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Word Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Common Shortcuts

Search feature Alt+Q
Open Ctrl+O
Save Ctrl+S
Close Ctrl+W
Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Select All Ctrl+A
Bold Ctrl+B
Italic Ctrl+I
Underline Ctrl+U
Decrease font size by 1 point Ctrl+[
Increase font size by 1 point Ctrl+]
Center text Ctrl+E
Align text left Ctrl+L
Align text right Ctrl+R
Cancel Esc
Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y

Function Keys

Get Help F1
Move text or graphics F2
Repeat the last action F4
Select “Go To” command (Home tab) F5
Go to next pane or frame F6
Select “Spelling” command (Review tab) F7
Extend selection F8
Update selected fields F9
Show key tips F10
Go to next field F11
Select “Save As” command F12

Shift + Function Keys

Start context-sensitive Help or Reveal Formatting Shift+F1
Copy text Shift+F2
Change letter case Shift+F3
Repeat “Find” or “Go To” operation Shift+F4
Move to the last change Shift+F5
Go to previous pane or frame (after F6) Shift+F6
Select “Thesaurus” command (Review tab) Shift+F7
Reduce selection size Shift+F8
Toggle between field code and result Shift+F9
Show shortcut menu Shift+F10
Go to previous field Shift+F11
Select “Save” command Shift+F12

Ctrl + Function Keys

Expand or collapse the ribbon Ctrl+F1
Select “Print Preview” command Ctrl+F2
Cut to Spike Ctrl+F3
Close window Ctrl+F4
Go to next window Ctrl+F6
Insert empty field Ctrl+F9
Maximize document window Ctrl+F10
Lock field Ctrl+F11
Select “Open” command Ctrl+F12

Ctrl + Shift + Function Keys

Insert Spike contents Ctrl+Shift+F3
Edit bookmark Ctrl+Shift+F5
Go to previous window Ctrl+Shift+F6
Update linked info in Word source document Ctrl+Shift+F7
Extend selection or block Ctrl+Shift+F8, then arrow keys
Unlink field Ctrl+Shift+F9
Unlock field Ctrl+Shift+F11
Select “Print” command Ctrl+Shift+F12

Alt + Function Keys

Go to next field Alt+F1
Create new Building Block Alt+F3
Quit Word Alt+F4
Restore program window size Alt+F5
Move back to document from open dialog box Alt+F6
Find next spelling or grammar error Alt+F7
Run macro Alt+F8
Toggle between all field codes and results Alt+F9
Show Selection task pane Alt+F10
Show Microsoft Visual Basic code Alt+F11

Alt + Shift + Function Keys

Go to previous field Alt+Shift+F1
Select “Save” command Alt+Shift+F2
Run GotoButton or MacroButton from field displaying results Alt+Shift+F9
Show menu or message for available actions Alt+Shift+F10
Select “Table of Contents” button in TOC container when active Alt+Shift+F12

Ctrl + Alt + Function Keys

Show Microsoft System Information Ctrl+Alt+F1
Select “Open” command Ctrl+Alt+F2

Navigating the Ribbon with Keyboard

Open File page (Backstage view) Alt+F
Open Design tab Alt+G
Open Home tab Alt+H
Open Mailings tab Alt+M
Open Insert tab Alt+N
Open Layout tab Alt+P
Open Review tab Alt+R
Open References tab Alt+S
Open View tab Alt+W

Creating, Viewing, and Saving Documents

Create new document Ctrl+N
Open document Ctrl+O
Close document Ctrl+W
Split document window Alt+Ctrl+S
Remove split window Alt+Shift+C or Alt+Ctrl+S
Save document Ctrl+S

Working with Web Content

Insert hyperlink Ctrl+K
Back one page Alt+Left Arrow
Forward one page Alt+Right Arrow
Refresh F9

Printing and Previewing Documents

Print document Ctrl+P
Switch to Print Preview Alt+Ctrl+I
Move around zoomed preview page Arrow keys
Page through preview when zoomed out Page Up or Page Down
Move to first preview page Ctrl+Home
Move to last preview page Ctrl+End

Checking Spelling and Reviewing Changes

Insert comment (in Reviewing pane) Alt+R, C
Toggle Track Changes Ctrl+Shift+E
Close Reviewing Pane if open Alt+Shift+C
Select Spelling and Grammar Alt+R, S

Finding, Replacing, and Navigating Specific Items

Open Search in Navigation task pane Ctrl+F
Replace text, formatting, and special items Ctrl+H
Go to page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location Ctrl+G
Toggle between the last four edited positions Alt+Ctrl+Z

Navigating within Document

To move to Press
One character left Left Arrow
One character right Right Arrow
One word left Ctrl+Left Arrow
One word right Ctrl+Right Arrow
One paragraph up Ctrl+Up Arrow
One paragraph down Ctrl+Down Arrow
Left one cell (in table) Shift+Tab
Right one cell (in table) Tab
Up one line Up Arrow
Down one line Down Arrow
To top of window Alt+Ctrl+Page Up
To end of window Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
Up one screen (scroll) Page Up
Down one screen (scroll) Page Down
To top of next page Ctrl+Page Down
To top of previous page Ctrl+Page Up
To end of document Ctrl+End
To start of document Ctrl+Home
To previous revision Shift+F5
Go to location of last action after opening document Shift+F5

Inserting or Marking TOC, Footnotes, and Citations

Mark TOC entry Alt+Shift+O
Mark Table of Authorities entry (citation) Alt+Shift+I
Select citation options Alt + Shift + F12, Spacebar
Insert index entry Alt+Shift+X
Insert footnote Alt+Ctrl+F
Insert endnote Alt+Ctrl+D
Go to next footnote Alt+Shift+>
Go to previous footnote Alt+Shift+<
Go to “Tell me what you want to do” Alt+Q

Switching Document Views

Switch to Read Mode Alt+W, F
Switch to Print Layout Alt+Ctrl+P
Switch to Outline View Alt+Ctrl+O
Switch to Draft View Alt+Ctrl+N

Working with Headings in Outline View

Note: These shortcuts only apply in Outline View.
To Press
Promote paragraph Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Demote paragraph Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Demote to body text Ctrl+Shift+N
Move selected paragraphs up Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Move selected paragraphs down Alt+Shift+Down Arrow
Expand text under heading Alt+Shift+Plus (+)
Collapse text under heading Alt+Shift+Minus (-)
Expand or collapse all text/headings Alt+Shift+A
Hide or show character formatting Slash (/) on numeric keypad
Show first line or all text Alt+Shift+L
Show all headings with Heading 1 style Alt+Shift+1
Show all headings up to Heading n Alt+Shift+n
Insert tab character Ctrl+Tab

Navigating in Read Mode

Go to start of document Home
Go to end of document End
Go to page n Type n, then press Enter
Exit Read Mode Esc

Extending Selection

Turn on Extend Mode F8
Select adjacent character F8, then Left or Right Arrow
Increase selection size F8 (once for word, twice for sentence, etc.)
Reduce selection size Shift+F8
Turn off Extend Mode Esc
Extend selection one character right Shift+Right Arrow
Extend selection one character left Shift+Left Arrow
Extend selection to end of word Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Extend selection to start of word Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Extend selection to end of line Shift+End
Extend selection to start of line Shift+Home
Extend selection down one line Shift+Down Arrow
Extend selection up one line Shift+Up Arrow
Extend selection to end of paragraph Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Extend selection to start of paragraph Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Extend selection down one screen Shift+Page Down
Extend selection up one screen Shift+Page Up
Extend selection to start of document Ctrl+Shift+Home
Extend selection to end of document Ctrl+Shift+End
Extend selection to end of window Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Down
Extend selection to entire document Ctrl+A
Select vertical block of text Ctrl+Shift+F8, then arrow keys; Esc to cancel
Extend selection to specific position F8 + arrows; Esc to cancel

Deleting Text and Graphics

Delete one character to the left Backspace
Delete one word to the left Ctrl+Backspace
Delete one character to the right Delete
Delete one word to the right Ctrl+Delete
Cut selected text to Office Clipboard Ctrl+X
Undo last action Ctrl+Z
Cut to Spike Ctrl+F3

Copying and Moving Text and Graphics

Open Office Clipboard Alt+H, then F, O
Copy selected text/graphics to Office Clipboard Ctrl+C
Cut selected text/graphics to Office Clipboard Ctrl+X
Paste latest item from Office Clipboard Ctrl+V
Move text or graphics once F2 (then move cursor and press Enter)
Copy text or graphics once Shift+F2 (then move cursor and press Enter)
Open “Create New Building Block” dialog Alt+F3
Show shortcut menu for selected building block Shift+F10
Cut to Spike Ctrl+F3
Paste Spike contents Ctrl+Shift+F3
Copy header/footer from previous section Alt+Shift+R

Selecting Text and Graphics in Tables

Select next cell contents Tab
Select previous cell contents Shift+Tab
Extend selection to adjacent cells Shift + arrow keys
Select column Move to top/bottom cell, then Shift+Alt+Page Down (down) or Shift+Alt+Page Up (up)
Select whole row Move to start/end of row, then Shift+Alt+End (L to R) or Shift+Alt+Home (R to L)
Extend selection (or block) Ctrl+Shift+F8, then arrow keys; Esc to cancel
Select entire table Alt + 5 on numeric keypad (Num Lock Off)

Navigating in Tables

To move to Press
Next cell in row Tab
Previous cell in row Shift+Tab
First cell in row Alt+Home
Last cell in row Alt+End
First cell in column Alt+Page Up
Last cell in column Alt+Page Down
Previous row Up Arrow
Next row Down Arrow
Move row up Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Move row down Alt+Shift+Down Arrow

Inserting Paragraphs and Tabs in Tables

To insert Press
New paragraph in cell Enter
Tab character in cell Ctrl+Tab

Formatting Characters

Open Font dialog box Ctrl+D
Change letter case Shift+F3
All caps Ctrl+Shift+A
Bold Ctrl+B
Underline Ctrl+U
Underline words but not spaces Ctrl+Shift+W
Double underline Ctrl+Shift+D
Hidden text Ctrl+Shift+H
Italic Ctrl+I
Small caps Ctrl+Shift+K
Subscript Ctrl+Equal sign (=)
Superscript Ctrl+Shift+Plus (+)
Remove manual character formatting Ctrl+Spacebar
Change to Symbol font Ctrl+Shift+Q

Changing Font or Font Size

Open Font dialog to change font Ctrl+Shift+F
Increase font size Ctrl+Shift+>
Decrease font size Ctrl+Shift+<
Increase font size by 1 point Ctrl+]
Decrease font size by 1 point Ctrl+[

Copying Formatting

Copy formatting from text Ctrl+Shift+C
Apply copied formatting to text Ctrl+Shift+V

Changing Paragraph Alignment

Toggle between centered and left aligned Ctrl+E
Toggle between justified and left aligned Ctrl+J
Toggle between right aligned and left aligned Ctrl+R
Align paragraph left Ctrl+L
Indent paragraph from left Ctrl+M
Remove indent from left Ctrl+Shift+M
Create hanging indent Ctrl+T
Reduce hanging indent Ctrl+Shift+T
Remove paragraph formatting Ctrl+Q

Copying and Reviewing Text Formatting

Show non-printing characters Ctrl+Shift+*
Review text formatting Shift+F1 (then click text)
Copy formatting Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste formatting Ctrl+Shift+V

Setting Line Spacing

Single space Ctrl+1
Double space Ctrl+2
1.5 line space Ctrl+5
Add/remove one line space before paragraph Ctrl+0

Applying Styles to Paragraphs

Open “Apply Styles” task pane Ctrl+Shift+S
Open “Styles” task pane Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S
Start AutoFormat Alt+Ctrl+K
Apply Normal style Ctrl+Shift+N
Apply Heading 1 style Alt+Ctrl+1
Apply Heading 2 style Alt+Ctrl+2
Apply Heading 3 style Alt+Ctrl+3

Inserting Special Characters

To insert Press
Field Ctrl+F9
Line break Shift+Enter
Page break Ctrl+Enter
Column break Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Em dash Alt+Ctrl+Minus (numeric keypad)
En dash Ctrl+Minus sign (-) (numeric keypad)
Optional hyphen Ctrl+Hyphen
Non-breaking hyphen Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen
Non-breaking space Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Copyright symbol Alt+Ctrl+C
Registered Trademark symbol Alt+Ctrl+R
Trademark symbol Alt+Ctrl+T
Ellipsis Alt+Ctrl+Period

Working with Fields

Insert DATE field Alt+Shift+D
Insert LISTNUM field Alt+Ctrl+L
Insert PAGE field Alt+Shift+P
Insert TIME field Alt+Shift+T
Insert empty field Ctrl+F9
Update linked info in Word source document Ctrl+Shift+F7
Update selected fields F9
Unlink field Ctrl+Shift+F9
Toggle between field code and result Shift+F9
Toggle between all field codes and results Alt+F9
Run GotoButton or MacroButton from results Alt+Shift+F9
Go to next field F11
Go to previous field Shift+F11
Lock field Ctrl+F11
Unlock field Ctrl+Shift+F11