This document provides a summary of common keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word. It groups the shortcuts into the following categories: desktop functions, document functions, text formatting, paragraphs, navigation, selection, styles, tables, symbols, fields, autotext/building blocks, and mistakes. Some of the most useful shortcuts include Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste, Ctrl+Z to undo, and F7 to check spelling.

1. Jill Sharkey
Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Desktop
 M Minimise all windows(gotoDesktop)
 D Go to the Desktop
 E OpenWindows (File) Explorer
 F Findfilesorfolders
  /  Sendwindowto left/rightof screen
Alt Tab Switchbetweenopenapplications
Documents
Ctrl S Save a document
F12 Save As
Ctrl O Opena document
Ctrl W Close a document
Ctrl N Opena newblankdocument
Ctrl A Selectentire document
Ctrl P Printand printpreview
F4 or Ctrl Y Repeatthe lastaction
Ctrl ShiftE Turn track changeson and off
Ctrl Shift8 Turn formattingmarkson andoff
Ctrl F6 Switchbetweenopendocuments
Text
Ctrl C Copyselectedtext
Ctrl X Cut selectedtext
Ctrl V Paste selectedtext
Ctrl B Boldselectedtext
Ctrl U Underline selectedtext
Ctrl I Italicise selectedtext
Ctrl ] / Ctrl [ Increase/decrease fontsize
ShiftF3 Toggle the case of selected text
Ctrl F Findtext,format,etc.
Ctrl H Findand replace
Ctrl ShiftC Copyselectedformat
Ctrl ShiftV Paste selectedformat
Ctrl Shift– Inserta non-breakinghyphen
Ctrl Shift
Spacebar
Inserta non-breakingspace
Ctrl Spacebar Remove applied characterformatting
Paragraphs
Ctrl M Indenta paragraph
Ctrl ShiftM Outdenta paragraph(un-indent)
Ctrl T Applya hangingindent
Ctrl ShiftT Remove ahangingindent
Ctrl Enter Inserta hard page break
ShiftEnter Inserta line break(starta newline)
Alt Shift or  Move a paragraph upor down
Ctrl ShiftC Copya paragraphformat
Ctrl ShiftV Paste a paragraph format
Ctrl Q Remove appliedparagraphformatting
Navigation
Home Go to start of line
End Go to endof line
Ctrl  /  Go to previous/nextword
Ctrl  /  Go to previous/nextparagraph
Ctrl Home Go to beginningof document
Ctrl End Go to endof document
Ctrl G Go to page (orsection, table etc.)
ShiftF5 Go to the lasteditpoint
Ctrl Pg Dn/Up Go to nextpage (or object)
Selection
Ctrl ShiftEnd Select toendof document
Ctrl ShiftHome Selecttobeginningof document
Ctrl Shift/ Selectprevious/nextword
Clickonce in
leftmargin
Selectline
Clicktwice in
leftmargin
Selectparagraph
Ctrl Click Selectsentence
Styles
Ctrl ShiftN ApplyNormal style
Ctrl Alt 1 ApplyHeading1style
Ctrl Alt 2 ApplyHeading2style
Ctrl Alt 3 ApplyHeading3style
Ctrl Alt ShiftS OpenStylestaskpane
Tables
Tab Move to the nextcell
ShiftTab Move to the previouscell
Ctrl Tab Move to a tab ina cell
Alt Shift or  Move a table row up or down
Backspace Delete selectedrowsorcolumns
Symbols
Ctrl Alt C Insert© (copyright)
Ctrl Alt R Insert® (registeredtrademark)
Ctrl Alt T Insert™ (trademark)
Ctrl Alt . Insert… (ellipsis)
Ctrl Alt E Insert€ (Euro)
Fields
F9 Update a field
ShiftF9 Reveal afieldcode
Alt F9 Reveal all fieldcodesinadocument
Ctrl ShiftF9 Change a fieldintotext
Alt ShiftP Inserta page numberfield
AutoText/Building Blocks
F3 InsertAutoText/BuildingBlock
Alt F3 Save selectedtextasAutoText

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Mistakes
Ctrl Z Undo the last action
Ctrl Y Redothe last undo
F7 Spellcheck
Useful Shortcuts to Customise
Alt K Apply ParaKeepWithNext
Alt B ApplyBody style
Ctrl Alt 4 ApplyHeading4