Learn Ms word latest shortkeys

Basic Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + N: Create a new document
  • Ctrl + O: Open an existing document
  • Ctrl + S: Save the current document
  • F12: Open the Save As dialog box
  • Ctrl + W: Close the current document
  • Ctrl + P: Open the Print dialog box
  • Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action
  • Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action

Navigation Shortcuts

  • Arrow Keys: Move one character/line up, down, left, or right
  • Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Move one word/paragraph up, down, left, or right
  • Home: Move to the beginning of the line
  • End: Move to the end of the line
  • Ctrl + Home: Move to the beginning of the document
  • Ctrl + End: Move to the end of the document
  • Page Up: Move up one screen
  • Page Down: Move down one screen
  • Ctrl + G: Go to a specific page, section, line, etc.

Selection Shortcuts

  • Shift + Arrow Keys: Extend the selection by one character/line
  • Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys: Extend the selection by one word/paragraph
  • Ctrl + A: Select the entire document
  • Shift + Home: Extend the selection to the beginning of the line
  • Shift + End: Extend the selection to the end of the line
  • Ctrl + Shift + Home: Extend the selection to the beginning of the document
  • Ctrl + Shift + End: Extend the selection to the end of the document

Formatting Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + B: Apply or remove bold formatting
  • Ctrl + I: Apply or remove italic formatting
  • Ctrl + U: Apply or remove underline formatting
  • Ctrl + D: Open the Font dialog box
  • Ctrl + Shift + F: Change the font
  • Ctrl + Shift + P: Change the font size
  • Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase the font size
  • Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease the font size
  • Ctrl + E: Center align the text
  • Ctrl + L: Left align the text
  • Ctrl + R: Right align the text
  • Ctrl + J: Justify the text

Editing Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + X: Cut the selected text
  • Ctrl + C: Copy the selected text
  • Ctrl + V: Paste the copied text
  • Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste special
  • Delete: Delete the selected text or the character to the right of the cursor
  • Backspace: Delete the character to the left of the cursor
  • Ctrl + Backspace: Delete the word to the left of the cursor
  • Ctrl + Delete: Delete the word to the right of the cursor

Table Shortcuts

  • Tab: Move to the next cell in a table
  • Shift + Tab: Move to the previous cell in a table
  • Ctrl + Tab: Insert a tab character in a table cell
  • Ctrl + Alt + T: Insert a table
  • Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys: Select a column/row in a table

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

  • F1: Open the Help pane
  • F7: Open the Spelling and Grammar dialog box
  • Shift + F7: Open the Thesaurus
  • Alt + Ctrl + F1: Display system information
  • Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date
  • Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time

Special Character Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + - (Hyphen): Insert an optional hyphen
  • Ctrl + Shift + - (Hyphen): Insert a non-breaking hyphen
  • Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar: Insert a non-breaking space
  • Ctrl + Enter: Insert a page break
  • Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Insert a column break

These shortcuts can greatly enhance your efficiency when working in Word by allowing you to perform tasks quickly and with minimal use of the mouse.