Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

Writing and Language Development Center

Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

Keyboard shortcuts are usually the fastest way to do things in Microsoft Word. Use the following list to save yourself a few seconds doing the tasks you perform the most.

Key Home End Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End Ctrl + A Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + V Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Y Ctrl + L Ctrl + E Ctrl + R Ctrl + J Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + F Ctrl + H Ctrl + Return Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 F7 key

Function Moves cursor to beginning of the line Moves cursor to end of the line Moves cursor to beginning of the document Moves cursor to end of the document Highlights entire document Copies highlighted text Cuts highlighted text Pastes highlighted text Undo ? wipes out last change Redo ? changes last undo Aligns text to the left Aligns text in the center Aligns text to the right Justifies text (even on both margins) Sets text to bold (Ctrl + B a second time switches back to regular) Sets text to italics (Ctrl + I a second time switches back to regular) Sets text to underlined (Ctrl + U a second time switches back to regular) Increases font size (Ctrl + Shift + period key) Decreases font size (Ctrl + Shift + comma key) Opens Find dialog box (to search for text) Opens Replace dialog box (to search for text and replace it with different text) Insert a page break (Ctrl + Enter on some keyboards) Single spaces highlighted text Double spaces highlighted text Spelling and grammar check (F7 key is located at top of keyboard)

Contributed by John Hughes

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