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Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts

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

Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts

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
Post a comment/reply or save an edit
N/A Ctrl +Enter
Discard a draft comment/reply or edit
Esc Esc
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