List of Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcut Keys
| Command |
Keystroke |
| © |
Ctrl-Alt-C |
| ® |
Ctrl-Alt-R |
| ™ |
Ctrl-Alt-T |
| Application window - maximize |
Alt-F10 |
| Application window - previous |
Alt-Shift-F6 |
| Application window - restore |
Alt-F5 |
| AutoFormat |
Ctrl-Alt-K |
| AutoText - create |
Alt-F3 |
| AutoText - insert entry |
F3 |
| AutoText - insert entry |
Ctrl-Alt-V |
| Bold |
Ctrl-B |
| Bookmarks |
Ctrl-Shift-F5 |
| Break - column |
Ctrl-Shift-Enter |
| Break - page |
Ctrl-Enter |
| Browse a document |
Ctrl-Alt-Home |
| Browse next/previous item |
Ctrl-PgDn/PgUp |
| Case change (capitalization) |
Shift-F3 |
| Case - All Caps |
Ctrl-Shift-A |
| Close |
Ctrl-F4 |
| Close |
Ctrl-W |
| Copy |
Ctrl-C |
| Copy formatting |
Ctrl-Shift-C |
| Customize a menu |
Ctrl-Alt = |
| Customize a shortcut |
Ctrl-Alt-Num + |
| Cut |
Ctrl-X |
| Date Field |
Alt-Shift-D |
| Dialog box next tabbed section |
Ctrl-Tab |
| Dialog box previous tabbed section |
Ctrl-Shift-Tab |
| Document window - move |
Ctrl-F7 |
| Document window - restore |
Ctrl-F5 |
| Document window - size |
Ctrl-F8 |
| Drawing - constrain shape to
symmetrical |
Shift-drag |
| Drawing - draw from center |
Ctrl-drag |
| Ellipsis |
Ctrl-Alt- . |
| Em Dash |
Ctrl-Alt-Num - |
| En Dash |
Ctrl-Num - |
| Endnote |
Ctrl-Alt-E |
| Exit application |
Alt-F4 |
| Fields - display code (toggle) |
Shift-F9 |
| Fields - display codes (toggle) |
Alt-F9 |
| Fields - double-click in field |
Alt-Shift-F9 |
| Fields - insert blank field |
Ctrl-F9 |
| Fields - lock a field |
Ctrl-3 |
| Fields - lock a field |
Ctrl-F11 |
| Fields - next field |
F11 |
| Fields - previous field |
Shift-F11 |
| Fields - unlink a field |
Ctrl-6 |
| Fields - unlink a field |
Ctrl-Shift-F9 |
| Fields - unlock a field |
Ctrl-4 |
| Fields - unlock a field |
Ctrl-Shift-F11 |
| Fields - update |
Alt-Shift-U |
| Fields - update link in source |
Ctrl-Shift-F7 |
| Fields - update selected field |
F9 |
| Find |
Ctrl-F |
| Font |
Ctrl-D |
| Font Face |
Ctrl-Shift-F |
| Font grow/shrink 1 pt. |
Ctrl- ] or [ |
| Font next/previous size |
Ctrl-Shift- >or < |
| Font Size |
Ctrl-Shift-P |
| Footnote |
Ctrl-Alt-F |
| Go Back (3 maximum) |
Shift-F5 |
| Go Back (3 maximum) |
Ctrl-Alt-Z |
| GoTo |
Ctrl-G |
| GoTo Next/Previous Paragraph |
Ctrl-Up/Down |
| GoTo Next/Previous Word |
Ctrl-Left/Right |
| Graphic - crop |
Shift-drag |
| Graphic - original proportions |
Ctrl-click |
| Hanging indent - decrease |
Ctrl-Shift-T |
| Hanging Indent - increase |
Ctrl-T |
| Hard hyphen - |
Ctrl-Shift - |
| Hard space |
Ctrl-Shift-spacebar |
| Header/Footer - link to previous |
Alt-Shift-R |
| Heading Level 1 |
Ctrl-Alt-1 |
| Heading Level 2 |
Ctrl-Alt-2 |
| Heading Level 3 |
Ctrl-Alt-3 |
| Help |
F1 |
| Help - What’s This? |
Shift-F1 |
| Hidden text |
Ctrl-Shift-H |
| Hyperlink |
Ctrl-K |
| Indent - decrease |
Ctrl-Shift-M |
| Indent - increase |
Ctrl-M |
| Insert Comment |
Ctrl-Alt-M |
| Insert ListNum field |
Ctrl-Alt-L |
| Italics |
Ctrl-I |
| Justify - Center |
Ctrl-E |
| Justify - Full |
Ctrl-J |
| Justify - Left |
Ctrl-L |
| Justify - Right |
Ctrl-R |
| Line-spacing 1 |
Ctrl-1 |
| Line-spacing 1.5 |
Ctrl-5 |
| Line-spacing 2 |
Ctrl-2 |
| List Bullet Style |
Ctrl-Shift-L |
| Macros - edit |
Alt-F8 |
| Macros - view VBA code |
Alt-F11 |
| Mark - Index entry |
Alt-Shift-X |
| Mark - TOA citation |
Alt-Shift-I |
| Mark - TOC entry |
Alt-Shift-O |
| Maximize window |
Ctrl-F10 |
| Menu Bar |
F10 |
| Merge - data edit |
Alt-Shift-E |
| Merge - field insert |
Alt-Shift-F |
| Merge - preview |
Alt-Shift-K |
| Merge - to document |
Alt-Shift-N |
| Merge - to printer |
Alt-Shift-M |
| Microsoft Script Editor |
Alt-Shift-F11 |
| Microsoft System Info |
Ctrl-Alt-F1 |
| Move between master/subdocument |
Ctrl-\ |
| New document |
Ctrl-N |
| Newline within paragraph |
Shift-Enter |
| Next window |
Ctrl-F6 |
| Nonprinting characters on/off |
Ctrl-Shift-8 |
| Normal Style |
Ctrl-Shift-N |
| Open a document |
Ctrl-O |
| Outlining - collapse |
Alt-Shift - |
| Outlining - collapse |
Alt-Shift-Num - |
| Outlining - expand |
Alt-Shift = |
| Outlining - expand |
Alt-Shift-Num + |
| Outlining - move up/down |
Alt-Shift-Up/Down |
| Outlining - promote/demote |
Alt-Shift-Left/Right |
| Outlining - Show 1st line |
Alt-Shift-L |
| Outlining - Show Heading 1 |
Alt-Shift-1 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 2 |
Alt-Shift-2 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 3 |
Alt-Shift-3 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 4 |
Alt-Shift-4 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 5 |
Alt-Shift-5 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 6 |
Alt-Shift-6 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 7 |
Alt-Shift-7 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 8 |
Alt-Shift-8 |
| Outlining - Show Heading 9 |
Alt-Shift-9 |
| Outlining - Show All Headings |
Alt-Shift-A |
| Page number field |
Alt-Shift-P |
| Pane - Close |
Alt-Shift-C |
| Paragraph Space Above (add/delete 12
pt.) |
Ctrl-0 (zero) |
| Paste |
Ctrl-V |
| Paste formatting |
Ctrl-Shift-V |
| Print |
Ctrl-P |
| Print Preview |
Ctrl-Alt-I |
| Remove Character formats |
Ctrl-spacebar |
| Remove Character formats |
Ctrl-Shift-Z |
| Remove menu item |
Ctrl-Alt - |
| Remove Paragraph formats |
Ctrl-Q |
| Repeat Find |
Shift-F4 |
| Repeat Find |
Ctrl-Alt-Y |
| Repeat/Redo |
Ctrl-Y |
| Replace |
Ctrl-H |
| Revision Marks on/off |
Ctrl-Shift-E |
| Save |
Ctrl-S |
| Save As |
F12 |
| Select All |
Ctrl-A |
| Selection extended |
F8 |
| Selection reduced |
Shift-F8 |
| Shortcut Menu |
Shift-F10 |
| Small Caps |
Ctrl-Shift-K |
| Soft hyphen - |
Ctrl - |
| Spelling and Grammar check |
F7 |
| Spell-It - display next misspelling |
Alt-F7 |
| Spike - cut to |
Ctrl-F3 |
| Spike - paste |
Ctrl-Shift-F3 |
| Split a window |
Ctrl-Alt-S |
| Style box |
Ctrl-Shift-S |
| Subscript |
Ctrl = |
| Superscript |
Ctrl-Shift = |
| Symbol Font |
Ctrl-Shift-Q |
| Table - remove border lines |
Ctrl-Alt-U |
| Table - to column bottom |
Alt-PgDn |
| Table - to column top |
Alt-PgUp |
| Table - to row beginning |
Alt-Home |
| Table - to row end |
Alt-End |
| Thesaurus |
Shift-F7 |
| Time Field |
Alt-Shift-T |
| To bottom/top of screen |
Ctrl-Alt-PgDn/PgUp |
| Underline |
Ctrl-U |
| Underline - double |
Ctrl-Shift-D |
| Underline - word |
Ctrl-Shift-W |
| Undo |
Ctrl-Z |
| View - Normal |
Ctrl-Alt-N |
| View - Outline |
Ctrl-Alt-O |
| View - Page |
Ctrl-Alt-P |
| Window pane - next |
F6 |
| Window pane - previous |
Shift-F6 |