Microsoft Word is a tool in Microsoft Office Suit (Microsoft 365) which allows people to type their Word document with ease.
Sometimes Using keyboard shortcut keys makes it faster than using the manual process. Have you been looking for a list of MS Word shortcut keys to learn to help you improve your MS Word editing and typing faster?
In this article, we will cover some basic and advanced lists of MS Word shortcut keys.
Thing You Should Know?
- Most of the shortcut keys work perfectly, but few may differ in older versions of MS Word
- In MacOS we use Command Plus the Shortcut key
- In Windows we use Control Plus the Shortcut key
You can also check How To Use Word Templates In Office 365
Below is a listing of the most commonly used shortcut keys in Microsoft Word.
| Shortcut Keys | Results |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all text on the page |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + J | Justify paragraph alignment |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase selected font +1 |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Change the font |
| Ctrl + D | Font options |
| Ctrl + B | Bold highlighted section |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected text |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected text |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new/blank document |
| Ctrl + O | Open options |
| Ctrl + P | Open the print window |
| Ctrl + K | Insert link |
| Ctrl + U | Underline highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo last action |
| Ctrl + L | Align selected text or line to the left |
| Ctrl + E | Align selected text or line to the centre |
| Ctrl + R | Align selected text or line to the right |
| Ctrl + Q | Align the selected paragraph to the left |
| Ctrl + H | Find and replace options |
| Ctrl + G | Find and replace options |
| Ctrl + M | Indent the paragraph |
| Ctrl + T | Hanging indent |
| Ctrl + [ | Decrease selected font -1 |
| Ctrl + ] | Increase selected font +1 |
| Ctrl + Shift + * | View or hide non-printing characters |
| Ctrl + (Left arrow) | Move one word to the left |
| Ctrl + (Right arrow) | Move one word to the right |
| Ctrl + (Up arrow) | Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph |
| Ctrl + (Down arrow) | Move to the end of the paragraph |
| Ctrl + F | Open find box |
| Ctrl + Del | Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
| Ctrl + End | Move the cursor to the end of the document |
| Ctrl + Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of the document |
| Ctrl + Space | 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 | Change text to heading 1 |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Change text to heading 2 |
| Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Change text to heading 3 |
| F1 | Open help Tab |
| F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) |
| F7 | Spell-check selected text and/or document |
| F12 | Save as |
| Shift + F3 | Change the case of the selected text |
| Shift + Insert | Paste |
| Shift + F7 | Activate the thesaurus |
| Shift + F12 | Save |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert the current date |
| Alt + Shift + T | Insert the current time |
| Ctrl + – | Zoom out a page document |
| Ctrl + + | Zoom In a page document |
| Ctrl + Scroll | to zoom in and out |
| Ctrl + 0 | to return to 100% zoom |
| Ctrl + W | Close document |
Final Thoughts
It is important to know that, these are not all the MS Word shortcuts, but those listed above are the most important and commonly used. In a case where you using an Apple MacBook, use the Command Instead of Control key.
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