Important keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft word

Common shortcuts:

Press	To
CTRL+B	Make letters bold
CTRL+I	Make letters italic
CTRL+U	Make letters underline
CTRL+SHIFT+D	Double-underline text
CTRL+C	Copy the selected text or object
CTRL+X	Cut the selected text or object
CTRL+V	Paste text or an object
CTRL+Z	Undo the last action
CTRL+Y	Redo the last action
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN	Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing)
CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN	Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing)
F12	Choose the Save As command (File menu)
CTRL+F2	Choose the Print Preview command (File menu)

Change or resize the font:

Press	To
CTRL+SHIFT+F	Change the font
CTRL+SHIFT+P	Change the font size
CTRL+SHIFT+>	Increase the font size
CTRL+SHIFT+<	Decrease the font size
CTRL+]	Increase the font size by 1 point
CTRL+[	Decrease the font size by 1 point

Set line spacing:

Press	To set line spacing to
CTRL+1	Single-space lines
CTRL+2	Double-space lines
CTRL+5	Set 1.5-line spacing
CTRL+0 (zero)	Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

Align paragraphs:

Press	To
CTRL+E	Center a paragraph
CTRL+J	Justify a paragraph
CTRL+L	Left align a paragraph
CTRL+R	Right align a paragraph

Apply paragraph styles:

Press	To
CTRL+SHIFT+S	Apply a style
ALT+CTRL+K	Start AutoFormat
CTRL+SHIFT+N	Apply the Normal style

Delete text and graphics:

Press	To
BACKSPACE	Delete one character to the left
CTRL+BACKSPACE	Delete one word to the left
DELETE	Delete one character to the right
CTRL+DELETE	Delete one word to the right

Copy and move text and graphics:

Press	To
CTRL+C	Copy text or graphics
CTRL+C, CTRL+C	Display the Clipboard
CTRL+V	Paste the Clipboard contents

Special Character:

SHIFT+ENTER	A line break
CTRL+ENTER	A page break
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER	A column break
ALT+CTRL+C	The copyright symbol
ALT+CTRL+R	The registered trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+T	The trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+period	An ellipsis

Create, view, and save documents:

Press	To
CTRL+N	Create a new document of the same type as the current or most recent document
CTRL+O	Open a document
CTRL+W	Close a document
ALT+CTRL+S	Split the document window
ALT+SHIFT+C	Remove the document window split
CTRL+S	Save a document

Keys for working with footnotes and endnotes:

ALT+CTRL+F	Insert a footnote
ALT+CTRL+D	Insert an endnote

Select text and graphics:

Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point.

Press	To extend a selection
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	One character to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	One character to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	To the end of a word
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	To the beginning of a word
SHIFT+END	To the end of a line
SHIFT+HOME	To the beginning of a line
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW	One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	To the end of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW	To the beginning of a paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP	One screen up
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME	To the beginning of a document
CTRL+SHIFT+END	To the end of a document
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	To the end of a window
CTRL+A	To include the entire document

Switch to another view:

Press	To
ALT+CTRL+P	Switch to print layout view
ALT+CTRL+O	Switch to outline view
ALT+CTRL+N	Switch to normal view

Move the insertion point:

Press	To move
LEFT ARROW	One character to the left
RIGHT ARROW	One character to the right
CTRL+LEFT ARROW	One word to the left
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	One word to the right
CTRL+UP ARROW	One paragraph up
CTRL+DOWN ARROW	One paragraph down
SHIFT+TAB	One cell to the left (in a table)
TAB	One cell to the right (in a table)
UP ARROW	Up one line
DOWN ARROW	Down one line
END	To the end of a line
HOME	To the beginning of a line
ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP	To the top of the window
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN	To the end of the window
PAGE UP	Up one screen (scrolling)
PAGE DOWN	Down one screen (scrolling)
CTRL+PAGE DOWN	To the top of the next page
CTRL+PAGE UP	To the top of the previous page
CTRL+END	To the end of a document
CTRL+HOME	To the beginning of a document

Keys for working with fields:

Press	To insert
ALT+SHIFT+D	A DATE field
ALT+SHIFT+P	A PAGE field
ALT+SHIFT+T	A TIME field