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Less Commonly Used Keyboard Combinations

The document lists keyboard shortcuts for common commands in Microsoft Word, organized by function. Some of the most frequently used shortcuts include Ctrl+N to open a new document, Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+X/C/V to cut, copy and paste, Ctrl+Z to undo, and Ctrl+B/I/U to make text bold, italic, or underlined. Additional shortcuts allow formatting text size and style, navigating documents, switching windows, and more.

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Less Commonly Used Keyboard Combinations

The document lists keyboard shortcuts for common commands in Microsoft Word, organized by function. Some of the most frequently used shortcuts include Ctrl+N to open a new document, Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+X/C/V to cut, copy and paste, Ctrl+Z to undo, and Ctrl+B/I/U to make text bold, italic, or underlined. Additional shortcuts allow formatting text size and style, navigating documents, switching windows, and more.

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Syeda Sehrish Kiran
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Ctrl+N

Open a new word document


quickly.

Cut- Removes the selection from


Ctrl+X the active document and places it
on the clipboard.

Ctrl+O

Opens a previously saved


document.

Copies the selection to the


Ctrl+C clipboard

Paste - Inserts the contents of the


Closes the active window, but
Ctrl+W does not Exit Word.
Ctrl+V clipboard at the insertion point
(cursor) or whatever is selected.

Ctrl+S

Saves the active document


with its current file name,
location and format.

Selects all text and graphics in the


Ctrl+A active window.

Ctrl+P

Prints the active file, also


gives the opportunity to
change print options

Find - Searches for specified text


Ctrl+F in the active document

Exit - Closes Microsoft


Alt+F4 Word.

Bold - Formats selected text; make


Ctrl+B text bold, or remove bold
formatting

Ctrl+Z

Undo the last action. This


selection can be repeated
several times.

Ctrl+I

Ctrl+Y

Redo - After an action has


been undone, it can be
reinstated in the document.

Underline - Formats selected text;


Ctrl+U make text underlined or remove
underline

Italic - Formats selected text;


make text italic or remove italic

Less commonly used keyboard combinations


Increase selected text in increments like
the drop down font menu (Thanks Daniel)

Apply superscript
formatting

Decrease selected text in increments like


the drop down font menu

Apply subscript
formatting

Increase selected text one point

Copy formats

Decrease selected text one point

Paste formats

Change case of the letters

Single space lines

Underline words but not spaces

Set 1.5 line spacing

Double underline text

Double space lines

Center a paragraph

Delete one word to the


left

Justify a paragraph

Delete one word to the


right

Left align a paragraph

Right align a paragraph

Indent a paragraph from the left

Insert a line break

Create a hanging indent

Reduce a hanging indent

If text is already selected and you want to extend the selection area
Extend selection one character to the left

Extend selection one


character to the right

Extend selection to the end of a word

Extend selection to the


beginning of a word

If you want to move the cursor


One character to the right

One character to the left

One word to the right

One word to the left

To the end of a document

To the beginning of a
document

Switch to the next window.

ALT+TAB

Switch to the previous window.

ALT+SHIFT+TAB

Close the active window.

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.

PRINT SCREEN

Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.

CTRL+TAB

Move to the next option or option group.

TAB

Move to the previous option or option group.

SHIFT+TAB

Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command


and close a dialog box.

ESC

The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.
Press ALT.

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

SHIFT+F10

Open the Word Count dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+G

Go back one page.

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Go forward one page.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

A line break

SHIFT+ENTER

A page break

CTRL+ENTER

A column break

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters.

CTRL+D

Change the selection to the Symbol font.

CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).

F7

Maximize the document window.

CTRL+F10

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