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NAME Brianson S.

Dagos
PROGRAM BS - COE
SUBJECT SOFTWARE APPLICATION
LECTURER Mr. Mark Anthony Tindoc
ACTIVITY MS WORD SHORTCUT KEYS

Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing tool that can help


you create professional documents with ease. To get the most out of this tool, it's
important to know the keyboard shortcuts that are available. In this guide, we'll
cover the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word.

BASIC NAVIGATION AND EDITING SHORTCUTS

Action Windows Macintosh

Select all text in the document Ctrl + A Cmd + A

Copy selected text Ctrl + C Cmd + C

Cut selected text Ctrl + X Cmd + X

Hide/Show selected text Ctrl + H None

Paste copied or cut text Ctrl + V Cmd + V

Undo the last action Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z

Redo the last undone action Ctrl + Y Cmd + Shift + Z

Find and replace text in the document Ctrl + F Cmd + F

Bold selected text Ctrl + B Cmd + B

Italicize selected text Ctrl + I Cmd + I

Underline selected text Ctrl + U Cmd + U

Move the cursor one word to the left Ctrl + Left Arrow Cmd + Left Arrow

Move the cursor one word to the right Ctrl + Right Arrow Cmd + Right Arrow

Move the cursor one line up Ctrl + Up Arrow Cmd + Up Arrow

Move the cursor one line down Ctrl + Down Arrow Cmd + Down Arrow

DOCUMENT AND PAGE LAYOUT SHORTCUTS

Action Windows Macintosh

Move to the previous page in the document Ctrl + Page Up Cmd + fn + Up Arrow
Action Windows Macintosh

Move to the next page in the document Ctrl + Page Down Cmd + fn + Down Arrow

Move to the beginning of the document Ctrl + Home Cmd + fn + Left Arrow

Move to the end of the document Ctrl + End Cmd + fn + Right Arrow

Remove character formatting Ctrl + Spacebar Control + fn + Spacebar

Remove paragraph formatting Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar None

Insert a page break Ctrl + Enter Cmd + Return

Insert a line break Ctrl + Shift + Enter Shift + Return

Insert a tab Ctrl + Tab Control + Tab

Apply the Heading 1 style Ctrl + Alt + 1 Cmd + Alt + 1

Apply the Heading 2 style Ctrl + Alt + 2 Ctrl + Alt + 2

Apply the Heading 3 style Ctrl + Alt + 3 Ctrl + Alt + 3

Apply the Normal style Ctrl + Alt + N Ctrl + Alt + N

Apply the List Bullet style Ctrl + Shift + L None

VIEW AND WINDOW SHORTCUTS

Action Windows Macintosh

Close the current document Ctrl + W Cmd + W

Close all documents Ctrl + Shift + W Cmd + Option + W

Switch to the next open document Ctrl + F6 Cmd + `

Switch to the previous open document Ctrl + Shift + F6 Cmd + Shift + `

TABLE AND LIST SHORTCUTS

Action Windows Macintosh

Create a new table Ctrl + T None

Convert text to a table Ctrl + Shift + T None

Convert a table to text Ctrl + Alt + T None

Create a new numbered list Ctrl + Alt + N None


Action Windows Macintosh

Create a new bulleted list Ctrl + Alt + U None

Decrease the indent level of a list item Ctrl + Shift + M Cmd + Shift + M

Increase the indent level of a list item Ctrl + M Control + Shift + M

MISCELLANEOUS SHORTCUTS

Action Windows Macintosh

Open the Microsoft Word Help window F1 Cmd + Shift + /

Open the Find and Replace dialog window Ctrl + H Control + H

Copy the format of selected text or object Ctrl + Shift + C Cmd + Shift + C

Paste the copied format Ctrl + Shift + V Cmd + Shift + V

Insert the current date Alt + Shift + D Control + Shift + D

Insert the current time Alt + Shift + T Control + Shift + T

Convert text to Subscript Ctrl + ? Cmd + =

Convert text to Superscript Ctrl + + Control + +

OUR SELECTION FOR TRANSLATION PROJECTS


As Multilingual DTP specialists, we have found these shortcuts to
be indispensable and believe they would be really great for translators to know
as well.

Action Windows Macintosh

Show Word Count Panel Ctrl + Shift + G None

Hide/Show Selected Text Ctrl + Shift + H None

Hide/Show Paragraph Mark Ctrl + Shift + ( None

Non-Breaking Space Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar None

Page Break Ctrl + Enter Cmd + Return

Column Break Ctrl + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Return

Show Styles Panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S Cmd + Option + Shift + S

Show Paragraph Settings None Cmd + Option + M


Action Windows Macintosh

Check the spelling and grammar F7 F7

Enable Reviewing Mode Control + Shift + E Cmd + Shift + E

Add a Comment Ctrl + Alt + M Cmd + Option + A

Control + Option + Cmd +


Run a Thesaurus check Shift + F7
R

These are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word. By
using these shortcuts, you can save time and be more efficient while working on
your documents. Practice using these shortcuts and you'll soon find that you're
able to navigate and edit your documents with ease.

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