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Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

Ctrl + 0: Adds or removes 6 points of spacing before a paragraph.
Ctrl + A: Selects all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B: Bolds the highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C: Copies the selected text.
Ctrl + D: Opens the font preferences window.
Ctrl + E: Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + F: Opens the find box.
Ctrl + I: Italicizes the highlighted selection.
Ctrl + J: Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl + K: Inserts a link.
Ctrl + L: Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + M: Indents the paragraph.
Ctrl + P: Opens the print window.
Ctrl + R: Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + T: Creates a hanging indent.
Ctrl + U: Underlines the highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V: Pastes.
Ctrl + X: Cuts the selected text.
Ctrl + Y: Redoes the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z: Undoes the last action.
Ctrl + Shift + L: Quickly creates a bullet point.
Ctrl + Shift + F: Changes the font.
Ctrl + Shift + >: Increases the selected font by +1 point up to 12 points and then increases the font by +2 points.
Ctrl + ]: Increases the selected font by +1 point.
Ctrl + Shift + <: Decreases the selected font by -1 point if 12 points or lower, if above 12 decreases the font by +2 points.
Ctrl + [: Decreases the selected font by -1 point.
Ctrl + / + c: Inserts a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl + ' +: Inserts a character with an accent (grave) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented è you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.
**Ctrl + Shift + ***: Views or hides nonprinting characters.
Ctrl +: Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl +: Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl +: Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl +: Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del: Deletes the word to the right of the cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace: Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.
Ctrl + End: Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar: Resets the highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1: Single-spaces lines.
Ctrl + 2: Double-spaces lines.
Ctrl + 5: 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1: Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2: Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3: Changes text to heading 3.
Alt + Ctrl + F2: Opens a new document.
Ctrl + F1: Opens the Task Pane.
Ctrl + F2: Displays the print preview.
Ctrl + Shift + >: Increases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + <: Decreases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + F6: Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl + Shift + F12: Prints the document.
F1: Opens Help.
F4: Repeats the last action performed (Word 2000+).
F5: Opens the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
F7: Spellchecks and grammar checks the selected text or document.
F12: Saves as.
Shift + F3: Changes the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + F7: Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
Shift + F12: Saves.
Shift + Enter: Creates a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift + Insert: Pastes.
Shift + Alt + D: Inserts the current date.
Shift + Alt + T: Inserts the current time.

Mouse Shortcuts

Click, hold, and drag: Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click: If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word. Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click: Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel: Zooms in and out of the document.