Word Short Cut keys
Shortcut Keys Description
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases
font by +2pt.
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F1 Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Shift + F3 Change the next in Microsoft Word
From upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every
word.
Shif + Insert Paste.
F4 Repeat the last action perfomed (Word 2000 +)
F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
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F7 Spell and grammer check selected next and/or document.
Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check in the word highlihted.
F12 Save as.
Shift + F12 Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Alt + Shif + T Insert the current time.
PC->Personal Computer
EPROM->Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
BIOS->Basic Input and Output System HDD ->Hard Disk Drive
PCI ->Peripheral Component Interconnect
UNIVAC ->Universal Automatic Computer
GUI ->Graphic User Interface
USB ->Universal Serial Bus
VGA ->Visual Graphic Adaptor
MAN ->Metropolitan Area Network
ASCII ->American Standard Code for Information Interchange
WAN ->Wide Area Network
EBCDIC->Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
LAN ->Local Area Network
EEPROM/EAPROM ->Electrical Erasable/Alterable Programmable Read Only Memory
CPU ->Central Processing Unit
OS->Operating System
ALU ->Arithmetic and Logic Unit DVD->Digital Versatile Disc
CD->Compact Disk
ROM->Read Only Memory
VDU ->Visual Display Unit
RAM ->Random Access Memory
ICT ->Information Communication Technology
PROM->Programmable Read-Only Memory
URL ->Uniform Resource Locator
IDE ->Integrated Drive Electronics
FORTRAN ->Formular Translator
MOS->Metaoxide Semi-Conductor
ATX ->Advanced Technology Extended
SIM->Subscriber Identification Module
MHZ ->Megahertz
ISP->Internet Service Provider
GHZ->Gigahertz
DBMS->Database Management System
