By Scott Sekinger
Word is one of the most popular word processors around. It is definitely very powerful. Below is a table of what I think are the most useful keyboard shortcuts. I hope you find them particularly useful. They are not any order.
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl + C | Copies selected text to the clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste selected text from the clipboard |
| Ctrl + X | Deletes selected text and puts it in the clipboard. When used before Ctrl+V it allows you to move selected text. |
| Ctrl+ Shift +C | Copies selected format. |
| Ctrl+ Shift +V | Paste selected format. |
| Ctrl + B | Turns bold on and off |
| Ctrl + I | Turns italics on and off |
| Ctrl + U | Turns underline on and off |
| Ctrl+ Shift + W | Turns on and off word underline |
| Ctrl+ Shift + D | Turns on and off double underline |
| Ctrl + Shift +Z | Removes formatting from selected text |
| Enter | New line |
| Enter + Shift | New line break |
| Ctrl + E | Center paragraph |
| Ctrl + J | Justify paragraph |
| Ctrl + L / Ctrl + R | Left and Right justify text |
| Ctrl + Shit + * | Turns on and off the display non printable text |
| Ctrl + Z | Undoes last action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redoes last action |
| Esc | Cancels last action |
| Ctrl+ [ | Decreases one font size |
| Ctrl+] | Increases by one font size |
| Alt + W, and the Alt + Q | Opens Zoom tool |
| Alt + Q | Go to “Tell me what you want to do” |
| Ctrl + O | Open a document |
| Ctrl + W | Close a document |
| Ctrl +S | Save document |
| Ctrl + N | New document |
| Ctrl +P | Print a document |
| Home | Go to begging of the line |
| Shortcut | Description |
| End | Go to end of the line. |
| Ctrl + Home | Goes to the beginning of the document |
| Ctrl + End | Goes to the end of the document |
| PgUp | Goes up a page |
| PgDN | Goes down a page |
| Ctrl+ Alt + S | Split cursor appears |
| Shift + Arrows keys | Select text character by character |
| Shift + Home | Selects the text to the beginning of the line. |
| Shift+ End | Selects the text to the end of the line. |
| Alt+ Shift +C or Ctrl + Alt +S | Remove the document window split. |
| Shift + PgUp | Selects text page up |
| Shift + PgDN | Selects text page down |
| ALT | Brings up the letters which allows you to have quick access to different parts in Word’s menus. AKA Ribbon keyboard shortcuts. |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Find and replace |
| Ctrl + K | Inserts a hyperlink |
| ALT + F | Brings up the File Tab |
| ALT + H | Opens the Home Tab |
| Alt + N | Opens the Insert Tab |
| Alt + G | Opens the Design Tab |
| Alt + P | Opens the Layout Tab |
| Alt + S | Opens the Reference Tab |
| Alt + M | Opens the Mailings Tab |
| Alt + R | Opens the Review Tab |
| Alt + W | Opens the View Tab |
| Ctrl + F1 | Expands or collapse the ribbon |
| Ctrl + F10 | Opens Content menu |
Head over to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/keyboard-shortcuts-in-word-95ef89dd-7142-4b50-afb2-f762f663ceb2#bkmk_ribbonwin for a full list of keyboard shortcuts.