Word Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheet guide

Word shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 153 searchable Word keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for General, Editing, Formatting, Navigation And Review, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

Create New DocumentCtrlN
CutCtrlX
BoldCtrlB
Move One Word LeftCtrlLeft
Open DocumentCtrlO
Save DocumentCtrlS

General

20 shortcuts

Create New Document

CtrlN

Ctrl+N · Cmd+N

Open Document

CtrlO

Ctrl+O · Cmd+O

Save Document

CtrlS

Ctrl+S · Cmd+S

Print Document

CtrlP

Ctrl+P · Cmd+P

Close Document

CtrlW

Ctrl+W · Cmd+W

Undo

CtrlZ

Ctrl+Z · Cmd+Z

Redo

CtrlY

Ctrl+Y · Cmd+Y

Repeat Last Action

F4

F4 · Cmd+Y

Open print preview

CtrlAltI

Ctrl+Alt+I

Print preview: first page when zoomed out

CtrlHome

Ctrl+Home

Print preview: last page when zoomed out

CtrlEnd

Ctrl+End

Switch to Print Layout view

CtrlAltP

Ctrl+Alt+P

Switch to Outline view

CtrlAltO

Ctrl+Alt+O

Switch to Draft view

CtrlAltN

Ctrl+Alt+N

Outline: expand or collapse all headings

AltShiftA

Alt+Shift+A

Outline: toggle full body text

AltShiftL

Alt+Shift+L

Outline: show first-level headings

AltShift1

Alt+Shift+1

Zoom in on the document

Ctrl+

Ctrl++ · Cmd++

Zoom out on the document

Ctrl-

Ctrl+- · Cmd+-

Restore 100-percent zoom

Ctrl0

Ctrl+0 · Cmd+0

Editing

55 shortcuts

Cut

CtrlX

Ctrl+X · Cmd+X

Copy

CtrlC

Ctrl+C · Cmd+C

Paste

CtrlV

Ctrl+V · Cmd+V

Select All

CtrlA

Ctrl+A · Cmd+A

Find

CtrlF

Ctrl+F · Cmd+F

Replace

CtrlH

Ctrl+H

Go To

CtrlG

Ctrl+G · Opt+Cmd+G

Insert Hyperlink

CtrlK

Ctrl+K · Cmd+K

Select the preceding word

CtrlShift←

Ctrl+Shift+←

Select the following word

CtrlShift→

Ctrl+Shift+→

Select through the start of the line

ShiftHome

Shift+Home

Select through the end of the line

ShiftEnd

Shift+End

Select through the start of the paragraph

CtrlShift↑

Ctrl+Shift+↑

Select through the end of the paragraph

CtrlShift↓

Ctrl+Shift+↓

Select through the top of the screen

ShiftPageUp

Shift+PageUp

Select through the bottom of the screen

ShiftPageDown

Shift+PageDown

Select through the start of the document

CtrlShiftHome

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Select through the end of the document

CtrlShiftEnd

Ctrl+Shift+End

Select through the bottom of the window

CtrlAltShiftPageDown

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+PageDown

Start extend-selection mode

F8

Shrink an extended selection

ShiftF8

Shift+F8

Leave extend-selection mode

Esc

Esc

Delete the word to the left

CtrlBackspace

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete the word to the right

CtrlDelete

Ctrl+Delete

Create an AutoText entry from the selection

AltF3

Alt+F3 · Opt+F3

Cut selected text to the Spike

CtrlF3

Ctrl+F3 · Cmd+F3

Paste the Spike contents

CtrlShiftF3

Ctrl+Shift+F3 · Cmd+Shift+F3

Paste without source formatting

CtrlShiftV

Ctrl+Shift+V · Cmd+Shift+V

Reuse the previous section's header or footer

AltShiftR

Alt+Shift+R

Insert a manual line break

ShiftEnter

Shift+Enter

Insert a page break

CtrlEnter

Ctrl+Enter

Insert a column break

CtrlShiftEnter

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Insert a nonbreaking space

CtrlShiftSpace

Ctrl+Shift+Space · Opt+Space

Insert the registered trademark symbol

CtrlAltR

Ctrl+Alt+R

Insert the trademark symbol

CtrlAltT

Ctrl+Alt+T

Insert an ellipsis

CtrlAlt.

Ctrl+Alt+.

Table: select the next cell's contents

Tab

Tab

Table: select the previous cell's contents

ShiftTab

Shift+Tab

Table: move a row up

AltShift↑

Alt+Shift+↑

Table: move a row down

AltShift↓

Alt+Shift+↓

Table cell: start a new paragraph

Enter

Enter

Table cell: insert a tab character

CtrlTab

Ctrl+Tab

Insert a footnote

CtrlAltF

Ctrl+Alt+F

Insert an endnote

CtrlAltD

Ctrl+Alt+D

Insert a DATE field

AltShiftD

Alt+Shift+D · Ctrl+Shift+D

Insert a LISTNUM field

CtrlAltL

Ctrl+Alt+L · Cmd+Opt+Shift+L

Insert a PAGE field

AltShiftP

Alt+Shift+P · Ctrl+Shift+P

Insert a TIME field

AltShiftT

Alt+Shift+T · Ctrl+Shift+T

Insert an empty field

CtrlF9

Ctrl+F9 · Cmd+F9

Unlink a field

CtrlShiftF9

Ctrl+Shift+F9

Outline: promote a paragraph

AltShift←

Alt+Shift+←

Outline: demote a paragraph

AltShift→

Alt+Shift+→

Outline: move a paragraph up

AltShift↑

Alt+Shift+↑

Outline: move a paragraph down

AltShift↓

Alt+Shift+↓

Open Paste Special

—

Cmd+Ctrl+V

Formatting

39 shortcuts

Bold

CtrlB

Ctrl+B · Cmd+B

Italic

CtrlI

Ctrl+I · Cmd+I

Underline

CtrlU

Ctrl+U · Cmd+U

Double Underline

CtrlShiftD

Ctrl+Shift+D · Cmd+Shift+D

Change Case

ShiftF3

Shift+F3

Center Paragraph

CtrlE

Ctrl+E · Cmd+E

Left Align Paragraph

CtrlL

Ctrl+L · Cmd+L

Right Align Paragraph

CtrlR

Ctrl+R · Cmd+R

Copy text formatting

CtrlAltC

Ctrl+Alt+C · Cmd+Opt+C

Paste text formatting

CtrlAltV

Ctrl+Alt+V · Cmd+Opt+V

Justify the paragraph

CtrlJ

Ctrl+J · Cmd+J

Increase paragraph indentation

CtrlM

Ctrl+M · Ctrl+Shift+M

Decrease paragraph indentation

CtrlShiftM

Ctrl+Shift+M · Cmd+Shift+M

Add a hanging indent

CtrlT

Ctrl+T · Cmd+T

Remove a hanging indent

CtrlShiftT

Ctrl+Shift+T · Cmd+Shift+T

Clear paragraph formatting

CtrlQ

Ctrl+Q

Apply single line spacing

Ctrl1

Ctrl+1 · Cmd+1

Apply double line spacing

Ctrl2

Ctrl+2 · Cmd+2

Apply one-and-a-half line spacing

Ctrl5

Ctrl+5 · Cmd+5

Run AutoFormat

CtrlAltK

Ctrl+Alt+K · Cmd+Opt+K

Apply the Normal style

CtrlShiftN

Ctrl+Shift+N · Cmd+Shift+N

Apply the Heading 1 style

CtrlAlt1

Ctrl+Alt+1 · Cmd+Opt+1

Apply the Heading 2 style

CtrlAlt2

Ctrl+Alt+2 · Cmd+Opt+2

Apply the Heading 3 style

CtrlAlt3

Ctrl+Alt+3 · Cmd+Opt+3

Open the Apply Styles pane

CtrlShiftS

Ctrl+Shift+S

Open the Styles pane

CtrlAltShiftS

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

Open the Font dialog

CtrlD

Ctrl+D · Cmd+D

Increase font size by one point

Ctrl]

Ctrl+] · Cmd+]

Decrease font size by one point

Ctrl[

Ctrl+[ · Cmd+[

Format text as all capitals

CtrlShiftA

Ctrl+Shift+A · Cmd+Shift+A

Toggle hidden text

CtrlShiftH

Ctrl+Shift+H

Create a bulleted list

CtrlShiftL

Ctrl+Shift+L · Cmd+Shift+L

Underline words without underlining spaces

CtrlShiftW

Ctrl+Shift+W · Cmd+Shift+W

Apply small capitals

CtrlShiftK

Ctrl+Shift+K · Cmd+Shift+K

Clear direct character formatting

CtrlSpace

Ctrl+Space

Apply the Symbol font to the selection

CtrlShiftQ

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Show or hide formatting marks

CtrlShift8

Ctrl+Shift+8

Open Reveal Formatting

ShiftF1

Shift+F1

Toggle strikethrough text

—

Cmd+Shift+X

Navigation And Review

39 shortcuts

Move One Word Left

CtrlLeft

Ctrl+Left · Opt+Left

Move One Word Right

CtrlRight

Ctrl+Right · Opt+Right

Start Of Document

CtrlHome

Ctrl+Home · Cmd+Home

End Of Document

CtrlEnd

Ctrl+End · Cmd+End

Insert Comment

CtrlAltM

Ctrl+Alt+M · Cmd+Opt+A

Next Field

F11

F11

Previous Field

ShiftF11

Shift+F11

Spell Check

F7

Move up one paragraph

Ctrl↑

Ctrl+↑ · Cmd+↑

Move down one paragraph

Ctrl↓

Ctrl+↓ · Cmd+↓

Move to the end of the line

End

End · Cmd+→

Move to the start of the line

Home

Home · Cmd+←

Move to the top of the screen

CtrlAltPageUp

Ctrl+Alt+PageUp

Move to the bottom of the screen

CtrlAltPageDown

Ctrl+Alt+PageDown

Move up one screen

PageUp

PageUp

Move down one screen

PageDown

PageDown

Move to the start of the next page

CtrlPageDown

Ctrl+PageDown · Cmd+PageDown

Move to the start of the previous page

CtrlPageUp

Ctrl+PageUp · Cmd+PageUp

Return to the previous editing location

ShiftF5

Shift+F5

Cycle through recent editing locations

CtrlAltZ

Ctrl+Alt+Z

Table: first cell of the row

AltHome

Alt+Home

Table: last cell of the row

AltEnd

Alt+End

Table: first cell of the column

AltPageUp

Alt+PageUp

Table: last cell of the column

AltPageDown

Alt+PageDown

Table: move to the previous row

↑

Table: move to the next row

↓

Toggle change tracking

CtrlShiftE

Ctrl+Shift+E · Cmd+Shift+E

Close the Reviewing pane

AltShiftC

Alt+Shift+C

Mark a table-of-contents entry

AltShiftO

Alt+Shift+O

Mark a table-of-authorities citation

AltShiftI

Alt+Shift+I

Mark an index entry

AltShiftX

Alt+Shift+X

Update linked source information

CtrlShiftF7

Ctrl+Shift+F7

Update selected fields

F9

Switch a field between code and result

ShiftF9

Shift+F9

Show or hide all field codes

AltF9

Alt+F9 · Opt+F9

Run the button action of a selected field

AltShiftF9

Alt+Shift+F9 · Opt+Shift+F9

Lock a field

CtrlF11

Ctrl+F11 · Cmd+F11

Unlock a field

CtrlShiftF11

Ctrl+Shift+F11 · Cmd+Shift+F11

Documentation check for this addition

121 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-03. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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