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Using MS WORD… Made Easy !!!

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that can be used in MS WORD to make the work easier and do it faster…

CTRL + A = SELECT ALL

CTRL + B = BOLD TEXT

CTRL + C = COPY AN ITEM

CTRL + D = OPEN FONT FORMATTING WINDOW

CTRL + E = CENTER ALIGN TEXT

CTRL + F = FIND

CTRL + G = GO TO SPECIFIC PAGE OR BOOKMARK

CTRL + H = REPLACE TEXT

CTRL + I = ITALICIZE TEXT

CTRL + J = JUSTIFY TEXT

CTRL + K = OPEN INSERT HYPERLINK WINDOW

CTRL + L = LEFT ALIGN TEXT

CTRL + M = INDENT THE PARAGRAPH

CTRL + N = OPEN NEW DOCUMENT

CTRL + O = OPEN EXISTING DOCUMENT

CTRL + P = PRINT THE DOCUMENT

CTRL + Q = REMOVE PARAGRAPH FORMATTING

CTRL + R = RIGHT ALIGN TEXT

CTRL + S = SAVE THE DOCUMENT

CTRL + T = CREATE HANGING INDENT

CTRL + U = UNDERLINE TEXT

CTRL + V = PASTE THE COPIED ITEM

CTRL + W = CLOSE THE DOCUMENT

CTRL + X = CUT AN ITEM

CTRL + Y = REPEAT OR REDO A PREVIOUS ACTION

CTRL + Z = UNDO A PREVIOUS ACTION

CTRL + ] = INCREASE SELECTED FONT BY 1 POINT

CTRL + [ = DECREASE SELECTED TEXT BY 1 POINT

CTRL + 0 = ADD/ REMOVE 1 LINE SPACE PRECEDING A PARAGRAPH

CTRL + 1 = SINGLE – SPACE LINES

CTRL + 2 = DOUBLE – SPACE LINES

CTRL + 5 = 1.5 SPACE LINES

CTRL + LEFT ARROW = MOVE 1 WORD TO LEFT

CTRL + RIGHT ARROW = MOVE 1 WORD TO RIGHT

CTRL + UP ARROW = MOVE I PARAGRAPH UP

CTRL + DOWN ARROW = MOVE 1 PARAGRAPH DOWN

CTRL + PAGE UP = GO TO TOP OF PREVIOUS PAGE

CTRL + PAGE DOWN = GO TO TOP OF NEXT PAGE

CTRL + END = GO TO END OF DOCUMENT

CTRL + / + C = INSERT A CENT SIGN

CTRL + ‘ + = INSERT CHARACTER WITH ACCENT MARK WHERE REFERS TO CHARACTER. OPPOSITE ACCENT MARK CAN BE USED TO REVERSE THE ACCENT MARKED CHARACTER’S MARK

CTRL + DELETE = DELETES WORD TO RIGHT OF CURSOR

CTRL + BACKSPACE = DELETES WORDS TO LEFT OF CURSOR

CTRL + END = MOVES TO END OF DOCUMENT

CTRL + HOME = MOVES TO BEGINNING OF DOCUMENT

CTRL + SPACEBAR = RESETS HIGHLIGHTED TEXT TO DEFAULT FONT

CTRL +F1 = OPEN TASK PANE

CTRL + F2 = DISPLAY PRINT PREVIEW

CTRL + TAB = INSERT A TAB CHARACTER

CTRL + SHIFT + > = INCREASE FONT SIZE

CTRL + SHIFT + < = DECREASE FONT SIZE

CTRL + SHIFT + * = VIEW OR HIDE NON PRINTING CHARACTERS

CTRL + SHIFT + F6 = SWITCH TO ANOTHER OPEN WORD DOCUMENT

CTRL + SHIFT + F12 = PRINT THE DOCUMENT

CTRL + SHIFT + C = COPY FORMATS

CTRL + SHIFT + D = DOUBLE UNDERLINE TEXTS

CTRL + SHIFT + E = TRACK CHANGES

CTRL + SHIFT + F = CHANGE FONT

CTRL + SHIFT + H = APPLY HIDDEN TEXT FORMATTING

CTRL + SHIFT + K = FORMAT LETTERS AS SMALL CAPITALS

CTRL + SHIFT + L = APPLY LIST STYLE

CTRL + SHIFT + M = REMOVE PARAGRAPH INDENT FROM LEFT

CTRL + SHIFT + N = APPLY NORMAL STYLE

CTRL + SHIFT + P = CHANGE FORMAT SIZE

CTRL + SHIFT + Q = CHANGE THE SELECTION TO SYMBOL FONT

CTRL + SHIFT + S = APPLY STYLE

CTRL + SHIFT + T = REDUCE HANGING INDENT

CTRL + SHIFT + V = PASTE FORMATS

CTRL + SHIFT + W = UNDERLINE WORDS BUT NOT SPACEES

CTRL + ALT + 1 = CHANGE TEXT TO HEADING 1

CTRL + ALT + 2 = CHANGE TEXT TO HEADING 2

CTRL + ALT + 3 = CHANGE TEXT TO HEADING 3

CTRL + ALT + F2 = OPEN NEW DOCUMENT

CTRL + ALT + S = COPYRIGHT SYMBOL

CTRL + ALT + T = TRADEMARK SYMBOL

CTRL + ALT + R = REGISTERED TRADEMARK SYMBOL

CTRL + ALT + M = INSERT COMMENT

CTRL + ALT + I = SWITCH IN OR OUT OF PRINT PREVIEW

F1 = OPEN HELP

F4 = REPEAT LAST ACTION PERFORMED

F5 = OPEN FIND, REPLACE, GO TO WINDOW

F7 = SPELL CHECK OR GRAMMAR CHECK

F12 = SAVE AS

SHIFT + F3 = CHANGE FROM UPPER CASE TO LOWER OR SENTENCE CASE

SHIFT + F7 = RUNS A THESAURUS CHECK ON SELECTED WORD

SHIFT + F12 = SAVE THE DOCUMENT

SHIFT + ENTER = CREATE SOFT BREAK INSTEAD OF NEW PARAGRAPH

SHIFT + INSERT = PASTE

SHIFT + ALT + D = INSERT THE CURRENT DATE

SHIFT + ALT + T = INSERT THE CURRENT TIME

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