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
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.