Microsoft Office Word keyboard shortcuts

Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts which can be very useful if you want to work faster!

CTRL Shortcuts:

• CTRL and A Selects all in the current document.
• CTRL and B Bold text.
• CTRL and C Copies the item or text to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.
• CTRL and D Displays the Font dialogue box.
• CTRL and E Centre Alignment.
• CTRL and F Displays the Find dialog box, to search the current document.
• CTRL and G Displays the Go to dialog box, to go to a specific location in the current document.
• CTRL and H Displays the Replace dialogue box.
• CTRL and I Italic text.
• CTRL and J Full Justification.
• CTRL and K Create Hyperlink
• CTRL and L Left Alignment
• CTRL and M Tab
• CTRL and N Creates a new document.
• CTRL and O Displays the Open File dialogue box.
• CTRL and P Displays the Print dialog box.
• CTRL and R Right Alignment.
• CTRL and S Displays the Save dialog box.
• CTRL and U Underline text
• CTRL and V Pastes the copied item or text from the Clipboard into the current position in the document.
• CTRL and X Cuts the item or text selected to the Clipboard.
• CTRL and Y Redo the last undone action.
• CTRL and Z Undoes the last action.
• CTRL and ENTER Insert Page Break.
• CTRL and F2 Show Print preview.
• CTRL and F4 Closes the active document window.
• CTRL and F6 Opens the next document window.
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F and SHIFT shortcut keys:

• F1 key Get help or use the Office assistant.
• SHIFT and F1 Key Context sensitive help.
• F2 Key Move text or image.
• SHIFT and F2 Key Copy Text.
• F3 Key Insert an autotext entry.
• SHIFT and F3 Key Change the case of the selected text.
• F4 Key Perform last action again.
• SHIFT and F4 Key Perform a Find or Go to action again.
• F5 Key Displays the Go to dialogue box, from here you can also Find and Replace.
• SHIFT and F5 Key Move to a previous revision.
• F6 Key Go to the next frame or pane.
• SHIFT and F6 Key Go to the previous frame or pane.
• F7 Key Launch the Spell checker.
• SHIFT and F7 Key Launch the Thesaurus.
• F8 Key Extend the current selection.
• SHIFT and F8 Key Shrink the current selection.
• F9 Key Update the selected fields.
• SHIFT and F9 Key Switch between a field code and it's result.
• F10 Key Activate the menu bar.
• SHIFT and F10 Key Display a Shortcut Menu. Same as right clicking.
• F11 Key Go to the next field.
• SHIFT and F11 Key Go to the previous field.
• F12 Key Save file As, equivalent to tools menu.
• SHIFT and F12 Key Save document, equivalent to tools menu.