Shortcut Keys of MS Word: To do document work faster you need to use shortcut keys that are used frequency. shortcut keys reduce the mouse work and makes document work pretty fast in less time. Most Important and Frequent used shortcuts of MS Word are discussed below.
4. Save
- Ctrl+S
Saves the document work
8. Undo
- Ctrl+Z
Undo reverses the last action you performed
9. Redo
- Ctrl+Y
Redo the action you performed
10 Increase Font Size
- Ctrl+Shift+>
Increase the selected font size (2 points)
11. Decrease Font Size
- Ctrl+Shift+<
Decrease the selected font size (2 points)
12. Increase Font Size
- Ctrl+]
Increase the selected font size (1 point)
13. Decrease Font Size
- Ctrl+[
Decrease the selected font size (1 point)
- Ctrl+L
Aligns a word, line, Paragraph, or Whole content to the Left in the document
15. Center Text
- Ctrl+E
Aligns a word, line, Paragraph, or Whole content to the Centre in a document
- Ctrl+R
Aligns a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Whole content to the Left in the document
17. Justification
- Ctrl+J
To justify the paragraph/s for clean look by giving extra space between words
18. Zoom
- Ctrl + Mouse Scroll
Zoom in and out a Document
20. Close
- Ctrl+W
Close the currently open document
20. Move paragraph down
- Shift+Alt+↓
move the selected paragraph down
20. Move paragraph up
- Shift+Alt+↑
move the selected paragraph up
Text Selection - Shortcut Keys of MS Word
22. Select a character to the left
- Shift+←
Select one by one character to the left side of the cursor
23. Select a character to the Right
- Shift+→
Select one by one character to the Right side of the cursor
Clear Formatting - Shortcut Keys of MS Word
- Ctrl+Space bar
Clears all the Formatting from the selection (Resets highlighted text to the default font)
Shortcut Keys of MS Word for Text Deletion
31. One Character deletion
- Delete
Deletes one character from the beginning of the line/paragraph
32. One Word deletion
- Ctrl+Delete
Deletes one word from the beginning of the line/paragraph
33. One Character deletion
- Backspace
Deletes one Character from the ending of the line/paragraph
34. One Character deletion
- Ctrl + Backspace
Deletes one Word from the ending of the line/paragraph
Shortcut Keys in MS Word for Paragraph, Page, Line and Column Break
35. A Paragraph Break
- Enter
Breaks one Paragraph into two Paragraphs from the cursor position
36. A Page Break
- Ctrl + Enter
Breaks one Page into two pages (Also, used to add more pages or move text to the next page from the cursor position)
37. A Line Break
- Shift + Enter
Breaks one line into two lines from the cursor position
38. A Column Break
- Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Breaks one Column content to the next Column from the cursor position
Registration, Copyright and Trademark Symbols - Shortcut Keys in Microsoft Word
60. Registration Symbol
- Alt + Ctrl + R
To insert the Registration Symbol
61. Copyright Symbol
- Alt + Ctrl + C
To insert the Copyright Symbol
62. Trademark Symbol
- Alt + Ctrl + T
To insert the Trademark Symbol
Function Shortcut Keys in MS Word
63. Office Help or visit office.com
- F1
Get all about MS-Office or you can visit office.com
64. Cut/Move Text
- F2
To move the selected text, First, you need to select the text and press F2, then position your Cursor wherever you want and then press the Enter key.
64. Copy
- F3
To copy the selected text or graphics in word document.
64. Repeat Last Action
- F4
Repeats the Last action you have done before
64. GoTo
- F5
Go to the Page, Line, Footnote, Endnote, Section,etc.
64. GoTo Next Pane or Frame
- F6
Go to the Next Pane or Frame
64. Spelling and Grammar check
- F7
Checks the Spelling and Grammar errors (no proof error) in your word document
64. Extend a Selection
- F8
Extends the text selection in a word document
64. Update Fields
- F9
Update the selected (e.g: date and time)Fields
64. Key Tips
- F10
It Shows the Keys Tips on the Ribbon Tabs
64. Next Field
- F11
Got to the next Field
64. Save As
- F12
The command “Save As” is used to save the same document wherever you want with the same/different name.