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Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts for Web

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Frequently used shortcuts

Find text in the Reading view
Ctrl+F
or
F3
Find text in the Editing view
Ctrl+F
or
Ctrl+G
Find and replace text in the Editing view
Ctrl+H
Hide the task pane, if one is open
Esc
Switch to the Zoom control
Alt+.,W,Q
or
Win+Alt,W,Q
Print the document
Ctrl+P
Move to the next landmark region
Ctrl+F6
Go to the Tell Me or Search text field
Alt+Q

Go to the access keys for the ribbon

Open the Tell Me or Search text field on the ribbon to type a search term
Alt+.,Q
or
Win+Alt,Q
Open the File tab to use the Backstage view
Alt+.,F
or
Win+Alt,F
Open the Home tab to format text and use the Find tool
Alt+.,H
or
Win+Alt,H
Open the Insert tab to insert a picture, link, comment, header or footer, or a page number. You can also access the Symbol gallery
Alt+.,N
or
Win+Alt,N
Open the Page Layout tab to set page margins, orientation, and size, and paragraph spacing
Alt+.,A
or
Win+Alt,A
Open the References tab to insert a table of contents, footnotes, or endnotes
Alt+.,S
or
Win+Alt,S
Open the Review tab to check spelling, add comments, or track and review changes to your document
Alt+.,R
or
Win+Alt,R
Open the View tab to choose a view, open the Navigation pane, edit the Header & Footer , and to Zoom the document view
Alt+.,W
or
Win+Alt,W

Work in the ribbon tabs and menus

Select the active tab on the ribbon, and activate the access keys
Alt+.
or
Win+Alt
When a Ribbon tab is selected, move the focus to the tab commands
Enter,Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Activate a selected button
Space
or
Enter
Open the list for a selected command
Space
or
Enter
Open the menu for a selected button
Alt+Down
When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command
Down
Collapse or expand the ribbon
Ctrl+F3

Navigate the document

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

Edit and format the document

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
Undo the previous action
Ctrl+Z
Redo the previous action
Ctrl+Y
Shrink the font size
Ctrl+[
Grow the font size
Ctrl+]
Apply bold formatting to the selected text
Ctrl+B
Apply italic formatting to the selected text
Ctrl+I
Underline the selected text
Ctrl+U
Align the paragraph to the left
Ctrl+L
Align the paragraph to the right
Ctrl+R
Center the paragraph
Ctrl+E
Justify the paragraph
Ctrl+J
Create a bulleted list
Ctrl+.
Create a numbered list
Ctrl+/

Work with comments

Show or hide the Comments pane
Alt+.,R,K
or
Win+Alt,R,K
Add a new comment
Ctrl+Alt+M
Go to the next comment thread, or the next reply in an expanded comment thread
Down
Go to the previous comment thread
Up
Expand the current comment thread
Right
Collapse the current comment thread
Left
Move to the reply box, when focus is on a comment
Tab,Tab,Enter
Edit a comment or reply, when focus is on the comment or reply
Tab,Enter
Post a comment/reply or save an edit
Ctrl+Enter
Discard a draft comment/reply or edit
Esc

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