Accelerating Microsoft Word

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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