Microsoft Word logo

Microsoft Word

Professional word processing software for creating documents, reports, and publications with rich formatting and collaboration features

160 shortcuts

Visit website
Platform

Frequently Used

ActionShortcut
Open document⌘+O
Create new document⌘+N
Save document⌘+S
Close document⌘+W
Print⌘+P
Cut⌘+X
Copy⌘+C
Paste⌘+V
Paste special⌘+⌃+V
Select all⌘+A
Find⌘+F
Find and replace⌘+H
Undo⌘+Z
Redo⌘+Y
Open document⌃+O
Create new document⌃+N
Save document⌃+S
Close document⌃+W
Print⌃+P
Cut⌃+X
Copy⌃+C
Paste⌃+V
Paste special⌃+⌥+V
Select all⌃+A
Find⌃+F
Find and replace⌃+H
Undo⌃+Z
Redo⌃+Y

Text Formatting

ActionShortcut
Bold⌘+B
Italic⌘+I
Underline⌘+U
Strikethrough⌘+⇧+X
Subscript⌘+=
Superscript⌘+⇧+=
Increase font size⌘+⇧+>
Change case⇧+F3
Clear formatting⌘+Space
Copy formatting⌘+⇧+C
Paste formatting⌘+⇧+V
Bold⌃+B
Italic⌃+I
Underline⌃+U
Strikethrough⌃+⇧+X
Subscript⌃+=
Superscript⌃+⇧+=
Increase font size⌃+]
Decrease font size⌃+[
Change case⇧+F3
Clear formatting⌃+Space
Copy formatting⌃+⇧+C
Paste formatting⌃+⇧+V

Paragraph Formatting

ActionShortcut
Align left⌘+L
Center⌘+E
Align right⌘+R
Justify⌘+J
Increase indent⌃+⇧+M
Decrease indent⌘+⇧+M
Single line spacing⌘+1
Double line spacing⌘+2
1.5 line spacing⌘+5
Add space before paragraph⌘+0
Align left⌃+L
Center⌃+E
Align right⌃+R
Justify⌃+J
Increase indent⌃+M
Decrease indent⌃+⇧+M
Single line spacing⌃+1
Double line spacing⌃+2
1.5 line spacing⌃+5
Add space before paragraph⌃+0

Navigation

ActionShortcut
Move one word left⌥+←
Move one word right⌥+→
Move to line beginning⌘+←
Move to line end⌘+→
Move to paragraph beginning⌘+↑
Move to paragraph end⌘+↓
Move to document beginning⌘+Fn+←
Move to document end⌘+Fn+→
Go to page⌘+⌥+G
Move one word left⌃+←
Move one word right⌃+→
Move to line beginningHome
Move to line endEnd
Move to paragraph beginning⌃+↑
Move to paragraph end⌃+↓
Move to document beginning⌃+Home
Move to document end⌃+End
Go to page⌃+G

Selection

ActionShortcut
Select wordDoubleclick
Select paragraphTripleclick
Extend selection one word left⌥+⇧+←
Extend selection one word right⌥+⇧+→
Extend selection to line beginning⌘+⇧+←
Extend selection to line end⌘+⇧+→
Extend selection to document beginning⌘+⇧+Fn+←
Extend selection to document end⌘+⇧+Fn+→
Select wordDoubleclick
Select paragraphTripleclick
Extend selection one word left⌃+⇧+←
Extend selection one word right⌃+⇧+→
Extend selection to line beginning⇧+Home
Extend selection to line end⇧+End
Extend selection to document beginning⌃+⇧+Home
Extend selection to document end⌃+⇧+End

Insert

ActionShortcut
Insert hyperlink⌘+K
Insert comment⌘+⌥+A
Insert footnote⌘+⌥+F
Insert endnote⌘+⌥+E
Insert page break⌘+↩
Insert line break⇧+↩
Insert column break⌘+⇧+↩
Insert current date⌃+⇧+D
Insert current time⌃+⇧+T
Insert hyperlink⌃+K
Insert comment⌃+⌥+M
Insert footnote⌃+⌥+F
Insert endnote⌃+⌥+D
Insert page break⌃+Enter
Insert line break⇧+Enter
Insert column break⌃+⇧+Enter
Insert current date⌥+⇧+D
Insert current time⌥+⇧+T

Styles

ActionShortcut
Apply Normal style⌘+⇧+N
Apply Heading 1⌘+⌥+1
Apply Heading 2⌘+⌥+2
Apply Heading 3⌘+⌥+3
Apply List Bullet style⌘+⇧+L
Apply Normal style⌃+⇧+N
Apply Heading 1⌃+⌥+1
Apply Heading 2⌃+⌥+2
Apply Heading 3⌃+⌥+3
Apply List Bullet style⌃+⇧+L

Review

ActionShortcut
Check spelling⌘+⌥+L
Open thesaurus⌘+⌥+⇧+R
Track changes on/off⌘+⇧+E
Next tracked change⌘+⌥+⇧+→
Previous tracked change⌘+⌥+⇧+←
Check spellingF7
Open thesaurus⇧+F7
Track changes on/off⌃+⇧+E
Next tracked change⌥+⇧+→
Previous tracked change⌥+⇧+←

View

ActionShortcut
Open Outline view⌘+⌥+O
Open Draft view⌘+⌥+N
Open Print Layout view⌘+⌥+P
Show/hide ruler⌘+R
Zoom in⌘+>
Open Outline view⌃+⌥+O
Open Draft view⌃+⌥+N
Open Print Layout view⌃+⌥+P
Show/hide ruler⌥+W+R
Zoom dialog⌥+W+Q

Ribbon Navigation

ActionShortcut
Open Home tab⌥+H
Open Insert tab⌥+N
Open Design tab⌥+G
Open Layout tab⌥+P
Open References tab⌥+S
Open Review tab⌥+R
Open View tab⌥+W