Useful keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word (Part 1)

Microsoft Word is an indispensable text editing software for office work and study. To use it effectively and quickly you need to know how to use keyboard shortcuts because they are really useful. The following Tips Make summarizes the useful keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word that you can apply to different versions of Word: 2003, 2007, 2010, .

1. Basic keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + O : Open a document

Ctrl + N : Open a new document

Ctrl + S : Save the document

F12 : Save the document in another name (save as)

Ctrl + C : Copy selected text (highlighted with left mouse button)

Ctrl + X : Cut selected text

Ctrl + V : Paste a selected text

Ctrl + F : Open the search dialog (find)

Ctrl + H : Open search and replace dialog box (find and replace)

Ctrl + P : Open the print dialog box

Ctrl + Z : Returns the status of the text before executing the last command (undo)

Ctrl + Y : Restore the current status of the text before you execute the command Ctrl + Z above

Alt + F4 : Close the Microsoft Word window

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2. Format

Ctrl + M : Format paragraph indentation (indented distance will be based on the First line option in Paragraph tab)

Ctrl + Shift + M : Delete indentation format

Ctrl + T : Indent the second line onwards of the text you are hovering.

Ctrl + Shift + T : Delete the indenting format of the 2nd line and onwards of a paragraph

Ctrl + B : Format in bold selected text

Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text

Ctrl + U : Format underlined text selected

Ctrl + D : Open the font format dialog box

Ctrl + J : Justify selected text

Ctrl + L : Left-align selected text

Ctrl + R : Right align the selected text

Ctrl + E : Center the selected text

3. Copy the format of a paragraph

Ctrl + Shift + C: copy the format of the data area in the format to be copied (similar to the quick paint tool - format painter)

Ctrl + Shift + V: paste the newly copied format into the currently selected data area

4. Select either the text or an object in the text

Shift + arrow key right (à) : Select a character behind the blinking mouse cursor

Shift + left arrow key (ß) : Select a character behind the blinking cursor

Ctrl + Shift + à: Select a word behind the blinking cursor

Ctrl + Shift + ß : Select a word in front of the blinking cursor

Shift + up arrow key: Select a line above the blinking cursor

Shift + down arrow key: Select a line below the blinking cursor

Ctrl + Shift + Home: Select from current position to the beginning of the text

Ctrl + Shift + End : Select from the current position to the end of the text

Ctrl + A: Select all text and slide objects depending on where the cursor is currently located

5. Move the cursor position in the text
Ctrl + right arrow key (à) or left (ß): Move over a word

Ctrl + arrow key up or down: Move through a paragraph

Ctrl + Pg Up (page up): Up one page

Ctrl + Pg Dn (page down) : Down one page
Ctrl + Home: Go to the beginning of the text
Ctrl + End: Go to end of text

6. Delete text or an object
Backspace: Delete a character in front of the blinking cursor

Ctrl + Backspace : Delete a word in front of the blinking cursor
Delete : Delete a character behind the blinking cursor
Ctrl + Delete : Delete a word behind the blinking cursor

Above Tips Make has introduced you to some basic and useful shortcuts in Microsoft Word software part 1, hope you look forward to the upcoming part 2.