Microsoft Word is the most popular document creation and document editing tool in the world, used by thousands of schools, governments, and companies all over the world. Employees and students spend hours each day completing tasks and documentation with Microsoft Word. Here is a list of the most popular keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word that will save you hours each day.
- Open a document Ctrl+O
- Create a new document Ctrl+N
- Save the document Ctrl+S
- Close the document Ctrl+W
- Cut the selected content to the Clipboard Ctrl+X
- Copy the selected content to the Clipboard Ctrl+C
- Paste the contents of the Clipboard Ctrl+V
- Select all document content Ctrl+A
- Apply bold formatting to text Ctrl+B
- Apply italic formatting to text Ctrl+I
- Apply underline formatting to text Ctrl+U
- Decrease the font size by 1 point Ctrl+Left bracket ([)
- Increase the font size by 1 point Ctrl+Right bracket (])
- Center the text Ctrl+E
- Align the text to the left Ctrl+L
- Align the text to the right Ctrl+R
- Cancel a command Esc
- Undo the previous action Ctrl+Z
- Redo the previous action, if possible Ctrl+Y
- Adjust the zoom magnification Alt+W, Q
- Split the document window Ctrl+Alt+S
- Remove the document window split Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S
- Hide the selected columns Ctrl+0
