Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Updated 2011.06.06
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To |
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CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
Create a
nonbreaking space |
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CTRL+HYPHEN |
Create a
nonbreaking hyphen |
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CTRL+B |
Make
letters bold |
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CTRL+I |
Make
letters italic |
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CTRL+U |
Make
letters underline |
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CTRL+SHIFT+< |
Decrease
font size |
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CTRL+SHIFT+> |
Increase
font size |
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CTRL+Q |
Remove
paragraph formatting |
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CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Remove
character formatting |
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CTRL+C |
Copy the
selected text or object |
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CTRL+X |
Cut the
selected text or object |
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CTRL+V |
Paste
text or an object |
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CTRL+Z |
Undo the
last action |
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CTRL+Y |
Redo the
last action |
Note
To enlarge the Help window to fill the screen, press ALT+SPACEBAR and then
press X. To restore the window to its previous size and location, press
ALT+SPACEBAR and then press R. To print this topic, press CTRL+P.
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To |
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CTRL+P |
Print a
document |
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ALT+CTRL+I |
Switch in
or out of Print Preview |
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Arrow
keys |
Move
around the preview page when zoomed in |
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PAGE UP
or PAGE DOWN |
Move by
one preview page when zoomed out |
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CTRL+HOME |
Move to
the first preview page when zoomed out |
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CTRL+END |
Move to
the last preview page when zoomed out |
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To |
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CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Change
the font |
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CTRL+SHIFT+P |
Change
the font size |
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CTRL+SHIFT+> |
Increase
the font size |
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CTRL+SHIFT+< |
Decrease
the font size |
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CTRL+] |
Increase
the font size by 1 point |
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CTRL+[ |
Decrease
the font size by 1 point |
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To |
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CTRL+D |
Change
the formatting of characters (Font command, Format menu) |
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SHIFT+F3 |
Change
the case of letters |
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CTRL+SHIFT+A |
Format
letters as all capitals |
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CTRL+B |
Apply
bold formatting |
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CTRL+U |
Apply an
underline |
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CTRL+SHIFT+W |
Underline
words but not spaces |
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CTRL+SHIFT+D |
Double-underline
text |
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CTRL+SHIFT+H |
Apply
hidden text formatting |
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CTRL+I |
Apply
italic formatting |
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CTRL+SHIFT+K |
Format
letters as small capitals |
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CTRL+EQUAL
SIGN |
Apply
subscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
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CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS
SIGN |
Apply
superscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
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CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Remove
manual character formatting |
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CTRL+SHIFT+Q |
Change
the selection to the Symbol font |
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To |
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CTRL+SHIFT+*
(asterisk) |
Display
nonprinting characters |
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SHIFT+F1
(then click the text whose formatting you want to review) |
Review
text formatting |
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CTRL+SHIFT+C |
Copy
formats |
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CTRL+SHIFT+V |
Paste
formats |
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Press |
To set
line spacing to |
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CTRL+1 |
Single-space
lines |
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CTRL+2 |
Double-space
lines |
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CTRL+5 |
Set
1.5-line spacing |
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CTRL+0
(zero) |
Add or
remove one line space preceding a paragraph |
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To |
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CTRL+E |
Center a
paragraph |
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CTRL+J |
Justify a
paragraph |
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CTRL+L |
Left
align a paragraph |
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CTRL+R |
Right
align a paragraph |
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CTRL+M |
Indent a
paragraph from the left |
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CTRL+SHIFT+M |
Remove a
paragraph indent from the left |
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CTRL+T |
Create a
hanging indent |
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CTRL+SHIFT+T |
Reduce a
hanging indent |
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CTRL+Q |
Remove
paragraph formatting |
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To |
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CTRL+SHIFT+S |
Apply a
style |
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ALT+CTRL+K |
Start AutoFormat |
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CTRL+SHIFT+N |
Apply the
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ALT+CTRL+1 |
Apply the
Heading 1 style |
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ALT+CTRL+2 |
Apply the
Heading 2 style |
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ALT+CTRL+3 |
Apply the
Heading 3 style |
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CTRL+SHIFT+L |
Apply the
List style |
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To |
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BACKSPACE |
Delete
one character to the left |
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CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Delete
one word to the left |
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DELETE |
Delete
one character to the right |
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CTRL+DELETE |
Delete
one word to the right |
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CTRL+X |
Cut
selected text to the Clipboard |
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CTRL+Z |
Undo the
last action |
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CTRL+F3 |
Cut to
the Spike |
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Press |
To |
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CTRL+C |
Copy text
or graphics |
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CTRL+C,
CTRL+C |
Display
the Clipboard |
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F2 (then
move the insertion point and press ENTER) |
Move text
or graphics |
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ALT+F3 |
Create AutoText |
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CTRL+V |
Paste the
Clipboard contents |
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CTRL+SHIFT+F3 |
Paste the
Spike contents |
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ALT+SHIFT+R |
Copy the
header or footer used in the previous section of the document |
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Press |
To
insert |
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CTRL+F9 |
A field |
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ENTER
(after typing the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when
the ScreenTip appears) |
An AutoText entry |
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SHIFT+ENTER |
A line
break |
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CTRL+ENTER |
A page
break |
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CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
A column
break |
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CTRL+HYPHEN |
An
optional hyphen |
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CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN |
A
nonbreaking hyphen |
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CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
A
nonbreaking space |
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ALT+CTRL+C |
The
copyright symbol |
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ALT+CTRL+R |
The
registered trademark symbol |
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ALT+CTRL+T |
The
trademark symbol |
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ALT+CTRL+period |
An
ellipsis |
Select
text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point.
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Press |
To
extend a selection |
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SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW |
One
character to the right |
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SHIFT+LEFT
ARROW |
One
character to the left |
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CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW |
To the
end of a word |
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CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
ARROW |
To the
beginning of a word |
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SHIFT+END |
To the
end of a line |
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SHIFT+HOME |
To the
beginning of a line |
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SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW |
One line
down |
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SHIFT+UP
ARROW |
One line
up |
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CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW |
To the
end of a paragraph |
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CTRL+SHIFT+UP
ARROW |
To the
beginning of a paragraph |
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SHIFT+PAGE
DOWN |
One
screen down |
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SHIFT+PAGE
UP |
One
screen up |
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CTRL+SHIFT+HOME |
To the
beginning of a document |
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CTRL+SHIFT+END |
To the
end of a document |
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ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE
DOWN |
To the
end of a window |
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CTRL+A |
To
include the entire document |
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CTRL+SHIFT+F8,
and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode |
To a
vertical block of text |
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F8+arrow
keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode |
To a
specific location in a document |
Tip If you know the key
combination to move the insertion point, you can generally select the text by
using the same key combination while holding down SHIFT. For example,
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW moves the insertion point to the next word, and
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW selects the text from the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word.
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TAB |
Select
the next cell's contents |
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SHIFT+TAB |
Select
the preceding cell's contents |
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Hold down
SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly |
Extend a
selection to adjacent cells |
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Click in
the column's top or bottom cell. Hold down SHIFT and press the UP ARROW or
DOWN ARROW key repeatedly |
Select a
column |
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CTRL+SHIFT+F8,
and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode |
Extend a
selection (or block) |
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SHIFT+F8 |
Reduce
the selection size |
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ALT+5 on
the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK off) |
Select an
entire table |
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To |
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F8 |
Turn
extend mode on |
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F8, and
then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
Select
the nearest character |
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F8 (press
once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so forth) |
Increase
the size of a selection |
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SHIFT+F8 |
Reduce
the size of a selection |
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ESC |
Turn
extend mode off |
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Press |
To
move |
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LEFT
ARROW |
One
character to the left |
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RIGHT
ARROW |
One
character to the right |
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CTRL+LEFT
ARROW |
One word
to the left |
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CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW |
One word
to the right |
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CTRL+UP
ARROW |
One
paragraph up |
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CTRL+DOWN
ARROW |
One
paragraph down |
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SHIFT+TAB |
One cell
to the left (in a table) |
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TAB |
One cell
to the right (in a table) |
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UP ARROW |
Up one
line |
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DOWN
ARROW |
Down one
line |
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END |
To the
end of a line |
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HOME |
To the
beginning of a line |
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ALT+CTRL+PAGE
UP |
To the
top of the window |
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ALT+CTRL+PAGE
DOWN |
To the
end of the window |
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PAGE UP |
Up one
screen (scrolling) |
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PAGE DOWN |
Down one
screen (scrolling) |
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CTRL+PAGE
DOWN |
To the
top of the next page |
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CTRL+PAGE
UP |
To the
top of the previous page |
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CTRL+END |
To the
end of a document |
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CTRL+HOME |
To the
beginning of a document |
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SHIFT+F5 |
To a
previous revision |
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SHIFT+F5 |
To the
location of the insertion point when the document was last closed |
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Press |
To
move to the |
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TAB |
Next cell
in a row |
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SHIFT+TAB |
Previous
cell in a row |
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ALT+HOME |
First
cell in a row |
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ALT+END |
Last cell
in a row |
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ALT+PAGE
UP |
First
cell in a column |
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ALT+PAGE
DOWN |
Last cell
in a column |
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UP ARROW |
Previous
row |
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DOWN
ARROW |
Next row |
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Press |
To
insert |
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ENTER |
New
paragraphs in a cell |
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CTRL+TAB |
Tab
characters in a cell |
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Press |
To |
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CTRL+N |
Create a
new document of the same type as the current or most recent document |
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CTRL+O |
Open a
document |
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CTRL+W |
Close a
document |
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ALT+CTRL+S |
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ALT+SHIFT+C |
Remove
the document window split |
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CTRL+S |
Save a
document |
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To |
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CTRL+F |
Find
text, formatting, and special items |
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ALT+CTRL+Y |
Repeat
find (after closing Find and Replace window) |
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CTRL+H |
Replace
text, specific formatting, and special items |
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CTRL+G |
Go to a
page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location |
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ALT+CTRL+Z |
Go back
to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location |
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ALT+CTRL+HOME |
Browse
through a document |
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Press |
To |
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ESC |
Cancel an
action |
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CTRL+Z |
Undo an
action |
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CTRL+Y |
Redo or
repeat an action |
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To |
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ALT+CTRL+P |
Switch to
print layout view |
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ALT+CTRL+O |
Switch to
outline view |
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ALT+CTRL+N |
Switch to
normal view |
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CTRL+\ |
Move
between a master document and its subdocuments |
Note
To enlarge the Help window to fill the screen, press ALT+SPACEBAR and then
press X. To restore the window to its previous size and location, press
ALT+SPACEBAR and then press R. To print this topic, press CTRL+P.
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Press |
To |
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ALT+CTRL+M |
Insert a
comment |
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CTRL+SHIFT+E |
Turn
track changes on or off |
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HOME |
Go to the
beginning of a comment |
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END |
Go to the
end of a comment |
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CTRL+HOME |
Go to the
beginning of the list of comments |
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CTRL+END |
Go to the
end of the list of comments |