Thursday, March 19, 2009

200 Plus Microsoft Shortcuts to Speed Up your Word Formatting

You probably have a few favorite keyboard shortcuts for formatting text - like Ctrl + B for applying boldface, Ctrl + I for applying italics, Ctrl + U for underlining, and maybe Ctrl + L to left-align text. But Word provides buttons for those tasks on the Formatting toolbar, so efficiency of using these options are quite questionable. The real convenience lies in knowing some more obscure keyboard shortcuts - the ones that have no default button equivalents and that can save users from having to scrounge around dialog boxes looking for the appropriate options.
The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts that are available in Microsoft Word 2002, in Microsoft Office Word 2003, and in Microsoft Office Word 2007. This list is a compilation of the individual keyboard shortcut lists available in Word 2002 Help and in Word 2003 Help.

Note Shortcut keys mentioned in the Help topics, menus, and dialog boxes refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts may not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard. If you are using a different language keyboard layout from the version of Word you are using, you may have to make adjustments when using shortcut keys.
Command Name                 
Shortcut Keys
All Caps                     
CTRL+SHIFT+A
Annotation                   
ALT+CTRL+M
App Maximize                 
ALT+F10
App Restore                  
ALT+F5
Apply Heading1               
ALT+CTRL+1
Apply Heading2               
ALT+CTRL+2
Apply Heading3               
ALT+CTRL+3
Apply List Bullet            
CTRL+SHIFT+L
Auto Format                  
ALT+CTRL+K
Auto Text                    
F3 or ALT+CTRL+V
Bold                         
CTRL+B or CTRL+SHIFT+B
Bookmark                     
CTRL+SHIFT+F5
Browse Next                  
CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Browse Previous              
CTRL+PAGE UP
Browse Sel                   
ALT+CTRL+HOME
Cancel                       
ESC
Center Para                  
CTRL+E
Change Case                  
SHIFT+F3
Char Left                    
LEFT
Char Left Extend              
SHIFT+LEFT
Char Right                   
RIGHT
Char Right Extend            
SHIFT+RIGHT
Clear                        
DELETE
Close or Exit                
ALT+F4
Close Pane                   
ALT+SHIFT+C
Column Break                 
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Column Select                
CTRL+SHIFT+F8
Copy                         
CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
Copy Format                  
CTRL+SHIFT+C
Copy Text                    
SHIFT+F2
Create Auto Text             
ALT+F3
Customize Add Menu           
ALT+CTRL+=
Customize Keyboard           
ALT+CTRL+NUM +
Customize Remove Menu        
ALT+CTRL+-
Cut                          
CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
Date Field                   
ALT+SHIFT+D
Delete Back Word             
CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete Word                  
CTRL+DELETE
Dictionary                   
ALT+SHIFT+F7
Do Field Click               
ALT+SHIFT+F9
Doc Close                    
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
Doc Maximize                 
CTRL+F10
Doc Move                      
CTRL+F7
Doc Restore                  
CTRL+F5
Doc Size                     
CTRL+F8
Doc Split                    
ALT+CTRL+S
Double Underline             
CTRL+SHIFT+D
End of Column                
ALT+PAGE DOWN
End of Column                 
ALT+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
End of Doc Extend            
CTRL+SHIFT+END
End of Document              
CTRL+END
End of Line                  
END
End of Line Extend           
SHIFT+END
End of Row                   
ALT+END
End of Row                    
ALT+SHIFT+END
End of Window                
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
End of Window Extend         
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Endnote Now                  
ALT+CTRL+D
Extend Selection             
F8
Field Chars                  
CTRL+F9
Field Codes                  
ALT+F9
Find                         
CTRL+F
Font                         
CTRL+D or CTRL+SHIFT+F
Font Size Select             
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Footnote Now                 
ALT+CTRL+F
Go Back                      
SHIFT+F5 or ALT+CTRL+Z
Go To                        
CTRL+G or F5
Grow Font                    
CTRL+SHIFT+.
Grow Font One Point          
CTRL+]
Hanging Indent               
CTRL+T
Header Footer Link           
ALT+SHIFT+R
Help                          
F1
Hidden                       
CTRL+SHIFT+H
Hyperlink                    
CTRL+K
Indent                       
CTRL+M
Italic                       
CTRL+I or CTRL+SHIFT+I
Justify Para                 
CTRL+J
Left Para                    
CTRL+L
Line Down                    
DOWN
Line Down Extend             
SHIFT+DOWN
Line Up                      
UP
Line Up Extend               
SHIFT+UP
List Num Field               
ALT+CTRL+L
Lock Fields                  
CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11
Macro                        
ALT+F8
Mail Merge Check             
ALT+SHIFT+K
Mail Merge Edit Data Source  
ALT+SHIFT+E
Mail Merge to Doc            
ALT+SHIFT+N
Mail Merge to Printer        
ALT+SHIFT+M
Mark Citation                
ALT+SHIFT+I
Mark Index Entry             
ALT+SHIFT+X
Mark Table of Contents Entry 
ALT+SHIFT+O
Menu Mode                    
F10
Merge Field                  
ALT+SHIFT+F
Microsoft Script Editor      
ALT+SHIFT+F11
Microsoft System Info        
ALT+CTRL+F1
Move Text                    
F2
New                          
CTRL+N
Next Cell                    
TAB
Next Field                   
F11 or ALT+F1
Next Misspelling             
ALT+F7
Next Object                  
ALT+DOWN
Next Window                   
CTRL+F6 or ALT+F6
Normal                       
ALT+CTRL+N
Normal Style                 
CTRL+SHIFT+N or ALT+SHIFT+CLEAR (NUM 5)
Open                         
CTRL+O or CTRL+F12 or ALT+CTRL+F2
Open or Close Up Para        
CTRL+0
Other Pane                   
F6 or SHIFT+F6
Outline                      
ALT+CTRL+O
Outline Collapse             
ALT+SHIFT+- or ALT+SHIFT+NUM -
Outline Demote               
ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT
Outline Expand               
ALT+SHIFT+=
Outline Expand               
ALT+SHIFT+NUM +
Outline Move Down            
ALT+SHIFT+DOWN
Outline Move Up              
ALT+SHIFT+UP
Outline Promote              
ALT+SHIFT+LEFT
Outline Show First Line      
ALT+SHIFT+L
Overtype                     
INSERT
Page                         
ALT+CTRL+P
Page Break                   
CTRL+ENTER
Page Down                    
PAGE DOWN
Page Down Extend             
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Page Field                   
ALT+SHIFT+P
Page Up                      
PAGE UP
Page Up Extend               
SHIFT+PAGE UP
Para Down                    
CTRL+DOWN
Para Down Extend             
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN
Para Up                      
CTRL+UP
Para Up Extend               
CTRL+SHIFT+UP
Paste                         
CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT
Paste Format                 
CTRL+SHIFT+V
Prev Cell                    
SHIFT+TAB
Prev Field                   
SHIFT+F11 or ALT+SHIFT+F1
Prev Object                  
ALT+UP
Prev Window                  
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or ALT+SHIFT+F6
Print                        
CTRL+P or CTRL+SHIFT+F12
Print Preview                
CTRL+F2 or ALT+CTRL+I
Proofing                     
F7
Redo                         
ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Redo or Repeat               
CTRL+Y or F4 or ALT+ENTER
Repeat Find                  
SHIFT+F4 or ALT+CTRL+Y
Replace                      
CTRL+H
Reset Char                   
CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+SHIFT+Z
Reset Para                   
CTRL+Q
Revision Marks Toggle        
CTRL+SHIFT+E
Right Para                   
CTRL+R
Save                         
CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2
Save As                      
F12
Select All                   
CTRL+A or CTRL+CLEAR (NUM 5) or CTRL+NUM 5
Select Table                 
ALT+CLEAR (NUM 5)
Show All                     
CTRL+SHIFT+8
Show All Headings            
ALT+SHIFT+A
Show Heading1                
ALT+SHIFT+1
Show Heading2                
ALT+SHIFT+2
Show Heading3                
ALT+SHIFT+3
Show Heading4                 
ALT+SHIFT+4
Show Heading5                
ALT+SHIFT+5
Show Heading6                
ALT+SHIFT+6
Show Heading7                
ALT+SHIFT+7
Show Heading8                
ALT+SHIFT+8
Show Heading9                
ALT+SHIFT+9
Shrink Font                   
CTRL+SHIFT+,
Shrink Font One Point        
CTRL+[
Small Caps                   
CTRL+SHIFT+K
Space Para1                  
CTRL+1
Space Para15                 
CTRL+5
Space Para2                  
CTRL+2
Spike                         
CTRL+SHIFT+F3 or CTRL+F3
Start of Column              
ALT+PAGE UP
Start of Column              
ALT+SHIFT+PAGE UP
Start of Doc Extend          
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Start of Document            
CTRL+HOME
Start of Line               
HOME
Start of Line Extend         
SHIFT+HOME
Start of Row                 
ALT+HOME
Start of Row                 
ALT+SHIFT+HOME
Start of Window              
ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
Start of Window Extend       
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP
Style                         
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Subscript                    
CTRL+=
Superscript                  
CTRL+SHIFT+=
Symbol Font                  
CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Thesaurus                    
SHIFT+F7
Time Field                   
ALT+SHIFT+T
Toggle Field Display          
SHIFT+F9
Toggle Master Subdocs        
CTRL+\
Tool                         
SHIFT+F1
Un Hang                      
CTRL+SHIFT+T
Un Indent                    
CTRL+SHIFT+M
Underline                    
CTRL+U or CTRL+SHIFT+U
Undo                          
CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
Unlink Fields                
CTRL+6 or CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Unlock Fields                
CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11
Update Auto Format           
ALT+CTRL+U
Update Fields                
F9 or ALT+SHIFT+U
Update Source                
CTRL+SHIFT+F7
VBCode                       
ALT+F11
Web Go Back                  
ALT+LEFT
Web Go Forward               
ALT+RIGHT
Word Left                    
CTRL+LEFT
Word Left Extend             
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
Word Right                   
CTRL+RIGHT
Word Right Extend            
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
Word Underline               
CTRL+SHIFT+W
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