shortcut key FOR COMMON WORK IN MS Word

 

SHORTCUT KEYS USED FOR COMMON WORK IN MS Word.

General Shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + N – Create a new document.
2. Ctrl + O – Open an existing document.
3. Ctrl + S – Save the current document.
4. Ctrl + P – Print the document.
5. Ctrl + W – Close the document.

Editing Shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + X – Cut selected text or object.
2. Ctrl + C – Copy selected text or object.
3. Ctrl + V – Paste the cut/copied text or object.
4. Ctrl + Z – Undo the last action.
5. Ctrl + Y – Redo the last undone action.
6. Ctrl + A – Select all text in the document.

Formatting Shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + B – Bold the selected text.
2. Ctrl + I – Italicize the selected text.
3. Ctrl + U – Underline the selected text.
4. Ctrl + E – Center align text.
5. Ctrl + L – Left align text.
6. Ctrl + R – Right align text.
7. Ctrl + J – Justify text (align both left and right).

Navigation Shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + Home – Go to the beginning of the document.
2. Ctrl + End – Go to the end of the document.
3. Ctrl + F – Open the Find dialog to search for text.
4. Ctrl + H – Open the Replace dialog to find and replace text.
5. Ctrl + G – Go to a specific page or location.

Paragraph Formatting:

1. Ctrl + M – Increase indent.
2. Ctrl + Shift + M – Decrease indent.
3. Ctrl + 1 – Single-line spacing.
4. Ctrl + 2 – Double-line spacing.
5. Ctrl + 5 – 1.5-line spacing.

Miscellaneous:

1. Ctrl + K – Insert a hyperlink.
2. Ctrl + Shift + F – Open the Font dialog box.
3. Ctrl + Shift + > – Increase font size.
4. Ctrl + Shift + < – Decrease font size.
5. F7 – Spell check and grammar check.
6. Alt + Shift + D – Insert the current date.
7. Alt + Shift + T – Insert the current time.