MS Word shortcuts

General shortcuts

Ctrl+A Select all text in a document

Ctrl+Shift+A Format selected text as all caps

Ctrl+B Bold the selected text

Ctrl+C Copy the selected text or object

Ctrl+Shift+C Copy the format of the selected text

Ctrl+D Display the Format | Font dialog box

Ctrl+E Center the selected paragraph

Ctrl+Shift+H Apply hidden text formatting to the selectedtext

Ctrl+I Italicize the selected text

Ctrl+J Justify the selected paragraph

Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink within the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+K Format select text as small caps

Ctrl+L Left align the selected paragraph

Ctrl+M Indent the selected paragraph from the left

Ctrl+Q Remove paragraph formatting from selected paragraph

Ctrl+R Right align the selected paragraph

Ctrl+T Apply a hanging indent to the selected paragraph

Ctrl+U Underline the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+D Double-underline the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+W Underline the selected words but not spaces

Ctrl+V Paste cut/copied text or object

Ctrl+Shift+V Paste copied format

Ctrl+0 Add/Remove one line space before the selectedparagraph

Ctrl+1 Apply single-space lines to the selected text

Ctrl+2 Apply double-space lines to the selected text

Ctrl+5 Apply 1.5-space lines to the selected text

Ctrl+Spacebar Remove selected text's manual characterformatting

Ctrl+Equal Sign Subscript the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+Plus Sign Superscript the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+Q Apply Symbol font to the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+F Change the selected text's font

Ctrl+Shift+P Change the selected text's font size

Ctrl+Shift+ > Increase the selected text's font size byone point

Ctrl+Shift+ < Decrease the selected text's font size byone point

Ctrl + ] Increase the selected text's font size by onepoint

Ctrl + [ Decrease the selected text's font size by onepoint

Shift+Enter Insert a line break

Ctrl+Enter Insert a page break

Ctrl+Shift+Enter Insert a section break

Alt+Ctrl+Minus Sign Insert an em dash

Ctrl+Minus Sign Insert an en dash

Ctrl+Hyphen Insert an optional hyphen

Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen Insert a nonbreaking hyphen

Ctrl+Shift+spacebar Insert a nonbreaking space

Alt+Ctrl+C Insert the copyright symbol

Alt+Ctrl+R Insert the registered trademark symbol

Alt+Ctrl+Period Insert and ellipsis 

Table functions

Tab Move to next cell in a row; Start a new row if pressed within a row's last cell

Shift+Tab Move to previous cell in a row

Alt+Home Move to the first cell in a row

Alt+End Move to the last cell in a row

Alt+Page Up Move to the first cell in a column

Alt+Page Down Move to the last cell in a column

Up Arrow Move to the previous row

Down Arrow Move to the next row

Enter Start a new paragraph within a cell

Ctrl+Tab Insert a tab within a cell

Working with documents

Ctrl+N Open a new document that is the same type as the current or most recently opened document

Ctrl+O Display the File | Open dialog box

Ctrl+W Close the current document

Ctrl+S Save the current document

Alt+Ctrl+S Split the document window 

Functions keys

F1 Display Word Help dialog box

Shift+F1 Open Reveal formatting dialog box or open context-sensitive Word Help

F2 Move selected text of object

Shift+F2 Copy the selected text

F3 Insert AutoText

Shift+F3 Change the case of the selected text

F4 Repeat last action

Shift+F4 Repeat Find or Go To

F5 Display the Edit | Go To dialog box

Shift+F5 Move to the last change

F6 Move to the next pane or frame

Shift+F6 Move to the previous pane or frame

F7 Display Tools | Spelling and Grammar dialog box

Shift+F7 Display the Tools | Language | Thesaurus dialog box

F8 Extend the selection

Shift+F8 Shrink the selection

F9 Update the selected fields

Shift+F9 Switch between a field code and its product

F10 Activate the Word menu bar

Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu

F11 Move to the next field

Shift+F11 Move to the previous field

F12 Display the File | Save As dialog box

Shift+F12 Save the current document