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Common Actions

ActionShortcut
Copy⌘+C
Cut⌘+X
Paste⌘+V
Paste without formatting⌘+⇧+V
Undo⌘+Z
Redo⌘+⇧+Z
Insert or edit link⌘+K
Open link⌥+↩
Show common keyboard shortcuts⌘+/
Save⌘+S
Print⌘+P
Open⌘+O
Find⌘+F
Find and replace⌘+⇧+H
Find next⌘+G
Find previous⌘+⇧+G
Insert comment⌘+⌥+M
Insert footnote⌘+⌥+F
Copy⌃+C
Cut⌃+X
Paste⌃+V
Paste without formatting⌃+⇧+V
Undo⌃+Z
Redo⌃+⇧+Z
Insert or edit link⌃+K
Open link⌥+Enter
Show common keyboard shortcuts⌃+/
Save⌃+S
Print⌃+P
Open⌃+O
Find⌃+F
Find and replace⌃+H
Find next⌃+G
Find previous⌃+⇧+G
Insert comment⌃+⌥+M
Insert footnote⌃+⌥+F

Text Formatting

ActionShortcut
Bold⌘+B
Italic⌘+I
Underline⌘+U
Strikethrough⌘+⇧+X
Superscript⌘+.
Subscript⌘or
Copy text formatting⌘+⌥+C
Paste text formatting⌘+⌥+V
Clear text formatting⌘+\
Increase font size⌘+⇧+.
Decrease font size⌘+⇧or
Bold⌃+B
Italic⌃+I
Underline⌃+U
Strikethrough⌥+⇧+5
Superscript⌃+.
Subscript⌃or
Copy text formatting⌃+⌥+C
Paste text formatting⌃+⌥+V
Clear text formatting⌃+\
Increase font size⌃+⇧+.
Decrease font size⌃+⇧or

Paragraph Formatting

ActionShortcut
Increase paragraph indentation⌘+]
Decrease paragraph indentation⌘+[
Apply normal text style⌘+⌥+0
Apply heading style 1⌘+⌥+1
Apply heading style 2⌘+⌥+2
Apply heading style 3⌘+⌥+3
Apply heading style 4⌘+⌥+4
Apply heading style 5⌘+⌥+5
Apply heading style 6⌘+⌥+6
Left align⌘+⇧+L
Center align⌘+⇧+E
Right align⌘+⇧+R
Justify⌘+⇧+J
Numbered list⌘+⇧+7
Bulleted list⌘+⇧+8
Checklist⌘+⇧+9
Increase paragraph indentation⌃+]
Decrease paragraph indentation⌃+[
Apply normal text style⌃+⌥+0
Apply heading style 1⌃+⌥+1
Apply heading style 2⌃+⌥+2
Apply heading style 3⌃+⌥+3
Apply heading style 4⌃+⌥+4
Apply heading style 5⌃+⌥+5
Apply heading style 6⌃+⌥+6
Left align⌃+⇧+L
Center align⌃+⇧+E
Right align⌃+⇧+R
Justify⌃+⇧+J
Numbered list⌃+⇧+7
Bulleted list⌃+⇧+8
Checklist⌃+⇧+9

Navigation

ActionShortcut
Move to beginning of line⌘+←
Move to end of line⌘+→
Move to beginning of document⌘+↑
Move to end of document⌘+↓
Move to previous word⌥+←
Move to next word⌥+→
Move to next heading⌃+⌘+N+H
Move to previous heading⌃+⌘+P+H
Go to page break⌃+⌘+N+B
Move to beginning of lineHome
Move to end of lineEnd
Move to beginning of document⌃+Home
Move to end of document⌃+End
Move to previous word⌃+←
Move to next word⌃+→
Move to next heading⌃+⌥+N+H
Move to previous heading⌃+⌥+P+H
Go to page break⌃+⌥+N+B

Selection

ActionShortcut
Select all⌘+A
Extend selection one character left⇧+←
Extend selection one character right⇧+→
Extend selection one line up⇧+↑
Extend selection one line down⇧+↓
Extend selection to beginning of line⌘+⇧+←
Extend selection to end of line⌘+⇧+→
Extend selection one word left⌥+⇧+←
Extend selection one word right⌥+⇧+→
Select all⌃+A
Extend selection one character left⇧+←
Extend selection one character right⇧+→
Extend selection one line up⇧+↑
Extend selection one line down⇧+↓
Extend selection to beginning of line⇧+Home
Extend selection to end of line⇧+End
Extend selection one word left⌃+⇧+←
Extend selection one word right⌃+⇧+→

Tools

ActionShortcut
Spelling and grammar check⌘+⌥+X
Word count⌘+⇧+C
Voice typing⌘+⇧+S
Define word⌘+⇧+Y
Spelling and grammar check⌃+⌥+X
Word count⌃+⇧+C
Voice typing⌃+⇧+S
Define word⌃+⇧+Y

Insert

ActionShortcut
Insert page break⌘+↩
Insert line break⇧+↩
Insert bookmark⌘+⌥+B
Insert special characters⌘+⌥+⇧+I
Insert page break⌃+Enter
Insert line break⇧+Enter
Insert bookmark⌃+⌥+B
Insert special characters⌃+⌥+⇧+I

Menu Access

ActionShortcut
Tool finder⌥+/
File menu⌃+⌥+F
Edit menu⌃+⌥+E
View menu⌃+⌥+V
Insert menu⌃+⌥+I
Format menu⌃+⌥+O
Tools menu⌃+⌥+T
Help menu⌃+⌥+H
Tool finder⌥+/
File menu⌥+F
Edit menu⌥+E
View menu⌥+V
Insert menu⌥+I
Format menu⌥+O
Tools menu⌥+T
Help menu⌥+H