctrl/⌘ + R

  • Justify: Ctrl/⌘ + J

  • Increase Indent: Ctrl/⌘ + M

  • Decrease Indent: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + M

  • Bullet List: Ctrl + Shift + L / Cmd + Shift + L

  • Line Break (Soft Return): Shift + Enter

  • Page Break: Ctrl/⌘ + Enter

  • Insert Hyperlink: Ctrl/⌘ + K


Navigating the Document:

  • Move to Start of Line: Home / Cmd + Left Arrow

  • Move to End of Line: End / Cmd + Right Arrow

  • Move to Start of Document: Ctrl + Home / Cmd + Home

  • Move to End of Document: Ctrl + End / Cmd + End

  • Move One Word Left/Right: Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow / Option + Left/Right Arrow

  • Move One Paragraph Up/Down: Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow / Option + Up/Down Arrow

  • Scroll Up/Down One Screen: Page Up/Page Down / Fn + Up/Down Arrow


Selection Shortcuts:

  • Select Word: Double-click word

  • Select Line: Shift + Left/Right Arrow

  • Select Paragraph: Triple-click paragraph

  • Select to Start of Line: Shift + Home / Shift + Cmd + Left Arrow

  • Select to End of Line: Shift + End / Shift + Cmd + Right Arrow

  • Select to Start of Document: Ctrl + Shift + Home / Cmd + Shift + Home

  • Select to End of Document: Ctrl + Shift + End / Cmd + Shift + End

  • Select All Text: Ctrl/⌘ + A


Tables:

  • Move to Next Cell: Tab

  • Move to Previous Cell: Shift + Tab

  • Add New Row at End of Table: Tab (in last cell)

  • Select Column: Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys / Cmd + Shift + Arrow Keys

  • Select Row: Shift + Arrow Keys


Viewing and Reviewing:

  • Zoom In: Ctrl + Alt + Plus (+) / Cmd + Option + Plus (+)

  • Zoom Out: Ctrl + Alt + Minus (-) / Cmd + Option + Minus (-)

  • Switch to Print Layout View: Ctrl + Alt + P / Cmd + Option + P

  • Open Spelling and Grammar Check: F7 / Cmd + Option + L

  • Insert Comment: Ctrl + Alt + M / Cmd + Option + A


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