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Using MS WORD... Made Easy !!!
February 17, 20164 min read
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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