Basic Shortcut Commands in Microsoft Word
General Shortcuts
New Document: Ctrl + N
Open Document: Ctrl + O
Save Document: Ctrl + S
Save As: F12
Print: Ctrl + P
Close Document: Ctrl + W
Undo: Ctrl + Z
Redo: Ctrl + Y
Cut: Ctrl + X
Copy: Ctrl + C
Paste: Ctrl + V
Select All: Ctrl + A
Find: Ctrl + F
Replace: Ctrl + H
Go To: Ctrl + G
Formatting Shortcuts
Bold: Ctrl + B
Italic: Ctrl + I
Underline: Ctrl + U
Strikethrough: Ctrl + Shift + X
Superscript: Ctrl + Shift + =
Subscript: Ctrl + =
Clear Formatting: Ctrl + Spacebar
Increase Font Size: Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease Font Size: Ctrl + Shift + <
Change Case: Shift + F3
Paragraph Shortcuts
Align Left: Ctrl + L
Align Center: Ctrl + E
Align Right: Ctrl + R
Justify: Ctrl + J
Increase Indent: Ctrl + M
Decrease Indent: Ctrl + Shift + M
Single Line Spacing: Ctrl + 1
Double Line Spacing: Ctrl + 2
1.5 Line Spacing: Ctrl + 5
Add Space Before Paragraph: Ctrl + 0
Navigation Shortcuts
Move to Beginning of Line: Home
Move to End of Line: End
Move to Beginning of Document: Ctrl + Home
Move to End of Document: Ctrl + End
Move One Word to the Left: Ctrl + Left Arrow
Move One Word to the Right: Ctrl + Right Arrow
Move One Paragraph Up: Ctrl + Up Arrow
Move One Paragraph Down: Ctrl + Down Arrow
Table Shortcuts
Move to Next Cell: Tab
Move to Previous Cell: Shift + Tab
Add New Row at End of Table: Tab (in the last cell of the table)
Select Table Column: Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Key (Up or Down)
Select Table Row: Shift + Arrow Key (Left or Right)
Working with Text
Delete Word to the Left: Ctrl + Backspace
Delete Word to the Right: Ctrl + Delete
Select Word: Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Select Paragraph: Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow
Select Line: Shift + Home/End
Select All Text in a Document: Ctrl + A
View and Window Shortcuts
Switch Between Open Documents: Ctrl + F6
Zoom In: Ctrl + =
Zoom Out: Ctrl + -
Open Zoom Dialog Box: Alt + W, Q
Special Shortcuts
Insert Hyperlink: Ctrl + K
Insert Page Break: Ctrl + Enter
Insert Footnote: Ctrl + Alt + F
Insert Endnote: Ctrl + Alt + D
Insert Comment: Ctrl + Alt + M
