Microsoft Word Tutorial – Basic Shortcut Key in MS Word.

Shortcut Keys in ms word – Keyboard shortcut keys help to minimizes the usage of mouse. It allows you to work with computer keyboard, with speed and efficiently. Shortcut keys in ms word help to achieve efficiency and work productivity.
The commands covered in this word tutorial are apply to all famous versions of Microsoft Word such as MS Word 20016, MS Word 2013, MS Word 2010, MS Word 2007.

Word Tutorial – Shortcut Keys in MS Word – Session 1

Ctrl + N	To Create a new document
Ctrl + O	To Open a document.
Ctrl + S	To Save the document.
F12	To Save as.
Ctrl + P	To Print the document.
Alt + F8	To Open Macros Windows.
Alt + Tab	To Alternate between open windows.
F1	To open help window.
Alt + Click	To open Research window (mostly at right side).
F5	To open Find and Replace window.
F7	To spelling and Grammar.
Shift + F7	To Open Thesaurus.
Ctrl + W	To Close the document.
press  Alt	To Display Tab keys
Alt – P – TH	To Change Page Theme
Alt – P – PC	To change Page Color.
Alt – P – PW	To Add Watermark
Alt – N – P	To Insert Picture
Alt – N – C	To Insert Chart.
Ctrl + K	To  Insert Hyperlink.
Alt – N – D	To Open Date and Time Window.
Alt + Ctrl + F	To  insert footnote
Alt + Ctrl + D	To Insert end-note.

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 Word Tutorial – Shortcut Keys in MS Word – Session 2

Ctrl + Home	Move to the top of the document.
Home	Move to the start of the line.
Ctrl + End	Move to the bottom of the document.
End	Move to the end of the line.
Enter	Shift to Next line.
Ctrl + right arrow	Move to the next word
Ctrl + left arrow	Move to the previous word.
Ctrl + down arrow	Move to the next paragraph
Ctrl + up arrow	Move to the previous paragraph.
PageUp/PageDown	Move  Up/Down one Screen.
Ctrl + PageUp	Move to the top of previous page
Ctrl + PageDown	Move to the top of Next Page.
Ctrl + C	To Copy selected text/object
use  Ctrl + X	To Cut selected text/object
Ctrl + V	To Paste the copied or cut text/object.
Ctrl + H + V + S	To Open Pest Special options
Ctrl + Z	To Undo the last operation.
Ctrl + Y	To Redo the last operation
Ctrl + B	To Make selected text bold
Ctrl + U	To Underline selected text.
use Ctrl + Shift + W	To Underline selected words but not spaces
ctrl + Shift + D	To Double-underline text.
Alt – H – 3	To Get All Underline Options.
Ctrl + I	To Make selected text italic.

Word Tutorial – Shortcut Keys in MS Word – Session 3

Shift + Left Arrow	To Select/unselect one character to the left.
F8	To Turn On Extend Mode for Selection. (Esc to cancel).
Shift + Right Arrow	To Select /unselect one character to the right.
Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow	To Select/unselect one word to the left.
Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow	To Select/unselect one word to the right.
Shift + Home	To Select from the cursor to the beginning of the entry.
Shift + End	To Select from the cursor to the end of the entry.
Ctrl + Shift + ,	To Decrease the font size of the selected text by one value.
Ctrl + Shift + >	To Increase the font size of the selected text by one value
use  Ctrl + F	To Open Find and Replace window (‘Find’ selected).
Ctrl + H	To Open Find and Replace window (‘Replace’ selected)
Ctrl + G	To Open Find and Replace window (‘Go To’ selected).
Alt + Ctrl + M	To Insert a comment.
Delete	To delete one character or one character space to the right.
Ctrl + Delete	To Delete one word to the right.
Backspace	To delete one character or one character space to the left.
Ctrl + Backspace	To Delete one word to the left.
Shift + Enter	To Insert a line breaks.
Ctrl + Enter	To Insert a page break.
Alt + Ctrl + C	To Insert a copyright symbol.
Alt + Ctrl + T	To Insert a trademark symbol.
Tab – (In a table)	To jump to the next cell in the table.
Shift + Tab  (In a table)	To jump to the previous cell in the table.
Ctrl + Shift + C	To Copy formatting from text.
Ctrl + Shift + V	To Apply copied formatting to text.

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Word Tutorial – Shortcut Keys in MS Word – Session 4

use  Ctrl + 1	To Adjust Line Spacing to 1pt
Ctrl + 2	To Adjust Line Spacing to 2pt
Ctrl + 5	To Adjust Line Spacing to 1.5 pt.
Ctrl + 0	To Toggle Paragraph spacing (press again to back normal).
use  Ctrl + =	To use subscript; e.g. PD2 (press again to back normal)
Ctrl + Shift + =	To superscript;  e.g   X2 (press again to back normal).
Ctrl + Shift + P	To Open Font menu window (Font Size selected)
Ctrl + Shift + F	To Open Font menu window ( Font Type selected).
Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S	To Open Heading/paragraph Style list
Alt – H –  F – C	To Choose font color.
Alt – H – I	To Choose text background color
Alt – H – 7	To Change case (Upper case, lowercase sentence case etc.).
Ctrl + E	For center indent
Ctrl + R	For Right Indent
Ctrl + L	For Left Indent.
Ctrl + J	To use Justify
Ctrl + *	To Show and hide end of Paragraph.
Alt – H – H	To Use Shading color.
Alt – H – H – N	No shading

 

 

Border Related MS Word Shortcut keys:

Alt – h – b – b	Bottom border
Alt – h – b – p	Top border
Alt – h – b – l	Left border.
Alt – h – b – r	Right border
Alt – h – b – a	All border
Alt – h – b – n	No border.
use Alt – h – b – z	Horizontal line
Alt – h – b – b	Bottom border
Alt – h – b – i	Text background inside border.
Alt – h – b – d	Draw table
Alt – h – b – g	View grid-lines
Alt – h – b – o	Border and shading menu.

 

Some Important MS Word Shortcut Keys Combination :

Shift + F5   –    To a previous revision.

Shift + F5    –   When opens file, Move to the location you were working in when the file was closed.

Alt + Shift + O –  To mark a Table of Content Entry.

 

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