Microsoft Word office | WPS | Word Computer Short-cuts
MICROSOFT WORD
Wildcard character in Find/Replace (e.g., s*t finds "sat," "sit," "spot," etc.)
Wildcard characters to match any sequence of characters in Find/Replace
$ End of paragraph character in Find/Replace
? Wildcard character that matches any single character in Find/Replace
[ Wildcard character that matches a single character in Find/Replace
\ Escape character in Find/Replace (e.g., finds literal "$" instead of treating it as a special character)
\ Escape character followed by a special character to find it literally (e.g., finds "\" instead of treating it as a newline)
\n Newline character in Find/Replace
^ Beginning of paragraph character in Find/Replace
Alt + = or - Increase/decrease table column width
Alt + Ctrl + * Clear all formatting from a paragraph and apply Normal style
Alt + Ctrl + 1 - 9 Apply heading styles (Heading 1 - Heading 9)
Alt + Ctrl + Left/Right arrow Move through applied styles in the document
Alt + Ctrl + M Insert comment
Alt + Ctrl + O Switch to Outline view
Alt + Ctrl + S Switch to Print Layout view
Alt + Ctrl + Up/Down arrow Move through the hierarchy of styles applied in the document
Alt + Enter Break line within a table cell
Alt + Enter + Backspace Track Changes - Reject Change and Delete Content
Alt + Enter + Ctrl + Shift + D Track Changes - Reject All Changes in Document
Alt + Enter + Ctrl + Shift + E Track Changes - Accept All Changes in Document
Alt + Enter + Ctrl + Shift + I Track Changes - Ignore Issue
Alt + Enter + Ctrl + Shift + L Track Changes - Next Change
Alt + Enter + Ctrl + Shift + T Track Changes - Track Next Change (similar to Ctrl + Shift + Enter)
Alt + Enter + Ctrl + Shift + U Track Changes - Previous Change
Alt + F10 + F6 Move focus within a table (cycle through cells, header row, etc.)
Alt + F3 Find next/previous with case sensitivity
Alt + F4 Close current program
Alt + F8 Open the Macros dialog box (to run macros)
Alt + followed by F11 (Specific context) Open a context-sensitive function key menu (e.g., in the Header/Footer)
Alt + followed by Tab Move between sections of the ribbon
Alt + followed by the underlined letter in a menu Access menu options without mouse
Alt + Left/Right arrow Move within a header or footer cell
Alt + Q Close Word
Alt + Shift + C Close Reviewing Pane
Alt + Shift + F10 Open Table Properties dialog box
Alt + Tab Switch between open windows
Alt + Up/Down arrow Move within a table cell (without selecting the entire cell)
Alt + View Options Toggle various view settings (e.g., Ruler, Gridlines)
Character Formatting Ctrl + Shift + F + Character formatting option (e.g., Ctrl + Shift + F + B for bold all caps)
Character Formatting Ctrl + Shift + F + Character formatting option + Character formatting option (e.g., Ctrl + Shift + F + B + I for bold and italic) - Apply two character formatting options simultaneously
Ctrl + , (comma) Insert a numbered list (same as Ctrl + Shift + N)
Ctrl + . (period) Insert a bulleted list (same as Ctrl + Shift + B)
Ctrl + [ or ] Move by section break (forward/backward)
Ctrl + ] or [ Increase or decrease indent
Ctrl + “=” Change line spacing (single, double, 1.5)
Ctrl + 0 Add/remove spacing before paragraph (6 pt)
Ctrl + 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 Apply pre-defined font styles (Heading 1 - Heading 9) with formatting
Ctrl + A Select all content
Ctrl + Alt + C Insert Copyright symbol (©)
Ctrl + Alt + F1 Open the Customize Ribbon pane (modify ribbon layout)
Ctrl + Alt + N Switch to Normal view (default view)
Ctrl + Alt + T Insert Trademark symbol (™)
Ctrl + B Bold selected text
Ctrl + Backspace Delete word to the left
Ctrl + Backspace (outside text) Delete the previous paragraph mark
Ctrl + Backspace (repeatedly) Delete entire words to the left (faster than holding Backspace)
Ctrl + C Copy selected text
Ctrl + Click Select a single non-contiguous paragraph
Ctrl + D Align selected text right (like a tab)
Ctrl + Delete Delete entire word to the right
Ctrl + Delete Delete entire table row
Ctrl + Delete (table selected) Delete entire table
Ctrl + Drag and Drop Copy formatting between selections
Ctrl + Drag and Drop Formatting between documents Apply formatting from one document to another
Ctrl + E Center alignment
Ctrl + End Go to end of document
Ctrl + Enter Insert page break
Ctrl + Enter Insert page break
Ctrl + Enter + Ctrl + Backspace Insert page break and delete the following paragraph mark
Ctrl + Enter + Ctrl + Enter Insert two continuous page breaks
Ctrl + Enter + Ctrl + Enter + Ctrl + Enter Insert three continuous page breaks
Ctrl + Enter + Page Break Insert page break at the current cursor position
Ctrl + Enter + Section Break (Continuous) Insert section break on the same page
Ctrl + Enter + Section Break (Next Page) Insert section break that starts on a new page
Ctrl + F Open Find box
Ctrl + F1 Open Help
Ctrl + F1 (Specific context) Get help relevant to the current task (e.g., Ctrl + F1 while in a table)
Ctrl + F2 Rename document
Ctrl + F4 (multiple times) Close all open panes (e.g., Document Map, Reviewing Pane)
Ctrl + F9 Convert selected text to a table
Ctrl + G Go to a specific page
Ctrl + H Open Replace box
Ctrl + H Replace (uses same window as Find)
Ctrl + Home Go to start of document
Ctrl + I Italicize selected text
Ctrl + J Justified alignment
Ctrl + K Insert hyperlink
Ctrl + K Open the Link to File or URL dialog box (link document to another file)
Ctrl + K + D Insert date and time
Ctrl + K + D + d (followed by date/time format selection) Insert a date and time with a specific format
Ctrl + K + E Insert endnote
Ctrl + K + E Insert endnote reference mark
Ctrl + K + F Insert footnote
Ctrl + K + F Insert footnote reference mark
Ctrl + K + F followed by formatting options (e.g., Ctrl + K + F + F for font color)
Ctrl + K + O Insert hyperlink to a location within the current document (bookmark)
Ctrl + L Left alignment
Ctrl + M Increase paragraph indent
Ctrl + O Open document
Ctrl + P Print document
Ctrl + Page Down Go to next page (top)
Ctrl + Page Up Go to previous page (top)
Ctrl + R Right alignment
Ctrl + S Save document
Ctrl + Shift + * Display non-printing characters
Ctrl + Shift + * Toggle between hidden and revealed formatting marks
Ctrl + Shift + [ Decrease font size by one point
Ctrl + Shift + ] Increase font size by one point
Ctrl + Shift + ` (backtick) Toggle between inline code formatting on/off
Ctrl + Shift + = Apply all caps formatting
Ctrl + Shift + > or < Increase or decrease font size
Ctrl + Shift + > or < Increase or decrease indent by half a tab
Ctrl + Shift + 1/2 Change line spacing to single/double
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S Open Styles pane
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S + Style Name Apply a specific style by typing its name (e.g., Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S + Heading 2)
Ctrl + Shift + B Insert bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + B Subscript selected text
Ctrl + Shift + Click Select multiple non-contiguous paragraphs
Ctrl + Shift + D Strikethrough
Ctrl + Shift + E Turn Change Tracking on/off
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Track Changes - Accept Change
Ctrl + Shift + F Format (font, paragraph settings)
Ctrl + Shift + F Open the Format dialog box (for detailed formatting options)
Ctrl + Shift + F11 Insert non-breaking space (prevents line breaks)
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Open the Open dialog box with "Recent" files displayed
Ctrl + Shift + F7 Open the Research pane (look up terms online)
Ctrl + Shift + F8 Expand/collapse character formatting
Ctrl + Shift + F9 Convert a table to text
Ctrl + Shift + G Open Reviewing Pane
Ctrl + Shift + K Toggle between hyperlink formatting on/off
Ctrl + Shift + M Decrease paragraph indent
Ctrl + Shift + N Insert numbered list
Ctrl + Shift + N Toggle numbering on/off
Ctrl + Shift + O Decrease paragraph spacing before by 0.5 lines
Ctrl + Shift + P Increase paragraph spacing before by 0.5 lines
Ctrl + Shift + P Insert paragraph border
Ctrl + Shift + Plus Key Increase font size by 6 points
Ctrl + Shift + Q Clear all character formatting
Ctrl + Shift + S Change paragraph style (Normal, Heading 1, etc.)
Ctrl + Shift + S Apply a paragraph style (e.g., Heading 1, Normal)
Ctrl + Shift + S + followed by style name (e.g., Ctrl + Shift + S + No Spacing) Apply a built-in paragraph style with additional formatting
Ctrl + Shift + Shft + S Clear all formatting
Ctrl + Shift + T Toggle bullets on/off
Ctrl + Shift + W Double underline
Ctrl + Space Remove character formatting
Ctrl + T Create hanging indent
Ctrl + Tab Insert a new table cell to the right
Ctrl + U Underline selected text
Ctrl + Up/Down arrow Move by paragraph
Ctrl + Up/Down arrow (in Navigation Pane) Move through headings/bookmarks
Ctrl + V Paste copied text
Ctrl + W Close document
Ctrl + X Cut selected text
Ctrl + Y Redo last action
Ctrl + Z Undo last action
Delete Delete selected text or character to the right
Delete Delete selected table cell content
End Go to end of line
Esc Track Changes - Reject Change
F10 Open Ribbon menu bar
F11 Enter/exit Full Screen mode
F11 (twice) Toggle between Full Screen mode with and without the Ribbon
F12 Save document as
F12 Save As (same as Shift + F12, but with fewer options)
F4 Repeat last action
F4 Repeat applying the last style used
F4 (with text selected) Repeat the last character formatting action (e.g., bold, italicize)
F5 Go To specific page, section, bookmark, etc.
F7 Start Spell Check
F8 Extend selection to similar formatting
F8 Extend selection to the next occurrence of the same formatting
F9 Update fields
Insert + Comment Insert a comment (same as Alt + Ctrl + M)
Insert + Equation Insert an equation editor
Insert + Header/Footer Create header or footer
Insert + Header/Footer + Edit Header/Footer Edit the header or footer content
Insert + Picture Insert image
Insert + Picture + From File Insert an image from a file
Insert + Picture + Online Pictures Search for online pictures
Insert + Quick Parts Insert pre-defined building blocks (e.g., company address, signatures)
Insert + Rows or Columns Insert rows or columns within a table
Insert + Symbol Insert symbol
Insert + Symbol + More Symbols Open a wider selection of symbols
Insert + Table Insert a new table
Insert + Table + Draw Table Draw a custom table
Insert + Text Box Create a text box
Merge Cells Ctrl + Shift + M
Page Down Go to next page
Page Up Go to previous page
Shift + Alt + Up/Down arrow Resize a row or column (hold Shift while dragging the border)
Shift + arrows Extend selection by character, word, line, or paragraphMore 100
Shift + click on Find results list Select multiple find results
Shift + Enter Insert line break (within paragraph)
Shift + F12 Save As (with different options)
Shift + F5 Go to next/previous find result
Shift + Tab Go to previous table cell
Shift + Tab Insert a new table cell to the left
Shift + Tab (multiple times) Select multiple table cells to the left
Split Cells Alt + Enter followed by Ctrl + Enter
Split Window View + Arrange All + Vertical/Horizontal
Tab Go to next table cell
View Alt + followed by View option (e.g., Alt + V for Ruler) - Toggle various view settings using the menu bar
Win + D Minimize all windows
Win + M Minimize current window
Zoom Ctrl + Mouse wheel up/down
Zoom to 100% Ctrl + 0
Zoom to Selection Ctrl + Alt + Z
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