Below is a listing of the more commonly used shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.
NoteIf the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.
NoteThese amazing keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and more will make your workflow easier and more efficient during the Coronavirus Lockdown. Here's everything you need to know. Command+P is a very popular one for printing.If we flip over to Word 2011 now and click the File menu, the first thing you'llnotice at the top, it's not the Project Gallery; instead you will see Command+Nfor a new blank document.Then you we'll see New from Template as opposed to Project Gallery, and thatis Command+Shift+P. Well, get ready to be even fancier (and more productive) because we've curated 99 of the best Word keyboard shortcuts. Learn Microsoft Word Download PDF. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp. 99 Insanely Helpful Word Shortcuts for PC and Mac. Table of contents.
Some of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365.
Shortcut | Description |
---|---|
Ctrl+0 | Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph. |
Ctrl+A | Select all contents of the page. |
Ctrl+B | Bold highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected text. |
Ctrl+D | Open the font preferences window. |
Ctrl+E | Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. |
Ctrl+F | Open find box. |
Ctrl+I | Italic highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+J | Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. |
Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+L | Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. |
Ctrl+M | Indent the paragraph. |
Ctrl+N | Opens new, blank document window. |
Ctrl+O | Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open. |
Ctrl+P | Open the print window. |
Ctrl+R | Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. |
Ctrl+S | Save the open document. Like Shift+F12. |
Alt+F, A | Save the document under a different file name. |
Alt+X | Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character. |
Ctrl+T | Create a hanging indent. |
Ctrl+U | Underline the selected text. |
Ctrl+V | Paste. |
Ctrl+W | Close the currently open document. |
Ctrl+X | Cut selected text. |
Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action performed. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo last action. |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Quickly create a bullet point. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts. |
Ctrl+] | Increase selected font +1pts. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt. |
Ctrl+[ | Decrease selected font -1pts. |
Ctrl+/+C | Insert a cent sign (¢). |
Ctrl+'+ | Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key. |
Ctrl+Shift+* | View or hide non printing characters. |
Ctrl+Left arrow | Moves one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Right arrow | Moves one word to the right. |
Ctrl+Up arrow | Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. |
Ctrl+Down arrow | Moves to the end of the paragraph. |
Ctrl+Del | Deletes word to right of cursor. |
Ctrl+Backspace | Deletes word to left of cursor. |
Ctrl+End | Moves the cursor to the end of the document. |
Ctrl+Home | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. |
Ctrl+Spacebar | Reset highlighted text to the default font. |
Ctrl+1 | Single-space lines. |
Ctrl+2 | Double-space lines. |
Ctrl+5 | 1.5-line spacing. |
Ctrl+Alt+1 | Changes text to heading 1. |
Ctrl+Alt+2 | Changes text to heading 2. |
Ctrl+Alt+3 | Changes text to heading 3. |
Ctrl+Alt+F2 | Open new document. |
Ctrl+F1 | Open the Task Pane. |
Ctrl+F2 | Display the print preview. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decreases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Prints the document. |
F1 | Open help. |
F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+). |
F5 | Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. |
F7 | Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. |
F12 | Save As. |
Shift+F3 | Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. |
Shift+F7 | Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. |
Shift+F12 | Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S. |
Shift+Enter | Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. |
Shift+Insert | Paste. |
Shift+Alt+D | Insert the current date. |
Shift+Alt+T | Insert the current time. |
You can also utilize the mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcuts | Description |
---|---|
Click, hold, and drag | Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. |
Double-click | If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word. |
Double-click | Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. |
Double-click | Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop. |
Triple-click | Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked. |
Ctrl+Mouse wheel | Zooms in and out of document. |
Additional information
In most word processors it is possible to assign keyboard shortcuts to the various functions of the Zotero word processor plugin toolbar (i.e. add citation, edit citation etc.). How to do this depends on your word processor.
- Click the Office Symbol at the top right of the program.
- Select the 'Customize Tab.'
- Click the 'Customize' button at the bottom of the window next to 'Keyboard Shortcuts.'
- Select the 'Macros' category in the box on the left.
- Locate the Zotero items in the box on the right and select one to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- If it already has a shortcut it will show in the 'Current Keys' box.
- To assign one, place the cursor in the 'Press new shortcut key' field.
- Press the keyboard combination you want to assign, e.g. when assigning a combination to add a new Zotero citation, press ctrl-alt-A
- If the 'Currently assigned to' field says '[unassigned]', you can use this shortcut without any conflicts with other commands.
- Repeat the process for the other Zotero commands.
See this blog post for longer, illustrated instructions. Imovie movie themes.
- Select the 'Macros' category in the box on the left.
- Locate the Zotero items in the box on the right and select one to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- Press the keyboard combination you want to assign, e.g. when assigning a combination to add a new Zotero citation, press ctrl-option-A
- If it already has a shortcut it will show in the 'Current Keys' box.
- If the 'Currently assigned to' field says '[unassigned]', you can use this shortcut without any conflicts with other commands.
- Repeat the process for the other Zotero commands.
See here for more details.
- Click on the key to you want to use, from the list of assignable keys in the top portion of the dialog.
- Find the appropriate Zotero macro in the bottom part of the dialog. The macros are in LibreOffice Macros → user → Zotero → Zotero. Click on the desired action in the list (probably ZoteroAddCitation)
- Click 'OK' and enjoy!
The keyboard shortcuts for the plugin actions are shown in the AppleScript menu. They use the Control and Option keys.
The Shortcuts of the AppleScript Menu are handled in the filenames of the scripts. To change them go there via:
Script-Menu (where the Zotero Menu is located in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen) → About this Menu → Open Folder
Anime voice changer. Or by path there, which is: '/Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Word Script Menu Items'
You can there see the Keyboard Shortcut after the Backslash.
c stands for Control, m for command, s for shift and o for Option
Ctrl+0
At least one of c (Control) and m (Command) must be included and s (Shift) and o (Option) are optional.So a sample name for assigning the 'Add Citation' to CMD+A is: 'Add Citationma.scpt'
If the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.
NoteThese amazing keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and more will make your workflow easier and more efficient during the Coronavirus Lockdown. Here's everything you need to know. Command+P is a very popular one for printing.If we flip over to Word 2011 now and click the File menu, the first thing you'llnotice at the top, it's not the Project Gallery; instead you will see Command+Nfor a new blank document.Then you we'll see New from Template as opposed to Project Gallery, and thatis Command+Shift+P. Well, get ready to be even fancier (and more productive) because we've curated 99 of the best Word keyboard shortcuts. Learn Microsoft Word Download PDF. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp. 99 Insanely Helpful Word Shortcuts for PC and Mac. Table of contents.
Some of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365.
Shortcut | Description |
---|---|
Ctrl+0 | Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph. |
Ctrl+A | Select all contents of the page. |
Ctrl+B | Bold highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected text. |
Ctrl+D | Open the font preferences window. |
Ctrl+E | Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. |
Ctrl+F | Open find box. |
Ctrl+I | Italic highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+J | Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. |
Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+L | Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. |
Ctrl+M | Indent the paragraph. |
Ctrl+N | Opens new, blank document window. |
Ctrl+O | Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open. |
Ctrl+P | Open the print window. |
Ctrl+R | Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. |
Ctrl+S | Save the open document. Like Shift+F12. |
Alt+F, A | Save the document under a different file name. |
Alt+X | Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character. |
Ctrl+T | Create a hanging indent. |
Ctrl+U | Underline the selected text. |
Ctrl+V | Paste. |
Ctrl+W | Close the currently open document. |
Ctrl+X | Cut selected text. |
Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action performed. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo last action. |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Quickly create a bullet point. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts. |
Ctrl+] | Increase selected font +1pts. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt. |
Ctrl+[ | Decrease selected font -1pts. |
Ctrl+/+C | Insert a cent sign (¢). |
Ctrl+'+ | Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key. |
Ctrl+Shift+* | View or hide non printing characters. |
Ctrl+Left arrow | Moves one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Right arrow | Moves one word to the right. |
Ctrl+Up arrow | Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. |
Ctrl+Down arrow | Moves to the end of the paragraph. |
Ctrl+Del | Deletes word to right of cursor. |
Ctrl+Backspace | Deletes word to left of cursor. |
Ctrl+End | Moves the cursor to the end of the document. |
Ctrl+Home | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. |
Ctrl+Spacebar | Reset highlighted text to the default font. |
Ctrl+1 | Single-space lines. |
Ctrl+2 | Double-space lines. |
Ctrl+5 | 1.5-line spacing. |
Ctrl+Alt+1 | Changes text to heading 1. |
Ctrl+Alt+2 | Changes text to heading 2. |
Ctrl+Alt+3 | Changes text to heading 3. |
Ctrl+Alt+F2 | Open new document. |
Ctrl+F1 | Open the Task Pane. |
Ctrl+F2 | Display the print preview. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decreases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Prints the document. |
F1 | Open help. |
F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+). |
F5 | Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. |
F7 | Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. |
F12 | Save As. |
Shift+F3 | Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. |
Shift+F7 | Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. |
Shift+F12 | Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S. |
Shift+Enter | Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. |
Shift+Insert | Paste. |
Shift+Alt+D | Insert the current date. |
Shift+Alt+T | Insert the current time. |
You can also utilize the mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcuts | Description |
---|---|
Click, hold, and drag | Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. |
Double-click | If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word. |
Double-click | Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. |
Double-click | Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop. |
Triple-click | Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked. |
Ctrl+Mouse wheel | Zooms in and out of document. |
Additional information
In most word processors it is possible to assign keyboard shortcuts to the various functions of the Zotero word processor plugin toolbar (i.e. add citation, edit citation etc.). How to do this depends on your word processor.
- Click the Office Symbol at the top right of the program.
- Select the 'Customize Tab.'
- Click the 'Customize' button at the bottom of the window next to 'Keyboard Shortcuts.'
- Select the 'Macros' category in the box on the left.
- Locate the Zotero items in the box on the right and select one to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- If it already has a shortcut it will show in the 'Current Keys' box.
- To assign one, place the cursor in the 'Press new shortcut key' field.
- Press the keyboard combination you want to assign, e.g. when assigning a combination to add a new Zotero citation, press ctrl-alt-A
- If the 'Currently assigned to' field says '[unassigned]', you can use this shortcut without any conflicts with other commands.
- Repeat the process for the other Zotero commands.
See this blog post for longer, illustrated instructions. Imovie movie themes.
- Select the 'Macros' category in the box on the left.
- Locate the Zotero items in the box on the right and select one to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- Press the keyboard combination you want to assign, e.g. when assigning a combination to add a new Zotero citation, press ctrl-option-A
- If it already has a shortcut it will show in the 'Current Keys' box.
- If the 'Currently assigned to' field says '[unassigned]', you can use this shortcut without any conflicts with other commands.
- Repeat the process for the other Zotero commands.
See here for more details.
- Click on the key to you want to use, from the list of assignable keys in the top portion of the dialog.
- Find the appropriate Zotero macro in the bottom part of the dialog. The macros are in LibreOffice Macros → user → Zotero → Zotero. Click on the desired action in the list (probably ZoteroAddCitation)
- Click 'OK' and enjoy!
The keyboard shortcuts for the plugin actions are shown in the AppleScript menu. They use the Control and Option keys.
The Shortcuts of the AppleScript Menu are handled in the filenames of the scripts. To change them go there via:
Script-Menu (where the Zotero Menu is located in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen) → About this Menu → Open Folder
Anime voice changer. Or by path there, which is: '/Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Word Script Menu Items'
You can there see the Keyboard Shortcut after the Backslash.
c stands for Control, m for command, s for shift and o for Option
Ctrl+0
At least one of c (Control) and m (Command) must be included and s (Shift) and o (Option) are optional.So a sample name for assigning the 'Add Citation' to CMD+A is: 'Add Citationma.scpt'
This will also update the Menu entry to the new shortcuts. Starcraft remastered difference.
Word 2011 Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcut
See here for more details.