Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10, 11 and MacOS
We all know what Microsoft Word is. The software has helped almost all of us with last minute homework, writing an article, creating a resume and more. MS Word is arguably the most popular word processing program in the world. The software has a variety of cool features to help you create stunning visual text and more. MS Word has become more intuitive over the years.The whole interface is now very easy to use and you can access most things with simple steps.
Even if you're familiar with Microsoft Word, you might be surprised by the number and variety of keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up your work and generally make things more convenient. Combo? Of course not! Everyone's needs are different, so some will be more useful to you than others. And even if you learn a few new tricks, it's worth it.We've also tried to keep the list clean and simple, so go ahead and print it out, it helps! While our list of keyboard shortcuts here is quite long, it's by no means a complete list of all the keyboard shortcuts available in Word. We've tried to narrow it down to the most useful shortcuts in general. And you'll be glad to know that almost all of these shortcuts have been around for a long time, so they should be useful regardless of your version of Word I use.
List of Keyboard Shortcuts Microsoft Word Windows 10, 11 and MacOS
|
Shortcuts for MS Word Functions |
Windows 10, Windows 11 |
Mac |
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Open New Word Doc |
CTRL + N |
⌘ + N |
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Open Existing Word Doc |
CTRL + O |
⌘ + O |
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Save a Word Doc |
CTRL + S |
⌘ + S |
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Save As a Word Doc |
F12 |
⌘ + Shift + S |
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Print a File |
CTRL + P |
⌘ + P |
|
Open Print Preview |
CTRL + F12 |
⌘ + P |
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Close a Word Doc |
CTRL + W |
⌘ + W |
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Close MS Word |
ALT + F4 |
⌘ + Q |
|
Close Specific Word file |
CTRL + F4 |
⌘ + F4 |
|
Undo |
CRLT + Z |
⌘ + Z |
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Re-do |
CRLT + Y |
⌘ + Y |
|
Cancel |
Esc |
Esc |
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Move cursor one character to left |
← |
◄ |
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Move cursor one character to right |
→ |
► |
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Move cursor one character up |
↑ |
▲ |
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Move cursor one character down |
↓ |
▼ |
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Move cursor one word to left |
Ctrll + ← |
Option + ◄ |
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Move cursor one word to right |
Ctrll + → |
Option + ► |
|
Move cursor one paragraph up |
Ctrll + ↑ |
⌘ + ▲ |
|
Move cursor one paragraph down |
Ctrll + ↓ |
⌘ + ▼ |
|
Move cursor to the end of a line |
End |
⌘ + ► |
|
Move cursor to the beginning of a line |
Home |
⌘ + ◄ |
|
Move cursor to the bottom of screen |
Ctrll + End |
⌘ + Fn + ► |
|
Move cursor to the top of screen |
Ctrl + Home |
⌘ + Fn + ◄ |
|
Scroll Up docusment by one screen |
Page Up |
Page Up |
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Scroll down docusment by one screen |
Page Dn |
Page Dn |
|
Move cursor to previous insertion point |
SHFT + F5 |
SHFT + F5 |
|
Cut select content to Clipboard |
CTL + X |
⌘ + X |
|
Copy select content to Clipboard |
CTRL + C |
⌘ + C |
|
Paste select content to Clipboard |
CTRL + V |
⌘ + V |
|
Paste Clipboard content with matching format |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
⌘ + Option + Shift + V |
|
Display the Paste Special dialog |
CTRL + Shift + V |
⌘ + CTRL + V |
|
Cut selected content to Spike |
CTRL + F3 |
⌘ + F3 |
|
Paste select content of Spike |
CTRL + Shift + F3 |
⌘ + Shift + F3 |
|
Insert graphics |
ALT + N,M |
⌘ + CTRL + M |
|
Find |
CTRL + F |
⌘ + F3 |
|
Insert hyperlink |
CTRL + K |
⌘ + K |
|
Increase Font size by one unit |
CTRL + ] |
⌘ + ] |
|
Decrease Font size by one unit |
CTRL + [ |
⌘ + [ |
|
Increase Font size |
CTRL + Shift + > |
⌘ + Shift + > |
|
Decrease Font size by one unit |
CTRL + Shift + < |
⌘ + Shift + < |
|
Bold |
CTRL + B |
⌘ + B |
|
Itallic |
CTRL + I |
⌘ + I |
|
Underscore |
CTRL + U |
⌘ + U |
|
Underline for words |
CTRL + Shift + W |
⌘ + Shift + W |
|
Strikethrough |
CTRL + 5 |
⌘ + Shift + X |
|
Change letter case |
Shift + F3 |
Fn + Shift + F3 |
|
Center Align Text |
CTRL + E |
⌘ + E |
|
Left Align Text |
CTRL + L |
⌘ + L |
|
Right Align Text |
CTRL + R |
⌘ + R |
|
Justify Text |
CTRL + J |
⌘ + J |
|
Apple List Style |
CTRL + Shift + L |
⌘ + Shift + L |
|
Apply subscript format |
CTRL + = |
⌘ + = |
|
Apple supersubscript |
CTRL + Shift + ‘+’ |
⌘ + Shift + = |
|
All Captial Letters |
CTRL + Shift + A |
⌘ + Shift + A |
|
Insert a comment |
ALT + C |
⌘ + Option + A |
|
Insert a footnote |
ALT + CTRL + F |
⌘ + Option + F |
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Insert a endnote |
ALT + CTRL + D |
⌘ + Option + E |
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Insert Date Field |
ALT + Shift + D |
CTRL + Shift + D |
|
Insert Time field |
ALT + Shift + T |
CTRL + Shift + T |
|
Insert list field |
ALT + Shift + L |
CTRL + Shift + L |
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Insert copyright symbol |
ALT + CTRL + C |
Option + G |
|
Insert Trademark symbol |
ALT + CTRL + T |
Option + 2 |
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Insert Line break |
Shift + Return |
Shift + Enter |
|
Set line space to single |
CTRL + 1 |
⌘ + 1 |
|
Set line spacing to 1.5 |
CTRL + 5 |
⌘ + 5 |
|
Set double spacing for line |
CTRL + 2 |
⌘ + 2 |
|
Open Spellcheck |
F7 |
⌘ + Option + L |
|
Open Thesaurus |
Shift + F7 |
Fn + Shift + F7 |
