Some useful keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word

Shortcuts for Microsoft Word

• Ctrl + N: Open a new document.
• Ctrl + W: Close the current document.
• Ctrl + P: Print the current document.
• Ctrl + F: Find text in the current document.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action.
• Ctrl + A: Select all the text in the current document.
• Ctrl + C: Copy the selected text to the clipboard.
• Ctrl + V: Paste the text from the clipboard.
• Ctrl + X: Cut the selected text from the document and place it on the clipboard.
• Alt + F1: Display the help menu.
• Alt + Tab: Switch between open documents.
• F1: Display help for the current task.
• Home: Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
• End: Move the cursor to the end of the line.
• Page Up: Move the cursor up one page.
• Page Down: Move the cursor down one page.
• Arrow keys: Move the cursor one character at a time.
• Tab: Move the cursor to the next tab stop.
• Backspace: Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
• Delete: Delete the character to the right of the cursor.
• Ctrl + Spacebar: Select the word to the left of the cursor.
• Shift + Spacebar: Select the word to the right of the cursor.
• Ctrl + Home: Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
• Ctrl + End: Move the cursor to the end of the document.
• Ctrl + Page Up: Move the cursor up one screen.
• Ctrl + Page Down: Move the cursor down one screen.
• Ctrl + +: Increase the font size.
• Ctrl + -: Decrease the font size.
• Ctrl + Shift + <-: Indent the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + Shift + ->: Outdent the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + 1: Set the current paragraph to a single-spaced format.
• Ctrl + 2: Set the current paragraph to a double-spaced format.
• Ctrl + 5: Set the current paragraph to a 1.5-spaced format.
• Ctrl + 0: Set the current paragraph to a line-and-a-half spaced format.
• Ctrl + Shift + J: Join two consecutive paragraphs into one.
• Ctrl + E: Center the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + L: Left-align the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + R: Right-align the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + Q: Justify the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + B: Bold the current selection.
• Ctrl + I: Italicize the current selection.
• Ctrl + U: Underline the current selection.
• Ctrl + K: Create a hyperlink to the specified text or URL.
• Ctrl + S: Save the current document.
• Ctrl + Shift + S: Save the current document with a new name.
• Ctrl + F4: Close the current window.
• Alt + F4: Close the current application.

These are just a few of the many keyboard shortcuts available in Microsoft Word. By learning these shortcuts, you can save time and become more efficient when working with Word.

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