MS Word Hotkeys

CTRL and A


Selects all in the current document.

CTRL and B


Bold text.

CTRL and C


Copies the item or text to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.

CTRL and D


Displays the Font dialogue box.

CTRL and E


Centre Alignment.

CTRL and F


Displays the Find dialog box, to search the current document.

CTRL and G


Displays the Go to dialog box, to go to a specific location in the current document.

CTRL and H


Displays the Replace dialogue box.

CTRL and I


Italic text.

CTRL and J


Full Justification.

CTRL and K


Create Hyperlink

CTRL and L


Left Alignment

CTRL and M


Tab

CTRL and N


Creates a new document.

CTRL and O


Displays the Open File dialogue box.

CTRL and P


Displays the Print dialog box.

CTRL and R


Right Alignment.

CTRL and S


Displays the Save dialog box.

CTRL and U


Underline text

CTRL and V


Pastes the copied item or text from the Clipboard into the current position in the document.

CTRL and X


Cuts the item or text selected to the Clipboard.

CTRL and Y


Redo the last undone action.

CTRL and Z


Undoes the last action.

CTRL and ENTER


Insert Page Break.

CTRL and F2


Show Print preview.

CTRL and F4


Closes the active document window.

CTRL and F6


Opens the next document window.



F1 key


Get help or use the Office assistant.

SHIFT and F1 Key


Context sensitive help.

F2 Key


Move text or image.

SHIFT and F2 Key


Copy Text.

F3 Key


Insert an auto text entry.

SHIFT and F3 Key


Change the case of the selected text.

F4 Key


Perform last action again.

SHIFT and F4 Key


Perform a Find or Go to action again.

F5 Key


Displays the Go to dialogue box, from here you can also Find and Replace.

SHIFT and F5 Key


Move to a previous revision.

F6 Key


Go to the next frame or pane.

SHIFT and F6 Key


Go to the previous frame or pane.

F7 Key


Launch the Spell checker.

SHIFT and F7 Key


Launch the Thesaurus.

F8 Key


Extend the current selection.

SHIFT and F8 Key


Shrink the current selection.

F9 Key


Update the selected fields.

SHIFT and F9 Key


Switch between a field code and it's result.

F10 Key


Activate the menu bar.

SHIFT and F10 Key


Display a Shortcut Menu. Same as right clicking.

F11 Key


Go to the next field.

SHIFT and F11 Key


Go to the previous field.

F12 Key


Save file As, equivalent to tools menu.

SHIFT and F12 Key


Save document, equivalent to tools menu.