Working with Microsoft Word
To... | Use this shortcut |
|---|---|
Select text | Press Shift+Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text. To select one word at a time, press Shift+Ctrl+Arrow. To select to the end of the line, press Shift+End. |
Copy selected text | Press Ctrl+C. |
Cut selected text | Press Ctrl+X. |
Paste selected text | Press Ctrl+V. |
Bold text | Press Ctrl+B. |
Search for text in a document | Press Ctrl+F. |
Find and replace text in a document | Press Ctrl+H. |
Got to a page, line, or bookmark in a document | Press Ctrl+G. |
Italicize text | Press Ctrl+I. |
Underline text | Press Ctrl+U. |
Subscript text | Press Ctrl+equal sign (=). |
Superscript text | Press Ctrl+plus sign (+). |
Center text | Press Ctrl+E. |
Align text left | Press Ctrl+L. |
Align text right | Press Ctrl+R. |
Justify text | Press Ctrl+J. |
Decrease the font size | Press Ctrl+Shift+less than sign (<). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll down. |
Increase the font size | Press Ctrl+Shift+greater than sign (>). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up. |
Change the font | Press CTRL+SHIFT+F, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font. |
Change font size | Press Ctrl+Shift+P, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up or down. |
Create a page break | Press Ctrl+Enter. |
Create a new document | Press Ctrl+N. |
Open the My Documents window | Press Ctrl+O. |
Close a document | Press Ctrl+W. |
Save a document | Press Ctrl+S. |
Print a document | Press CTRL+P. |
Preview what you're about to print | Press ALT+Ctrl+I. In Windows 7, this keyboard shortcut opens the integrated Print and Preview window, which you can also access by pressing Ctrl+P. |
Resize a shape (Office 2010) | Select the shape, and then press Shift+Arrow. |
Rotate a shape (Office 2010) | Select the shape, and then hold the Alt key while you press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key. |
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