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Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts for Android

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word on Android. Format text, navigate documents, and review tracked changes with a Bluetooth keyboard on Android.
Key label style

Navigate the document

Find text
Ctrl+F
Move the cursor up by one paragraph
Alt+Up
Move the cursor down by one paragraph
Alt+Down
Move the cursor left by one word
Alt+Left
Move the cursor right by one word
Alt+Right
Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line
Ctrl+Left
Move the cursor to the end of the current line
Ctrl+Right
Select text
Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down
or
Shift+Left
or
Shift+Right
Select the paragraph above
Alt+Shift+Up
Select the paragraph below
Alt+Shift+Down
Select the word to the left
Alt+Shift+Left
Select the word to the right
Alt+Shift+Right
Select from the current position to the beginning of the line
Ctrl+Shift+Left
Select from the current position to the end of the line
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Select all document content
Ctrl+A

Edit and format the document

Undo the previous action
Ctrl+Z
Redo the previous action, if possible
Ctrl+Y
Cut the selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl+X
Copy the selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl+C
Paste the content from the clipboard
Ctrl+V
Apply bold formatting to the selected text
Ctrl+B
Apply italic formatting to the selected text
Ctrl+I
Underline the selected text
Ctrl+U
Insert a line break
Shift+Enter

Intro

Word on Android supports keyboard shortcuts when a Bluetooth keyboard is connected. Coverage is similar to the iPhone version, text formatting, document navigation, and basic editing shortcuts. The modifier key on Android is Ctrl, following the convention used on Windows and the web rather than the Command convention of iOS.

Android-specific shortcut notes

Bluetooth keyboard required. Word's keyboard shortcuts on Android only activate with a Bluetooth keyboard connected.

Ctrl modifier. Word on Android uses Ctrl as the primary modifier, consistent with the Windows and web versions of Word, and different from the Command modifier used on iPhone.

Shortcut scope. The Android shortcut set covers text formatting (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U), basic document navigation, and editing. As with the iPhone version, advanced desktop features are not available in the Android app.

Android tablets. Word on Android is more commonly used with a keyboard on a tablet than on a phone. The shortcut set is the same regardless of device.

Printable PDF

The Word Android shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The formatting shortcuts are the highest-value section for mobile document editing.

FAQ

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