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Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Don't remember all of those Word keyboard shortcuts you learned in your last class? No problem! Here are some of the most popular shortcuts for you to use.
While many of these shortcuts will work for all versions of Word, these lists have been prepared for Word 2010, 2007 and 2003 so if you have another version of the program, some of the actions may or may not be applicable.
Action | Shortcut Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Select an entire word | Double-click anywhere in the word | |
| Select an entire sentence | Press Ctrl while clicking anywhere in the sentence | |
| Select an entire paragraph | Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph | |
| Move to the beginning of the current word | Ctrl + Left arrow | |
| Move to the beginning of the next word | Ctrl + Right arrow | |
| Move to the beginning of the next paragraph | Ctrl + Down arrow | |
| Indent a paragraph | Ctrl + M | |
| Remove an indent | Ctrl + Shift + M | |
| Hanging indent | Ctrl + T | |
| Remove a hanging indent | Ctrl + Shift + T | |
| Center a paragraph | Ctrl + E | |
| Left-align a paragraph | Ctrl + L | |
| Right-align a paragraph | Ctrl + R | |
| Justify a paragraph | Ctrl + J | |
| Create a non-breaking space | Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar | |
| Create a page break | Ctrl + Enter | |
| Create a line break | Shift + Enter | |
| Remove all Formatting | Ctrl + Shift + N | |
| Open the page setup dialog box | Double-click the ruler margin | |
| Open the paragraph dialog box | Double-click an indent marker | |
| Open the tab dialog box | Double-click a tab marker | |
| Insert the current date | Alt + Shift + D | |
| Insert the current time | Alt + Shift + T | |
| Set single-space line spacing | Ctrl + 1 | |
| Set double-space line spacing | Ctrl + 2 | |
| Set 1.5-line spacing | Ctrl + 5 | |
| Open the macros dialog box | Alt + F8 | |
| Open the thesaurus | Shift + F7 | |
| Open the word count dialog box | Ctrl + Shift + G | |
| Create a non-breaking hyphen | Ctrl + Hyphen | |
| Decrease font size one value | Ctrl + Shift + < | |
| Increase font size one value | Ctrl + Shift + > | |
| Decrease font size 1 point | Ctrl + [ | |
| Increase font size 1 point | Ctrl + ] | |
| Remove paragraph or character formatting | Ctrl + spacebar | |
| Paste Special | Ctrl + Alt + V | |
| Switch to Page Layout view | Ctrl + Alt + P | |
| Switch to Outline view | Ctrl + Alt + O | |
| Copy formatting from text | Ctrl + Shift + C | |
| Paste formatting only | Ctrl + Shift + V | |
| Change case | Shift + F3 | |
| Switch in or out of Print Preview | Ctrl + F2 | |
| Insert a comment | Alt + Ctrl + M | |
| Beginning of Document | CTRL+HOME | |
| End of Document | CTRL+END | |
| Beginning of line | Home | |
| End of line | END | |
| CTRL+P | ||
| Bold Text | CTRL + B | |
| Italic Text | CTRL + I | |
| Underline Text | CTRL + U | |
| Convert the selected text to capital letters or vice versa | CTRL+SHIFT+A | |
| Moves to the Next Misspelling | ALT+F7 |
Action | Shortcut Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Select an entire word | Double-click anywhere in the word | |
| Select an entire sentence | Press Ctrl while clicking anywhere in the sentence | |
| Select an entire paragraph | Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph | |
| Move to the beginning of the current word | Ctrl + Left arrow | |
| Move to the beginning of the next word | Ctrl + Right arrow | |
| Move to the beginning of the next paragraph | Ctrl + Down arrow | |
| Indent a paragraph | Ctrl + M | |
| Remove an indent | Ctrl + Shift + M | |
| Hanging indent | Ctrl + T | |
| Remove a hanging indent | Ctrl + Shift + T | |
| Center a paragraph | Ctrl + E | |
| Left-align a paragraph | Ctrl + L | |
| Right-align a paragraph | Ctrl + R | |
| Justify a paragraph | Ctrl + J | |
| Create a non-breaking space | Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar | |
| Create a page break | Ctrl + Enter | |
| Create a line break | Shift + Enter | |
| Remove all Formatting | Ctrl + Shift + N | |
| Open the page setup dialog box | Double-click the ruler margin | |
| Open the paragraph dialog box | Double-click an indent marker | |
| Open the tab dialog box | Double-click a tab marker | |
| Insert the current date | Alt + Shift + D | |
| Insert the current time | Alt + Shift + T | |
| Set single-space line spacing | Ctrl + 1 | |
| Set double-space line spacing | Ctrl + 2 | |
| Set 1.5-line spacing | Ctrl + 5 | |
| Open the macros dialog box | Alt + F8 | |
| Open the thesaurus | Shift + F7 | |
| Open the word count dialog box | Ctrl + Shift + G | |
| Create a non-breaking hyphen | Ctrl + Hyphen | |
| Decrease font size one value | Ctrl + Shift + < | |
| Increase font size one value | Ctrl + Shift + > | |
| Decrease font size 1 point | Ctrl + [ | |
| Increase font size 1 point | Ctrl + ] | |
| Remove paragraph or character formatting | Ctrl + spacebar | |
| Paste Special | Ctrl + Alt + V | |
| Switch to Page Layout view | Ctrl + Alt + P | |
| Switch to Outline view | Ctrl + Alt + O | |
| Copy formatting from text | Ctrl + Shift + C | |
| Paste formatting only | Ctrl + Shift + V | |
| Change case | Shift + F3 | |
| Switch in or out of Print Preview | Ctrl + F2 | |
| Insert a comment | Alt + Ctrl + M |
Action | Shortcut Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Select an entire word | Double-click anywhere in the word | |
| Select an entire sentence | Press Ctrl while clicking anywhere in the sentence | |
| Select an entire paragraph | Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph | |
| Move to the beginning of the current word | Ctrl + Left arrow | |
| Move to the beginning of the next word | Ctrl + Right arrow | |
| Move to the beginning of the next paragraph | Ctrl + Down arrow | |
| Indent a paragraph | Ctrl + M | |
| Remove an indent | Ctrl + Shift + M | |
| Hanging indent | Ctrl + T | |
| Remove a hanging indent | Ctrl + Shift + T | |
| Center a parapgraph | Ctrl + E | |
| Left-align a paragraph | Ctrl + L | |
| Right-align a paragraph | Ctrl + R | |
| Justify a paragraph | Ctrl + J | |
| Create a non-breaking space | Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar | |
| Create a page break | Ctrl + Enter | |
| Create a line break | Shift + Enter | |
| Remove all Formating | Ctrl + Shift + N | |
| Open the page setup dialog box | Double-click the ruler margin | |
| Open the paragraph dialog box | Double-click an indent marker | |
| Open the tab dialog box | Double-click a tab marker | |
| Insert the current date | Alt + Shift + D | |
| Insert the current time | Alt + Shift + T | |
| Set single-space line spacing | Ctrl + 1 | |
| Set double-space line spacing | Ctrl + 2 | |
| Set 1.5-line spacing | Ctrl + 5 | |
| Open the macros dialog box | Alt + F8 | |
| Open the thesaurus | Shift + F7 | |
| Open the word count dialog box | Ctrl + Shift + G | |
| Recalculate the workd count on the word count toolbar | Alt + C |
