Microsoft Word Shortcuts (Windows)

 1. Manage Word Documents

ctrl+n Create new document
ctrl+o Open document
ctrl+w Close document
ctrl+s Save document
f12 Save document as
ctrl+p Print document/ print preview
ctrl+f6 Switch between multiple Word documents
alt, then f, r Open Recent (file, recent)


   2. Navigate within Documents

arrow left / arrow right Jump one character to the left / to the right
ctrl+arrow left / ctrl+arrow right Jump one word to the left / to the right
end / home Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
arrow down / arrow up Jump one line down / one line down
ctrl+arrow down / ctrl+arrow up Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up
page down / page up Jump one screen down/ one screen up
alt+ctrl+page down / alt+ctrl+page up Jump to top / to bottom of visible window
ctrl+end / ctrl+home Jump to end / to beginning of document
ctrl+g or f5 Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location
alt+ctrl+z Go back to previously edited location in document (up to 4 places)
shift+f5 Go to a the last change or revision. Also works after opening document.
ctrl+shift+f5 Set, go to and edit bookmarks
alt+ctrl+home Set Browse Options. Press the arrow keys to select an option, and then press enter to browse through a document by using the selected option
ctrl+page down / ctrl+page up Move to next / move to previous browser object as set in Browse Options

   3. Select Text

shift+arrow right / shift+arrow left Extend selection one character to the right / to the left
ctrl+shift+arrow right / ctrl+shift+arrow left Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
shift+end / shift+home Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line
shift+arrow down / shift+arrow up Extend selection one line down / one line up
shift+page down / shift+page up Extend selection one screen down / one screen up
ctrl+shift+end / ctrl+shift+home Extend selection to end / to beginning of document
alt+ctrl+shift+page down / alt+ctrl+shift+page up Extend selection to end / to beginning of visible window
ctrl+a Extend selection to entire document
arrow keys Cancel selection and return to beginning / to end of selection
f8 Turn Extend Mode on: Extend selection without pressing shift
arrow keys , page up/page down etc. Extend selection in Extended Mode:
f8 Extend selection further by word, paragraph, document in Extended Mode
shift+f8 Reduce the size of a selection in Extended Mode
ctrl+shift+f8, and arrow keys Select a vertical block of text in Extended Mode
esc Turn extend mode off
f8 Extend a selection to a specific location in a document

   4. Undo, Copy and Paste

ctrl+z Undo the last action
ctrl+y Redo the last action
ctrl+c Copy selected text or object
ctrl+x Cut selected text or object
ctrl+v Paste selected text or object
ctrl+shift+c Copy text format
ctrl+shift+v Paste text format
ctrl+alt+v Paste special
ctrl+v, then ctrl, then k Paste and keep Source Formatting
ctrl+v, then ctrl, then t Paste and keep Text only
ctrl+f3 Cut to the Spike (separate clipboard)
ctrl+shift+f3 Paste from the Spike
alt+shift+r Copy the header or footer from previous section of the document

   5. Edit Documents

   5.1. Insert Special Characters

alt+ctrl+c Insert copyright symbol
alt+ctrl+r Insert registered trademark symbol
alt+ctrl+t Insert trademark symbol
alt+ctrl+. (Period) Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)
alt+ctrl+- Insert em dash
alt+ctrl++ Insert en dash
alt, then n,u Insert Symbol (insert menu)
' or ctrl+2x` Insert single opening quotation mark
ctrl+2x ' Insert single closing quotation mark
Type character code and press alt+x Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac
Select character and press alt+x Transform character to Unicode
alt+character code on numeric keyboard Insert ANSI character

   5.2. Insert Breaks

enter Insert paragraph break
shift+enter Insert line break without breaking paragraph
ctrl+enter Insert page break
ctrl+shift+enter Insert column break (break table)
ctrl+shift+space Insert nonbreaking space
ctrl+shift+- (Hyphen) Insert nonbreaking hyphen
ctrl+- Insert optional hyphen

   5.3. Insert Text Elements

alt+ctrl+f Insert a footnote
alt+ctrl+d Insert an endnote
ctrl+k Insert a hyperlink
alt+shift+i Insert Citation Mark
alt+shift+x Insert Index Mark

   5.4. Move and Delete Text

f2, then move to position and press enter Move selected text to different position
shift+f2, then move to position and press enter Copy selected text to different position
delete / backspace Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)
ctrl+delete / ctrl+backspace Delete one word to the right / to the left
delete Delete one character to the right or delete selection

   6. Formats

   6.1. Format Text

ctrl+d or ctrl+shift+k Open the Font dialog box
ctrl+shift+< / ctrl+shift+> Decrease / Increase font size one value
ctrl+[ / ctrl+] Decrease / Increase font size one point
ctrl+b Apply/remove bold
ctrl+i Apply/remove italic
ctrl+u Apply/remove underline
ctrl+= Apply/remove subscript
ctrl+shift++ Apply/remove superscript
ctrl+shift+d Apply/remove double-underline
ctrl+shift+w Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)
ctrl+shift+h Apply/remove ‘hidden’ formatting
ctrl+shift+a Apply/remove ‘all capitals’
ctrl+shift+k Apply/remove ‘small capitals’
shift+f3 Change between ‘all upper-‘, ‘first letter upper-‘ and ‘all lower-case’
ctrl+d, then alt+k and enter Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)
ctrl+shift+q Change the selection to the Symbol font
shift+f1 Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)

   6.2. Format Paragraphs

ctrl+r Right-align paragraph
ctrl+l Left-align paragraph
ctrl+e Center-align paragraph
ctrl+j Justify-align paragraph
ctrl+m / ctrl+shift+m Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent
ctrl+1 Set line-spacing to single-space
ctrl+2 Set line-spacing to double-space
ctrl+5 Set line-spacing to 1.5
ctrl+0 Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

   6.3. Styles

alt+ctrl+shift+s Open or close Styles task pane
alt+ctrl+1 Apply Heading 1 style
alt+ctrl+2 Apply Heading 2 style
alt+ctrl+3 Apply Heading 3 style
alt+shift+arrow right / alt+shift+arrow left Promote / demote Headings
ctrl+space Remove all manual styles
ctrl+shift+n Apply Normal style
ctrl+shift+s Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)
alt+ctrl+k Start Auto Format

   7. Search and Replace

ctrl+h Open traditional find and replace window
ctrl+h, then alt+d Open traditional find window
alt+ctrl+y, or shift+f4 Repeat last find after closing find window
ctrl+tab Jump between find menu and document
alt+space, arrow keys and enter Move find menu window
escape Close traditional search window if active
ctrl+f Open (new) search menu in navigation task pane
alt, then v,k Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

   8. Manage Word View

   8.1. Switch Views

alt+ctrl+p Switch to Print Layout view
alt+ctrl+o Switch to Outline view
alt+ctrl+n Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)
ctrl+scroll mouse Zoom in and zoom out
alt then w, q Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)
alt+ctrl+s Split the document window

   8.2. Ribbons

ctrl+f1 Show or hide the ribbon
f10 or alt Select item in Ribbon
escape Leave Ribbon or Submenu
arrow left / arrow right Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active
arrow keys Move left/right/up/down between Ribbon Menus and Sub-Menus
space or enter When in ribbon Open or activate selected item

   8.3. Navigation Pane

alt, then w,k Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)
f6 / shift+f6 With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document
tab / shift+tab In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options

   9. Tables

   9.1. Navigate in Tables

arrow down / arrow up Jump one row down / one row up
tab / shift+tab Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell
alt+home / alt+end Jump to first column/ jump to last column
alt+page up / alt+page down Jump to first row / jump to last row
ctrl+arrow left / ctrl+arrow right One cell to the left / to the right

   9.2. Select Table Contents

shift+end Select current table cell
end, then shift+home Select content of current table cell
Press and hold shift and press arrow keys repeatedly Extend selection to adjacent cells
ctrl+shift+f8, then press Extend selection or block
alt+5 on numeric keypad (with numLock off) Select an entire table

   9.3. Edit Tables

alt+shift+arrow up / alt+shift+arrow down Move current row up or down
In first column, press shift+end repeatedly Select row*
In first row press alt+shift+page down Select column
shift+f10, then d Delete rows* with rows selected
shift+f10, then d, then r and enter Delete row
shift+f10, then d, then c and enter Delete column
shift+f10, then i, then a Insert row above
shift+f10, then i, then b Insert row below
ctrl+tab Insert tab character
tab in last table cell Add row at the end
*Make sure selection extends past the last column which is number of columns +1. Word shows the selection extended next to the last column.

   10. Outline View

ctrl+shirt+o Switch to Outline View
tab / shift+tab or Promote / Demote a paragraph
alt+shift+arrow left / alt+shift+arrow right
alt+shift+arrow up / alt+shift+arrow down Move selected paragraphs up / down
ctrl+shift+n Demote to body text (set style to normal)
alt+shift++ / alt+shift+- Expand / Collapse text under a heading
alt+shift+a Expand or collapse all text or headings
/ key on the numeric keypad Hide or display character formatting
alt+shift+l Show the first line of body text or all body text
alt+shift+1 Show all headings with the Heading 1 style
alt+shift+n Show all headings up to Heading n
ctrl+tab Insert a tab character

   11. Review Documents

f7 Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).
alt+ctrl+m Insert a comment
ctrl+shift+e Turn change tracking on or off
alt+shift+c Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open.
ctrl+shift+* Display nonprinting characters.
alt+f10 Display the Selection and Visibility task pane.
ctrl+shift+g Open the Word Count dialog box.

   12. Print Documents

ctrl+p Print a document (print preview)
escape Close print preview
arrow keys, page up / page down Move around the preview pages (with focus on preview page*)
ctrl+home / ctrl+end Move to first page / last page (with focus on preview page)
*Except tabbing, there seems to be no shortcut to jump to preview page. Clicking on it with the mouse is an option

   13. Fields

alt+shift+d Insert current date (insert DATE field)
alt+shift+p Insert page number (insert PAGE field)
alt+shift+t Insert time (insert TIME field)
alt+ctrl+l Insert LISTNUM field
ctrl+f9 Insert an empty field
ctrl+shift+l Insert a LISTNUM field
shift+f9 Show or hide field code/result of selected field
alt+f9 Show or hide field codes/results of all fields in document
f9 Update selected fields
alt+shift+f9 Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results
f11 / shift+f11 Go to the next field/ previous field
ctrl+shift+f7 Update linked information in a Microsoft Word source document
ctrl+shift+f9 Unlink a field
ctrl+f11 / ctrl+shift+f11 Lock a field / Unlock a field

   14. Mail Merge

alt+shift+k Preview a mail merge
alt+shift+n Merge a document
alt+shift+m Print the merged document
alt+shift+e Edit a mail-merge data document
alt+shift+f Insert a merge field
alt+shift+k Preview a mail merge
alt+shift+n Merge a document
alt+shift+m Print the merged document
alt+shift+e Edit a mail-merge data document
alt+shift+f Insert a merge field

   15. The Rest

f1 Get Help or visit Microsoft Office.com
alt+f4 Exit Word
shift+f10 Display a shortcut menu (Simulate right mouse button)
alt+f3 Create new Building block with selected texts

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