MS WORD SHORTCUT KEYS LIST
Posted on March 15, 2025, 8:09 pm
Microsoft Word 2024 Shortcut Keys
Basic Shortcuts
Example: Press Ctrl + N to open a fresh Word document for a new project.
Example: Press Ctrl + O and select a file to open an existing Word document.
Example: Press Ctrl + S frequently to save changes to your document.
Example: Press Ctrl + W to close the current document.
- Ctrl + N - Create a new document
- Ctrl + O - Open an existing document
- Ctrl + S - Save the document
- Ctrl + W - Close the document
Editing Shortcuts
Example: Highlight a word and press Ctrl + C to copy it to the clipboard.
Example: Move to another location and press Ctrl + V to paste the copied text.
Example: Highlight a paragraph and press Ctrl + X to remove and move it elsewhere.
Example: Press Ctrl + Z to undo the last edit you made.
Example: Press Ctrl + Y to redo an action after undoing it.
- Ctrl + C - Copy selected text
- Ctrl + V - Paste copied text
- Ctrl + X - Cut selected text
- Ctrl + Z - Undo last action
- Ctrl + Y - Redo last undone action
Formatting Shortcuts
Example: Select a heading and press Ctrl + B to make it bold.
Example: Select a phrase and press Ctrl + I to italicize it for emphasis.
Example: Select a word and press Ctrl + U to underline it.
Example: Press Ctrl + Shift + W to underline only the words, not spaces between them.
Example: Select a heading and press Ctrl + Shift + D to double underline it.
- Ctrl + B - Bold selected text
- Ctrl + I - Italicize selected text
- Ctrl + U - Underline selected text
- Ctrl + Shift + W - Underline words but not spaces
- Ctrl + Shift + D - Double underline text
Navigation Shortcuts
Example: Press Ctrl + Home to instantly jump to the top of your document.
Example: Press Ctrl + End to scroll directly to the end of your document.
Example: Use Ctrl + Right Arrow to move one word at a time in a sentence.
- Ctrl + Home - Move to the beginning of the document
- Ctrl + End - Move to the end of the document
- Ctrl + Arrow Keys - Move by word
Page & Paragraph Shortcuts
Example: Press Ctrl + Enter to start a new page for a new chapter.
Example: Press Ctrl + 1 to format the paragraph with single line spacing.
Example: Press Ctrl + 2 to increase line spacing for readability.
Example: Press Ctrl + 5 to format with 1.5 line spacing.
- Ctrl + Enter - Insert a page break
- Ctrl + 1 - Single line spacing
- Ctrl + 2 - Double line spacing
- Ctrl + 5 - 1.5 line spacing
File Management Shortcuts
Example: Press Ctrl + P to open the print dialog and print your document.
Example: Press Ctrl + F and type a word to quickly locate it in the document.
Example: Press Ctrl + H to open the find and replace dialog to change words.
Example: Press Ctrl + Shift + S to open the styles pane for text formatting.
- Ctrl + P - Print document
- Ctrl + F - Find text in the document
- Ctrl + H - Replace text
- Ctrl + Shift + S - Open Styles pane
Table Shortcuts
Example: Press Tab to move to the next column in a table row.
Example: Press Shift + Tab to move back to the previous cell.
Example: Press Ctrl + Shift + + to quickly add a new row below the current one.
Example: Press Alt + Shift + Up to move a row up in a table.
- Tab - Move to the next cell in a table
- Shift + Tab - Move to the previous cell
- Ctrl + Shift + + - Insert a new row in a table
- Alt + Shift + Up/Down - Move row up or down
Review & Commenting Shortcuts
Example: Press Ctrl + Alt + M to add a comment in the document.
Example: Press Ctrl + Shift + E to turn on Track Changes for reviewing edits.
- Ctrl + Alt + M - Insert a comment
- Ctrl + Shift + E - Toggle Track Changes
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