Microsoft Word 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts

DISPLAY AND USE WINDOWS

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 Close the active window.
CTRL+F10 Maximize or restore a selected window.
USE EDIT BOXES WITHIN DIALOG BOXES
SHFT+HOME Select from the insertion point to the beginning
of the entry.
SHFT+END Select from the insertion point to the end of the
entry.
USE THE OPEN AND SAVE AS DIALOG BOXES
CTRL+F12 or CTRL+O Display the Open dialog box.
F12 Display the Save As dialog box.
UNDO AND REDO ACTIONS
CTRL+Z Undo an action.
CTRL+Y Redo or repeat an action.
CHANGE THE KEYBOARD FOCUS WITHOUT USING THE MOUSE
CTRL+F1 Expand or collapse the Ribbon.
SHFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
COMMON TASKS IN MICROSOFT WORD
CTRL+B Make letters bold.
CTRL+I Make letters italic.
CTRL+U Make letters underline.
CTRL+SHFT+< Decrease font size one value.
CTRL+SHFT+> Increase font size one value.
CTRL+[ Decrease font size 1 point.
CTRL+] Increase font size 1 point.
CTRL+C Copy the selected text or object.
CTRL+X Cut the selected text or object.
CTRL+V Paste text or an object
CTRL+Z Undo the last action.
CTRL+Y Redo the last action.
CTRL+SHFT+G Open the Word Count dialog box.
CREATE, VIEW, AND SAVE DOCUMENTS
CTRL+N Create a new document.
CTRL+O Open a document.
CTRL+W Close a document.
ALT+CTRL+S Split the document window.
CTRL+S Save a document.
FIND, REPLACE, AND BROWSE THROUGH TEXT
CTRL+F Open the Navigation task pane (to search
document).
CTRL+H Replace text, specific formatting, and special
items.
CTRL+G Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table,
comment, graphic,
or other location.
CTRL+PAGE UP Move to the previous browse object (set in
browse options).
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Move to the next browse object (set in browse
options).
SWITCH TO ANOTHER VIEW
ALT+CTRL+P Switch to Print Layout view.
ALT+CTRL+O Switch to Outline view.
ALT+CTRL+N Switch to Draft view.
PRINT AND PREVIEW DOCUMENTS
CTRL+P Print a document.
ALT+CTRL+I Switch to print preview.
REVIEW DOCUMENTS
ALT+CTRL+M Insert a comment.
REFERENCES, FOOTNOTES, AND ENDNOTES
ALT+CTRL+F Insert a footnote.
ALT+CTRL+D Insert an endnote.
WORK WITH WEB PAGES
CTRL+K Insert a hyperlink.
F9 Refresh.
DELETE TEXT AND GRAPHICS
CTRL+BACKSPACE Delete one word to the left.
CTRL+DELETE Delete one word to the right.
CTRL+X Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard.
CTRL+Z Undo the last action.
COPY AND MOVE TEXT AND GRAPHICS
CTRL+C Copy selected text or graphics to the Office
Clipboard.
CTRL+X Cut selected text or graphics to the Office
Clipboard.
CTRL+V Paste the most recent addition or pasted item
from the Office
Clipboard.
INSERT SPECIAL CHARACTERS
ALT+CTRL+C The copyright symbol
ALT+CTRL+R The registered trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+T The trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+PERIOD An ellipsis
CHANGE OR RESIZE THE FONT
CTRL+SHFT+F Open the Font dialog box to change the font.
CTRL+SHFT+> Increase the font size.
CTRL+SHFT+< Decrease the font size.
CTRL+] Increase the font size by 1 point.
CTRL+[ Decrease the font size by 1 point.
APPLY CHARACTER FORMATS
CTRL+B Apply bold formatting.
CTRL+U Apply an underline.
CTRL+SHFT+W Underline words but not spaces.
CTRL+SHFT+D Double-underline text.
CTRL+I Apply italic formatting.
CTRL+SHFT+K Format letters as small capitals.
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
CTRL+SHFT+PLUS SIGN Apply superscript formatting (automatic
spacing).
CTRL+SHFT+Q Change the selection to the Symbol font.
SET THE LINE SPACING
CTRL+1 Single-space lines.
CTRL+2 Double-space lines.
CTRL+5 Set 1.5-line spacing.
CTRL+0 (zero) Add or remove one line space preceding a
paragraph.
ALIGN PARAGRAPHS
CTRL+E Switch a paragraph between centered and left-
aligned.
CTRL+J Switch a paragraph between justified and left-
aligned.
CTRL+R Switch a paragraph between right-aligned and
left-aligned.
CTRL+L Left align a paragraph.
CTRL+M Indent a paragraph from the left.
CTRL+T Create a hanging indent.
CTRL+SHFT+T Reduce a hanging indent.
CTRL+Q Remove paragraph formatting.
PERFORM A MAIL MERGE
ALT+SHFT+K Preview a mail merge.
ALT+SHFT+N Merge a document.
ALT+SHFT+M Print the merged document.
ALT+SHFT+E Edit a mail-merge data document.
ALT+SHFT+F Insert a merge field.
CTRL+FUNCTION KEY
CTRL+F1 Expand or collapse the Ribbon.
CTRL+F2 Choose the Print Preview command.
CTRL+F4 Close the window.
CTRL+F10 Maximize the document window.
CTRL+F12 Choose the Open command.
CTRL+SHIFT+FUNCTION KEY
CTRL+SHFT+F12 Choose the Print command.
ALT+FUNCTION KEY
ALT+F4 Exit Word 2010.
ALT+F5 Restore the program window size.
ALT+F7 Find the next misspelling or grammatical error.
CTRL+ALT+FUNCTION KEY
CTRL+ALT+F1 Display Microsoft System Information.
CTRL+ALT+F2 Choose the Open command.