Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts

Every one of Microsoft Word's 444 keyboard shortcuts, collected so you can write professional documents faster

Microsoft Word is an office & documents application developed by Microsoft. It lets users write professional documents with a professional-grade toolset.

Speed matters when you use Microsoft Word professionally. Keyboard shortcuts eliminate unnecessary clicks and keep your hands on the keys where they belong.

Whether you run Microsoft Word on macOS and Windows, this shortcut reference helps you work faster on any platform.

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Frequently used shortcuts 66 shortcuts

Open a document

N/A Ctrl +O

Create a new document

N/A Ctrl +N

Save the document

N/A Ctrl +S

Close the document

N/A Ctrl +W

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +X

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +C

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +V

Paste text only

N/A Ctrl +Shift +V

Select all document content

N/A Ctrl +A

Apply bold formatting to text

N/A Ctrl +B

Apply italic formatting to text

N/A Ctrl +I

Apply underline formatting to text

N/A Ctrl +U

Decrease the font size by 1 point

N/A Ctrl +[

Increase the font size by 1 point

N/A Ctrl +]

Center the text

N/A Ctrl +E

Align the text to the left

N/A Ctrl +L

Align the text to the right

N/A Ctrl +R

Cancel a command / Hide the task pane, if one is open

N/A Esc

Undo the previous action

N/A Ctrl +Z

Redo the previous action, if possible

N/A Ctrl +Y

Zoom in

N/A Ctrl ++

Zoom out

N/A Ctrl +-

Return back to 100% zoom

N/A Ctrl +0

Zoom in and out with mouse

N/A Ctrl +Scroll

Split the document window

N/A Ctrl +Alt +S

Remove the document window split

N/A Alt +Shift +C

Undo the previous action

Cmd +Z N/A

Undo the previous action (alternative)

F1 N/A

Redo the previous action, if possible

Cmd +Y N/A

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard

Cmd +X N/A

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard (alternative)

F2 N/A

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard

Cmd +C N/A

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard (alternative)

F3 N/A

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

Cmd +V N/A

Paste the contents of the Clipboard (alternative)

F4 N/A

Paste text only

Shift +Cmd +V N/A

Zoom in

Cmd ++ N/A

Zoom out

Cmd +- N/A

Return back to 100% zoom

Cmd +0 N/A

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Shift +F10 N/A

Display the Go To dialog box

Opt +Cmd +G N/A

Display the Go To dialog box (alternative)

F5 N/A

Display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box

Opt +Cmd +L N/A

Display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box (alternative)

F7 N/A

Enable extended selection mode

F8 N/A

Switch to the next window

Cmd +` N/A

Switch to the previous window

Shift +Cmd +` N/A

Display the Save As dialog box

Shift +Cmd +S N/A

Find text (move focus to the Search in Document box)

Cmd +F N/A

Display the Find and Replace pane

Ctrl +H N/A

Display the Print dialog box / Print the document

Cmd +P N/A

Close the current document

Cmd +F4 N/A

Expand or minimize the ribbon

Opt +Cmd +R N/A

Find the next spelling or grammatical error

Opt +F7 N/A

Open the Dictionary

Opt +Shift +F7 N/A

Save the document

Cmd +S N/A

Close the document

Cmd +W N/A

In the Reading view, open a PDF-based view tagged to work with screen readers

N/A Tab +Enter

Find text in the Reading view / Find text in the Editing view

N/A Ctrl +F

Find text in the Reading view using F3

N/A F3

Find text in the Editing view using Ctrl+G

N/A Ctrl +G

Find and replace text in the Editing view

N/A Ctrl +H

Switch to the Zoom control

N/A Alt +. +W +Q

Print the document

N/A Ctrl +P

Move to the next landmark region

N/A Ctrl +F6

Go to the Tell Me or Search text field

N/A Alt +Q

Close a task pane 1 shortcut

Close a task pane using the keyboard (press F6 until task pane is selected, then Ctrl+Spacebar, then use arrow keys and Enter)

N/A Ctrl +F6 +Space

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts - Access Keys for ribbon tabs 12 shortcuts

Move to the Tell Me or Search field on the Ribbon to search for assistance or Help content

N/A Alt +Q

Open the File page to use Backstage view

N/A Alt +F

Open the Home tab to use common formatting commands, paragraph styles, and the Find tool

N/A Alt +H

Open the Insert tab to insert tables, pictures and shapes, headers, or text boxes

N/A Alt +N

Open the Design tab to use themes, colors, and effects, such as page borders

N/A Alt +G

Open the Layout tab to work with page margins, page orientation, indentation, and spacing

N/A Alt +P

Open the References tab to add a table of contents, footnotes, or a table of citations

N/A Alt +S

Open the Mailings tab to manage Mail Merge tasks and to work with envelopes and labels

N/A Alt +M

Open the Review tab to use Spell Check, set proofing languages, and to track and review changes to your document

N/A Alt +R

Open the View tab to choose a document view or mode, such as Read Mode or Outline view

N/A Alt +W

Open the Help box

N/A Alt +F1

Open the Developer box

N/A Alt +L

Work in the ribbon with the keyboard 15 shortcuts

Select the active tab on the ribbon and activate the access keys

N/A Alt

Move the focus to commands on the ribbon

N/A Tab

Move the focus to commands on the ribbon (backwards)

N/A Shift +Tab

Move between command groupings on the ribbon

N/A Ctrl +Left

Move between command groupings on the ribbon (right)

N/A Ctrl +Right

Move among the items on the ribbon

N/A Up

Show the tooltip for the ribbon element currently in focus

N/A Ctrl +Shift +F10

Activate the selected button

N/A Space

Open the list for the selected command / When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command

N/A Down

Open the menu for the selected button

N/A Alt +Down

Expand or collapse the ribbon

N/A Ctrl +F1

Open the context menu

N/A Shift +F10

Move to the submenu when a main menu is open or selected

N/A Right

Toggle AutoSave on or off

N/A Alt +Z +A

Open the dialog box to rename the document or save it to another location

N/A Alt +B

Navigate the document 60 shortcuts

Move the cursor one word to the left / Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line / Move the cursor left by one word

N/A Ctrl +Left

Move the cursor one word to the right / Move the cursor to the end of the current line / Move the cursor right by one word

N/A Ctrl +Right

Move the cursor up by one paragraph

N/A Ctrl +Up

Move the cursor down by one paragraph

N/A Ctrl +Down

Move the cursor to the end of the current line

N/A End

Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line

N/A Home

Move the cursor to the top of the screen

N/A Ctrl +Alt +PageUp

Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen

N/A Ctrl +Alt +PageDown

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view up by one screen

N/A PageUp

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view down by one screen

N/A PageDown

Move the cursor to the top of the next page

N/A Ctrl +PageDown

Move the cursor to the top of the previous page

N/A Ctrl +PageUp

Move the cursor to the end of the document

N/A Ctrl +End

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document

N/A Ctrl +Home

Move the cursor to the location of the last revision made before the document was last closed

N/A Shift +F5

Cycle through floating shapes, such as text boxes or images

N/A Ctrl +Alt +5 +Tab

Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation

N/A Esc

Display the Navigation task pane, to search within the document content / Find text

N/A Ctrl +F

Display the Go To dialog box, to navigate to a specific page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location

N/A Ctrl +G

Cycle through the locations of the four previous changes made to the document

N/A Ctrl +Alt +Z

Move the cursor one word to the left

Opt +Left N/A

Move the cursor one word to the right

Opt +Right N/A

Move the cursor up by one paragraph

Cmd +Up N/A

Move the cursor down by one paragraph

Cmd +Down N/A

Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line

Cmd +Left N/A

Move the cursor to the end of the current line

Cmd +Right N/A

Move the cursor to the top of the previous page

Cmd +PageUp N/A

Move the cursor to the top of the previous page (MacBook)

Cmd +Fn +Up N/A

Move the cursor to the top of the next page

Cmd +PageDown N/A

Move the cursor to the top of the next page (MacBook)

Cmd +Fn +Down N/A

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document

Cmd +Home N/A

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document (MacBook)

Cmd +Fn +Left N/A

Move the cursor to the end of the document

Cmd +End N/A

Move the cursor to the end of the document (MacBook)

Cmd +Fn +Right N/A

Move the cursor to the previous insertion point

Shift +F5 N/A

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view up by one screen

PageUp N/A

Move the cursor by scrolling the document view down by one screen

PageDown N/A

Find text

Cmd +F N/A

Find the next occurrence of text

Cmd +G N/A

Find the previous occurrence of text

Shift +Cmd +G N/A

Select all document content

Cmd +A N/A

Move the cursor up by one paragraph

N/A Alt +Up

Move the cursor down by one paragraph

N/A Alt +Down

Move the cursor left by one word

N/A Alt +Left

Move the cursor right by one word

N/A Alt +Right

Select text

N/A Shift +Arrow keys

Select the paragraph above

N/A Alt +Shift +Up

Select the paragraph below

N/A Alt +Shift +Down

Select the word to the left

N/A Alt +Shift +Left

Select the word to the right

N/A Alt +Shift +Right

Select from the current position to the beginning of the line / Select the word to the left

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Left

Select from the current position to the end of the line / Select the word to the right

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Right

Select all document content

N/A Ctrl +A

Select text

N/A Shift +Right

Select the paragraph above

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Up

Select the paragraph below

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Down

Select from the current position to the beginning of the line

N/A Shift +Home

Select from the current position to the end of the line

N/A Shift +End

Select from the current position to the beginning of the document

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Home

Select from the current position to the end of the document

N/A Ctrl +Shift +End

Preview and print documents 6 shortcuts

Print the document

N/A Ctrl +P

Switch to print preview

N/A Ctrl +Alt +I

Move around the preview page when zoomed in

N/A Up

Move by one preview page when zoomed out

N/A PageUp

Move to the first preview page when zoomed out

N/A Ctrl +Home

Move to the last preview page when zoomed out

N/A Ctrl +End

Select text and graphics 29 shortcuts

Select text

N/A Shift +Up

Select the word to the left

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Left

Select the word to the right

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Right

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current line

N/A Shift +Home

Select from the current position to the end of the current line

N/A Shift +End

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current paragraph

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Up

Select from the current position to the end of the current paragraph

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Down

Select from the current position to the top of the screen

N/A Shift +PageUp

Select from the current position to the bottom of the screen

N/A Shift +PageDown

Select from the current position to the beginning of the document

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Home

Select from the current position to the end of the document

N/A Ctrl +Shift +End

Select from the current position to the bottom of the window

N/A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +PageDown

Select all document content

N/A Ctrl +A

Select text

Shift +Left N/A

Select text

Shift +Right N/A

Select text

Shift +Up N/A

Select text

Shift +Down N/A

Select the word to the left

Opt +Shift +Left N/A

Select the word to the right

Opt +Shift +Right N/A

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current line

Shift +Cmd +Left N/A

Select from the current position to the end of the current line

Shift +Cmd +Right N/A

Select from the current position to the beginning of the current paragraph

Shift +Cmd +Up N/A

Select from the current position to the end of the current paragraph

Shift +Cmd +Down N/A

Select from the current position to the top of the screen

Shift +PageUp N/A

Select from the current position to the bottom of the screen

Shift +PageDown N/A

Select from the current position to the beginning of the document

Shift +Cmd +Home N/A

Select from the current position to the end of the document

Shift +Cmd +End N/A

Select from the current position to the bottom of the window

Opt +Shift +Cmd +PageDown N/A

Select all document content

Cmd +A N/A

Extend a selection 11 shortcuts

Start extending the selection / Expand the selection

N/A F8

Select the nearest character to the left or right

N/A F8 +Left

Reduce the selection

N/A Shift +F8

Select a vertical block of text

N/A Ctrl +Shift +F8

Stop extending the selection

N/A Esc

Start extending the selection

F8 N/A

Select the nearest character to the left

F8 +Left N/A

Select the nearest character to the right

F8 +Right N/A

Reduce the selection

Shift +F8 N/A

Select a vertical block of text

Shift +Cmd +F8 N/A

Stop extending the selection

Esc N/A

Edit text and graphics 29 shortcuts

Delete one word to the left

N/A Ctrl +Backspace

Delete one word to the right

N/A Ctrl +Delete

Open the Clipboard task pane and enable the Office Clipboard, which allows you to copy and paste content between Microsoft 365 apps

N/A Alt +H +F +O

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +X

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +C

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +V

Move the selected content to a specific location

N/A F2

Copy the selected content to a specific location

N/A Shift +F2

Define an AutoText block with the selected content

N/A Alt +F3

Cut the selected content to the Spike

N/A Ctrl +F3

Paste the contents of the Spike

N/A Ctrl +Shift +F3

Copy the selected text formatting

N/A Ctrl +Alt +C

Paste the selected text formatting

N/A Ctrl +Alt +V

Paste text only

N/A Ctrl +Shift +V

Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document

N/A Alt +Shift +R

Display the Replace dialog box, to find and replace text, specific formatting, or special items

N/A Ctrl +H

Display the Object dialog box, to insert a file object into the document

N/A Alt +N +J +J

Insert a SmartArt graphic

N/A Alt +N +M

Insert a WordArt graphic

N/A Alt +N +W

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard

Cmd +X N/A

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard

Cmd +C N/A

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

Cmd +V N/A

Display the Paste Special dialog box

Ctrl +Cmd +V N/A

Cut the selected content to the Spike

Cmd +F3 N/A

Paste the contents of the Spike

Shift +Cmd +F3 N/A

Copy the selected text formatting

Opt +Cmd +C N/A

Paste the selected text formatting

Opt +Cmd +V N/A

Paste text only

Shift +Cmd +V N/A

Create an AutoText entry

Opt +F3 N/A

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Align and format paragraphs 18 shortcuts

Center the paragraph

Cmd +E N/A

Justify the paragraph

Cmd +J N/A

Align the paragraph to the left

Cmd +L N/A

Align the paragraph to the right

Cmd +R N/A

Indent the paragraph

Ctrl +Shift +M N/A

Remove a paragraph indent

Shift +Cmd +M N/A

Create a hanging indent

Cmd +T N/A

Remove a hanging indent

Shift +Cmd +T N/A

Apply single-spacing to the paragraph

Cmd +1 N/A

Apply double-spacing to the paragraph

Cmd +2 N/A

Apply 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph

Cmd +5 N/A

Enable AutoFormat

Opt +Cmd +K N/A

Apply the Normal style

Shift +Cmd +N N/A

Apply the Heading 1 style

Opt +Cmd +1 N/A

Apply the Heading 2 style

Opt +Cmd +2 N/A

Apply the Heading 3 style

Opt +Cmd +3 N/A

Apply the List style

Shift +Cmd +L N/A

Insert a nonbreaking space

Opt +Space N/A

Format characters 16 shortcuts

Increase the font size

Shift +Cmd +] N/A

Decrease the font size

Shift +Cmd +[ N/A

Increase the font size by 1 point

Cmd +] N/A

Decrease the font size by 1 point

Cmd +[ N/A

Display the Font dialog box

Cmd +D N/A

Switch the text between upper case, lower case, and title case

Shift +F3 N/A

Change the text to all upper case

Shift +Cmd +A N/A

Apply bold formatting

Cmd +B N/A

Add a bulleted list

Shift +Cmd +L N/A

Apply underline formatting

Cmd +U N/A

Apply underline formatting to the words, but not the spaces

Shift +Cmd +W N/A

Apply double-underline formatting

Shift +Cmd +D N/A

Apply italics formatting

Cmd +I N/A

Apply small caps formatting

Shift +Cmd +K N/A

Apply strike-through formatting

Shift +Cmd +X N/A

Apply subscript formatting

Shift +Cmd +- N/A

Insert special characters 9 shortcuts

Insert an empty field

Cmd +F9 N/A

Insert a line break

Shift +Enter N/A

Insert a page break

Cmd +Enter N/A

Insert a column break

Shift +Cmd +Enter N/A

Insert an optional hyphen

Opt +Cmd +- N/A

Insert a nonbreaking hyphen

Opt +Shift +- N/A

Insert a copyright symbol (©)

Opt +Cmd +C N/A

Insert a registered trademark symbol (®)

Opt +R N/A

Insert a trademark symbol (™)

Opt +2 N/A

Move around in a table 9 shortcuts

Move to the next cell and select its content

Tab N/A

Move to the previous cell and select its content

Shift +Tab N/A

Move to the next row

Down N/A

Move to the previous row

Up N/A

Move to the first cell in the row

Ctrl +Home N/A

Move to the last cell in the row

Ctrl +End N/A

Move to the first cell in the column

Ctrl +PageUp N/A

Move to the last cell in the column

Ctrl +PageDown N/A

Insert a row

Ctrl +Cmd +I N/A

Select table content 6 shortcuts

Select the content in the next cell

Tab N/A

Select the content in the previous cell

Shift +Tab N/A

Extend a selection to adjacent cells

Shift +Left N/A

Extend a selection to adjacent cells

Shift +Right N/A

Extend a selection to adjacent cells

Shift +Up N/A

Extend a selection to adjacent cells

Shift +Down N/A

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table 2 shortcuts

Insert a new paragraph in a cell

Enter N/A

Insert a Tab character in a cell

Opt +Tab N/A

Drawing 1 shortcut

Toggle drawing mode

Ctrl +Cmd +Z N/A

Work with fields 11 shortcuts

Insert a DATE field

N/A Ctrl +Shift +D

Insert a LISTNUM field

Opt +Shift +Cmd +L N/A

Insert a PAGE field

N/A Ctrl +Shift +P

Insert a TIME field

N/A Ctrl +Shift +T

Insert an empty field

Cmd +F9 N/A

Update the selected fields

F9 F9

Switch between a field code and its result

Shift +F9 Shift +F9

Switch between all field codes and their results

Opt +F9 N/A

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results

Opt +Shift +F9 N/A

Lock a field

Cmd +F11 N/A

Unlock a field

Shift +Cmd +F11 N/A

Outline a document 10 shortcuts

Promote a paragraph

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Left

Demote a paragraph

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Right

Demote the paragraph to body text

Shift +Cmd +N N/A

Move the selected paragraphs up

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Up

Move the selected paragraphs down

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Down

Expand the text under a heading

N/A Ctrl +Shift ++

Collapse text under a heading

N/A Ctrl +Shift +-

Expand all body text and headings, or collapse all body text

N/A Ctrl +Shift +A

Switch between showing the first line of body text and showing all body text

N/A Ctrl +Shift +L

Show all headings with the specified heading level

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Heading level number

Review a document 6 shortcuts

Insert a comment

Opt +Cmd +A N/A

Turn change tracking on or off

Shift +Cmd +E N/A

Move to the beginning of a comment

Home Home

Move to the end of a comment

End End

Move to the beginning of the list of comments

Cmd +Home N/A

Move to the end of the list of comments

Cmd +End N/A

Use footnotes and endnotes 2 shortcuts

Insert a footnote

Opt +Cmd +F N/A

Insert an endnote

Opt +Cmd +E N/A

Work with right-to-left languages 2 shortcuts

Switch the writing direction to right-to-left

Ctrl +Cmd +Left N/A

Switch the writing direction to left-to-right

Ctrl +Cmd +Right N/A

Zoom and adjust view 4 shortcuts

Zoom in

Cmd ++ N/A

Zoom out

Cmd +- N/A

Return to 100% zoom

Cmd +0 N/A

Zoom in and out

Cmd +Scroll N/A

Function key shortcuts 39 shortcuts

Undo the previous action

F1 N/A

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard

F2 N/A

Copy the selected text or graphic

Shift +F2 N/A

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard

F3 N/A

Switch the selected text between upper case, lower case, and title case

Shift +F3 N/A

Cut the selected content to the Spike

Cmd +F3 N/A

Paste the contents of the Spike

Shift +Cmd +F3 N/A

Create an AutoText entry

Opt +F3 N/A

Paste the content from the Clipboard

F4 N/A

Repeat the last Find or Go To action

Shift +F4 N/A

Repeat the last Find or Go To action (Command modifier)

Shift +Cmd +F4 N/A

Display the Go To dialog box

F5 N/A

Move the cursor to the last change

Shift +F5 N/A

Display the Bookmark dialog

Shift +Cmd +F5 N/A

Switch between the document, task pane, status bar, and ribbon

F6 N/A

Switch between the document, ribbon, status bar, and task pane

Shift +F6 N/A

Switch to the next document window when more than one document is open

Cmd +F6 N/A

Switch to the previous document window when more than one document is open

Shift +Cmd +F6 N/A

Display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box

F7 N/A

Display the Thesaurus task pane

Shift +F7 N/A

Update the linked information in a Word source document

Shift +Cmd +F7 N/A

Find the next spelling or grammatical error

Opt +F7 N/A

Open the Dictionary

Opt +Shift +F7 N/A

Extend the selection

F8 N/A

Reduce the selection

Shift +F8 N/A

Turn extend selection mode on and off

Shift +Cmd +F8 N/A

Display the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro

Opt +F8 N/A

Update the selected fields

F9 N/A

Switch between a field code and its result

Shift +F9 N/A

Insert an empty field

Cmd +F9 N/A

Unlink the current field

Shift +Cmd +F9 N/A

Switch between all field codes and their results

Opt +F9 N/A

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from a field displaying field results

Opt +Shift +F9 N/A

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Shift +F10 N/A

Move to the next field

F11 N/A

Move to the previous field

Shift +F11 N/A

Lock the current field

Cmd +F11 N/A

Unlock the current field

Shift +Cmd +F11 N/A

Open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications editor

Opt +F11 N/A

Edit and Format the Document 41 shortcuts

Accept a text prediction

Right N/A

Undo the previous action

Cmd +Z N/A

Redo the previous action, if possible

Cmd +Y N/A

Cut the selected content to the clipboard

Cmd +X N/A

Copy the selected content to the clipboard

Cmd +C N/A

Paste the content from the clipboard

Cmd +V N/A

Apply bold formatting to the selected text

Cmd +B N/A

Apply Italic formatting to the selected text

Cmd +I N/A

Underline the selected text

Cmd +U N/A

Underline the selected words, but not the spaces

Shift +Cmd +W N/A

Change the selected text to use the Normal style

Opt +Cmd +N N/A

Change the selected text into a hyperlink

Cmd +K N/A

Change the selected text to small caps

Shift +Cmd +K N/A

Change the selected text to all caps

Shift +Cmd +A N/A

Center the selected paragraph

Cmd +E N/A

Justify the selected paragraph

Cmd +J N/A

Align the selected paragraph to the left

Cmd +L N/A

Align the selected paragraph to the right

Cmd +R N/A

Indent the selected paragraph

Ctrl +Shift +M N/A

Remove indent from the selected paragraph

Shift +Cmd +M N/A

Apply hanging indent to the selected paragraph

Cmd +T N/A

Apply the formatting of previously copied text to the currently selected text

Shift +Cmd +V N/A

Add a comment to the selected text or shape

Opt +Cmd +A N/A

Find and replace text

Ctrl +H N/A

Toggle revision marks on or off in the document

Shift +Cmd +E N/A

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +X

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +C

Paste the content from the Clipboard

N/A Ctrl +V

Undo the previous action

N/A Ctrl +Z

Redo the previous action

N/A Ctrl +Y

Shrink the font size

N/A Ctrl +[

Grow the font size

N/A Ctrl +]

Apply bold formatting to the selected text

N/A Ctrl +B

Apply italic formatting to the selected text

N/A Ctrl +I

Underline the selected text

N/A Ctrl +U

Align the paragraph to the left

N/A Ctrl +L

Align the paragraph to the right

N/A Ctrl +R

Center the paragraph

N/A Ctrl +E

Justify the paragraph

N/A Ctrl +J

Create a bulleted list

N/A Ctrl +.

Create a numbered list

N/A Ctrl +/

Edit and format the document (Android) 9 shortcuts

Undo the previous action

N/A Ctrl +Z

Redo the previous action, if possible

N/A Ctrl +Y

Cut the selected content to the clipboard

N/A Ctrl +X

Copy the selected content to the clipboard

N/A Ctrl +C

Paste the content from the clipboard

N/A Ctrl +V

Apply bold formatting to the selected text

N/A Ctrl +B

Apply italic formatting to the selected text

N/A Ctrl +I

Underline the selected text

N/A Ctrl +U

Insert a line break

N/A Shift +Enter

Ribbon Access Keys 12 shortcuts

Get to the ribbon

Ctrl +. Alt +.

Reach the Home tab on the ribbon

N/A Ctrl +F6

Move between tabs on the ribbon

Tab Tab

Hide or show the ribbon

N/A Ctrl +F3

Open the Tell Me or Search text field on the ribbon

Ctrl +. +Q Alt +. +Q

Open the File tab to use the Backstage view

Ctrl +. +F Alt +. +F

Open the Home tab to format text and use the Find tool

Ctrl +. +H Alt +. +H

Open the Insert tab to insert a picture, link, comment, header or footer, or a page number

Ctrl +. +N Alt +. +N

Open the Page Layout tab to set page margins, orientation, and size, and paragraph spacing

Ctrl +. +A Alt +. +A

Open the References tab to insert a table of contents, footnotes, or endnotes

Ctrl +. +S Alt +. +S

Open the Review tab to check spelling, add comments, or track and review changes to your document

Ctrl +. +R Alt +. +R

Open the View tab to choose a view, open the Navigation pane, edit the Header & Footer, and to Zoom the document view

Ctrl +. +W Alt +. +W

Ribbon Tabs and Menus 8 shortcuts

Select the active tab on the ribbon, and activate the access keys

Ctrl +. Alt +.

When a Ribbon tab is selected, move the focus to the tab commands

Enter +Tab Enter +Tab

When a Ribbon tab is selected, move the focus to the tab commands in reverse

Shift +Tab Shift +Tab

Activate a selected button / Open the list for a selected command

Space Space

Activate a selected button using Enter / Open the list for a selected command using Enter

Enter Enter

Open the menu for a selected button

N/A Alt +Down

When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command

Down Down

Collapse or expand the ribbon

N/A Ctrl +F3

Work with Comments 10 shortcuts

Show or hide the Comments pane

Ctrl +. +R +K Alt +. +R +K

Add a new comment

N/A Ctrl +Alt +M

Go to the next comment thread, or the next reply in an expanded comment thread

Down Down

Go to the previous comment thread

Up Up

Expand the current comment thread

Right Right

Collapse the current comment thread

Left Left

Move to the reply box, when focus is on a comment

Tab +Tab +Enter Tab +Tab +Enter

Edit a comment or reply, when focus is on the comment or reply

Tab +Enter Tab +Enter

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View All Keyboard Shortcuts

Frequently used shortcuts 66 shortcuts

Close a task pane 1 shortcut

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts - Access Keys for ribbon tabs 12 shortcuts

Work in the ribbon with the keyboard 15 shortcuts

Navigate the document 60 shortcuts

Preview and print documents 6 shortcuts

Select text and graphics 29 shortcuts

Extend a selection 11 shortcuts

Edit text and graphics 29 shortcuts

Align and format paragraphs 18 shortcuts

Format characters 16 shortcuts

Insert special characters 9 shortcuts

Move around in a table 9 shortcuts

Select table content 6 shortcuts

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table 2 shortcuts

Drawing 1 shortcut

Work with fields 11 shortcuts

Outline a document 10 shortcuts

Review a document 6 shortcuts

Use footnotes and endnotes 2 shortcuts

Work with right-to-left languages 2 shortcuts

Zoom and adjust view 4 shortcuts

Function key shortcuts 39 shortcuts

Edit and Format the Document 41 shortcuts

Edit and format the document (Android) 9 shortcuts

Ribbon Access Keys 12 shortcuts

Ribbon Tabs and Menus 8 shortcuts

Work with Comments 10 shortcuts

We've Built 10s Of 1000s Of Keyboard Shortcuts Into The BuildBox Macropad

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