Shortcut

Function

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 selected text

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 selected paragraph

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 character formatting

Shortcut

Function

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 by one point

Ctrl+Shift+<

Decrease the selected text's font size by one point

Ctrl+]

Increase the selected text's font size by one point

Ctrl+[

Decrease the selected text's font size by one point

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

Shortcut

Function

Ctrl+P

Display the File | Print dialog box

Alt+Ctrl+I

Switch in and out of Print Preview

Ctrl+Home

Move to the document's first preview page

Ctrl+End

Move to the document's last preview page

Shortcut

Function

Alt+Ctrl+K

Enable AutoFormat

Ctrl+Shift+L

Apply the List style to the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+N

Apply the Normal style to the selected text

Ctrl+Shift+S

Apply a style to the selected text

Alt+Ctrl+1

Apply the Heading 1 style to the selected text

Alt+Ctrl+2

Apply the Heading 2 style to the selected text

Alt+Ctrl+3

Apply the Heading 3 style to the selected text

Shortcut

Function

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

Shortcut

Function

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

Alt+Shift+C

Remove the document window split

Shortcut

Function

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