Keyboard

shortcuts for
Microsoft
Word
The keyboard shortcuts that are described in this Help
topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other
layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a
U.S. keyboard.
Notes

This article does not cover customizing keyboard

shortcuts or creating keyboard shortcuts for
macros or AutoText. For more information, click a
link in the See Also section.
If you are using Microsoft Word Starter, be aware
that not all the features listed for Word are
supported in Word Starter. For more information

about the features available in Word Starter, see

Word Starter feature support.
In this article

Finding and using keyboard shortcuts

Microsoft Office basics
Navigating the Ribbon
Quick reference for Microsoft Word
Function key reference
Finding and using keyboard shortcuts

For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more

keys at the same time, the keys to press are
separated by a plus sign (+) in Microsoft Word 2010
Help. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one
key immediately followed by another key, the keys to
press are separated by a comma (,).
Use the keyboard to expand sections

To expand all sections of the article, press TAB

until Show all is selected, and then press ENTER.
Press ENTER again to collapse all sections.
To expand just one section of the article, press
TAB until that section heading and plus sign are
selected, and then press ENTER. Press ENTER
again to collapse the section.

Search this article

Important Before you start to search, press TAB

until Show All is selected, and then press ENTER.
1. Press CTRL+F.
The Search dialog box opens, with the cursor
ready for you to type.
2. Type the search text in the box.
3. Press ENTER.
Print this article

To print this topic, press TAB until Show All is

selected, press ENTER, and then press CTRL+P.
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Microsoft Office basics

Display and use windows

To do this

Press

Switch to the next window.

ALT+TAB

Switch to the previous window.

ALT+SHIFT+TA
B

Close the active window.

CTRL+W or
CTRL+F4

Restore the size of the active window

ALT+F5

To do this

Press

after you maximize it.

Move to a task pane from another
pane in the program window
F6
(clockwise direction). You may need to
press F6 more than once.
Move to a task pane from another
pane in the program window
(counterclockwise direction).

SHIFT+F6

When more than one window is open,

switch to the next window.

CTRL+F6

Switch to the previous window.

CTRL+SHIFT+
F6

Maximize or restore a selected window. CTRL+F10

Copy a picture of the screen to the
Clipboard.

PRINT SCREEN

Copy a picture of the selected window ALT+PRINT

to the Clipboard.
SCREEN
Use dialog boxes

To do this

Press

Move to the next option or

option group.

TAB

Move to the previous option or

option group.

SHIFT+TAB

Switch to the next tab in a

dialog box.

CTRL+TAB

Switch to the previous tab in a

dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Move between options in an

open drop-down list, or between Arrow keys
options in a group of options.
Perform the action assigned to
the selected button; select or
clear the selected check box.

SPACEBAR

ALT+ the letter

Select an option; select or clear
underlined in an
a check box.
option
Open a selected drop-down list. ALT+DOWN ARROW
Select an option from a dropdown list.

First letter of an
option in a drop-down
list

Close a selected drop-down list; ESC

To do this

Press

cancel a command and close a

dialog box.
Run the selected command.

ENTER

Use edit boxes within dialog boxes

An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an
entry, such as your user name or the path of a folder.
To do this

Press

Move to the beginning of the

entry.

HOME

Move to the end of the entry.

END

Move one character to the left

or right.

LEFT ARROW or
RIGHT ARROW

Move one word to the left.

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move one word to the right.

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Select or unselect one

character to the left.

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select or unselect one

character to the right.

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

To do this

Press

Select or unselect one word to CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT

the left.
ARROW
Select or unselect one word to CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
the right.
ARROW
Select from the insertion point
SHIFT+HOME
to the beginning of the entry.
Select from the insertion point
SHIFT+END
to the end of the entry.
Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes
To do this

Press

Display the Open dialog box.

CTRL+F12 or
CTRL+O

Display the Save As dialog box.

F12

Open the selected folder or file.

ENTER

Open the folder one level above the

selected folder.

BACKSPACE

Delete the selected folder or file.

DELETE

Display a shortcut menu for a selected

SHIFT+F10
item such as a folder or file.
Move forward through options.

TAB

To do this

Press

Move back through options.

SHIFT+TAB

Open the Look in list.

F4 or ALT+I

Undo and redo actions

To do this

Press

Cancel an action.

ESC

Undo an action.

CTRL+Z

Redo or repeat an action.

CTRL+Y

Access and use task panes and galleries

To do this

Press

Move to a task pane from another

pane in the program window. (You
may need to press F6 more than
once.)

F6

When a menu is active, move to a

task pane. (You may need to press
CTRL+TAB more than once.)

CTRL+TAB

To do this

Press

When a task pane is active, select

the next or previous option in the
task pane.

TAB or
SHIFT+TAB

Display the full set of commands on CTRL+SPACEBA

the task pane menu.
R
Perform the action assigned to the
selected button.

SPACEBAR or
ENTER

Open a drop-down menu for the

selected gallery item.

SHIFT+F10

Select the first or last item in a

gallery.

HOME or END

Scroll up or down in the selected

gallery list.

PAGE UP or PAGE
DOWN

Close a task pane

1. Press F6 to move to the task pane, if necessary.
2. Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.
3. Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then
press ENTER.
Move a task pane
1. Press F6 to move to the task pane, if necessary.

2. Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.
3. Use the arrow keys to select Move, and then
press ENTER.
4. Use the arrow keys to move the task pane, and
then press ENTER.
Resize a task pane
1. Press F6 to move to the task pane, if necessary.
2. Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.
3. Use the arrow keys to select Size, and then press
ENTER.
4. Use the arrow keys to resize the task pane, and
then press ENTER.
Access and use available actions
To do this

Press

Display the shortcut menu for the

selected item.

SHIFT+F10

Display the menu or message for an

available action or for the AutoCorrect
Options button or the Paste options
button . If more than one action is
present, switch to the next action and

ALT+SHIFT+
F10

To do this

Press

display its menu or message.

Move between options in a menu of
available actions.

Arrow keys

Perform the action for the selected item

ENTER
on a menu of available actions.
Close the available actions menu or
message.

ESC

Tips

You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever

an action is available (not available in Word
Starter). To hear audio cues, you must have a
sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office
Sounds installed on your computer.
If you have access to the Internet, you can
download Microsoft Office Sounds from
[Link]. After you install the sound files, do the
following:
a. Press ALT+F, T to open Word Options.
b. Press A to select Advanced, and then press
TAB to move to the Advanced Options for
working with Word .

c. Press ALT+S twice to move to the Provide

feedback with sound check box, which is
under General, and then press SPACEBAR.
d. Press TAB repeatedly to select OK, and then
press ENTER.
Note When you select or clear this check
box, the setting affects all Office programs
that support sound.
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Navigating the Ribbon

Access any command with a few keystrokes

Access keys let you quickly use a command by
pressing a few keys, regardless of where you are in
the program. Every command in Word 2010 can be
accessed by using an access key. You can get to most
commands by using two to five keystrokes. To use an
access key:
1. Press ALT.
The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that
is available in the current view.
2. Press the letter shown in the KeyTip over the
feature that you want to use.

3. Depending on which letter you press, you may be

shown additional KeyTips. For example, if the
Home tab is active and you press N, the Insert
tab is displayed, along with the KeyTips for the
groups on that tab.
4. Continue pressing letters until you press the letter
of the command or control that you want to use.
In some cases, you must first press the letter of
the group that contains the command.
Note To cancel the action that you are taking
and hide the KeyTips, press ALT.
Change the keyboard focus without using the
mouse
Another way to use the keyboard to work with
programs that feature the Office Ribbon is to move
the focus among the tabs and commands until you
find the feature that you want to use. The following
table lists some ways to move the keyboard focus
without using the mouse.
To do this

Press

Select the active tab of the

ALT or F10. Press
Ribbon and activate the access either of these keys
keys.
again to move back
to the document and

To do this

Press
cancel the access
keys.

Move to another tab of the

Ribbon.

F10 to select the

active tab, and then
LEFT ARROW or
RIGHT ARROW

Expand or collapse the Ribbon.

CTRL+F1

Display the shortcut menu for

the selected item.

SHIFT+F10

Move the focus to select each of

the following areas of the
window:

Active tab of the Ribbon

Any open task panes

F6

Status bar at the bottom of

the window
Your document

Move the focus to each

command on the Ribbon,
forward or backward,
respectively.

TAB or SHIFT+TAB

To do this

Press

Move down, up, left, or right,

respectively, among the items
on the Ribbon.

DOWN ARROW, UP
ARROW, LEFT
ARROW, or RIGHT
ARROW

Activate the selected command

SPACEBAR or ENTER
or control on the Ribbon.
Open the selected menu or
gallery on the Ribbon.

SPACEBAR or ENTER

Activate a command or control

on the Ribbon so you can modify ENTER
a value.
Finish modifying a value in a
control on the Ribbon, and move ENTER
focus back to the document.
Get help on the selected
command or control on the
Ribbon. (If no Help topic is
associated with the selected
F1
command, a general Help topic
about the program is shown
instead.)
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Quick reference for Microsoft Word

Common tasks in Microsoft Word

To do this

Press

Create a nonbreaking space.

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE
BAR

Create a nonbreaking hyphen.

CTRL+SHIFT+HYPH
EN

Make letters bold.

CTRL+B

Make letters italic.

CTRL+I

Make letters underline.

CTRL+U

Decrease font size one value.

CTRL+SHIFT+<

Increase font size one value.

CTRL+SHIFT+>

Decrease font size 1 point.

CTRL+[

Increase font size 1 point.

CTRL+]

Remove paragraph or character

formatting.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Copy the selected text or object. CTRL+C

Cut the selected text or object.

CTRL+X

Paste text or an object.

CTRL+V

Paste special

CTRL+ALT+V

To do this

Press

Paste formatting only

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Undo the last action.

CTRL+Z

Redo the last action.

CTRL+Y

Open the Word Count dialog

box.

CTRL+SHIFT+G

Working with documents and Web pages

Create, view, and save documents

To do this

Press

Create a new document.

CTRL+N

Open a document.

CTRL+O

Close a document.

CTRL+W

Split the document window. ALT+CTRL+S

Remove the document
window split.

ALT+SHIFT+C or
ALT+CTRL+S

Save a document.

CTRL+S

Find, replace, and browse through text

To do this

Press

Open the Navigation task pane (to

search document).

CTRL+F

Repeat find (after closing Find and

Replace window).

ALT+CTRL+Y

Replace text, specific formatting, and

CTRL+H
special items.
Go to a page, bookmark, footnote,
table, comment, graphic, or other
location.

CTRL+G

Switch between the last four places

that you have edited.

ALT+CTRL+Z

Open a list of browse options. Press

the arrow keys to select an option,
and then press ENTER to browse
through a document by using the
selected option.

ALT+CTRL+HO
ME

Move to the previous browse object

(set in browse options).

CTRL+PAGE UP

Move to the next browse object (set in CTRL+PAGE

browse options).
DOWN
Switch to another view

To do this

Press

Switch to Print Layout view.

ALT+CTRL+P

Switch to Outline view.

ALT+CTRL+O

Switch to Draft view.

ALT+CTRL+N

Outline view
To do this

Press

Promote a paragraph.

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Demote a paragraph.

ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW

Demote to body text.

CTRL+SHIFT+N

Move selected paragraphs

ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
up.
Move selected paragraphs ALT+SHIFT+DOWN
down.
ARROW
Expand text under a
heading.

ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN

Collapse text under a

heading.

ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN

Expand or collapse all text

ALT+SHIFT+A
or headings.

To do this

Press

Hide or display character

formatting.

The slash (/) key on the

numeric keypad

Show the first line of body

ALT+SHIFT+L
text or all body text.
Show all headings with the
ALT+SHIFT+1
Heading 1 style.
Show all headings up to
Heading n.

ALT+SHIFT+n

Insert a tab character.

CTRL+TAB

Print and preview documents

To do this

Press

Print a document.

CTRL+P

Switch to print preview.

ALT+CTRL+I

Move around the preview page

when zoomed in.

Arrow keys

Move by one preview page when

zoomed out.

PAGE UP or PAGE
DOWN

Move to the first preview page

when zoomed out.

CTRL+HOME

Move to the last preview page

CTRL+END

To do this

Press

when zoomed out.

Review documents
To do this

Press

Insert a comment.

ALT+CTRL+M

Turn change tracking on or off.

CTRL+SHIFT+E

Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open. ALT+SHIFT+C

Full Screen Reading view
Note Some screen readers may not be compatible
with Full Screen Reading view.
To do this

Press

Go to beginning of document.

HOME

Go to end of document.

END

Go to page n.

n, ENTER

Exit reading layout view.

ESC

References, footnotes, and endnotes

To do this

Press

Mark a table of contents entry.

ALT+SHIFT+O

To do this

Press

Mark a table of authorities entry

(citation).

ALT+SHIFT+I

Mark an index entry.

ALT+SHIFT+X

Insert a footnote.

ALT+CTRL+F

Insert an endnote.

ALT+CTRL+D

Work with Web pages

To do this

Press

Insert a hyperlink.

CTRL+K

Go back one page.

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Go forward one page.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Refresh.

F9

Edit and move text and graphics

Delete text and graphics

To do this

Press

Delete one character to the left.

BACKSPACE

Delete one word to the left.

CTRL+BACKSPAC
E

Delete one character to the right.

DELETE

To do this

Press

Delete one word to the right.

CTRL+DELETE

Cut selected text to the Office

Clipboard.

CTRL+X

Undo the last action.

CTRL+Z

Cut to the Spike.

CTRL+F3

Copy and move text and graphics

To do this

Press

Open the Office Clipboard

Press ALT+H to move

to the Home tab, and
then press F,O.

Copy selected text or graphics

CTRL+C
to the Office Clipboard.
Cut selected text or graphics to
CTRL+X
the Office Clipboard.
Paste the most recent addition
or pasted item from the Office CTRL+V
Clipboard.
Move text or graphics once.

F2 (then move the

cursor and press
ENTER)

To do this

Press

Copy text or graphics once.

SHIFT+F2 (then move

the cursor and press
ENTER)

When text or an object is

selected, open the Create
New Building Block dialog
box.

ALT+F3

When the building block for

example, a SmartArt graphic
SHIFT+F10
is selected, display the shortcut
menu that is associated with it.
Cut to the Spike.

CTRL+F3

Paste the Spike contents.

CTRL+SHIFT+F3

Copy the header or footer used

in the previous section of the
ALT+SHIFT+R
document.
Insert special characters
To insert this Press
A field

CTRL+F9

A line break

SHIFT+ENTER

A page break

CTRL+ENTER

To insert this Press

A column
break

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

An em dash

ALT+CTRL+MINUS SIGN

An en dash

CTRL+MINUS SIGN

An optional
hyphen

CTRL+HYPHEN

A nonbreaking
CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
hyphen
A nonbreaking
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
space
The copyright
ALT+CTRL+C
symbol
The registered
trademark
ALT+CTRL+R
symbol
The trademark
ALT+CTRL+T
symbol
An ellipsis

ALT+CTRL+PERIOD

A single

CTRL+`(single quotation mark),

To insert this Press

opening
quotation
mark

`(single quotation mark)

A single
closing
quotation
mark

CTRL+' (single quotation mark), '

(single quotation mark)

Double
opening
quotation
marks

CTRL+` (single quotation mark),

SHIFT+' (single quotation mark)

Double closing
CTRL+' (single quotation mark),
quotation
SHIFT+' (single quotation mark)
marks
An AutoText
entry

ENTER (after you type the first few

characters of the AutoText entry name
and when the ScreenTip appears)

Insert characters by using character codes

To do this

Press

Insert the Unicode character for the

specified Unicode (hexadecimal)
character code. For example, to insert

The character
code, ALT+X

To do this

Press

the euro currency symbol ( ), type

20AC, and then hold down ALT and
press X.
Find out the Unicode character code for
ALT+X
the selected character
Insert the ANSI character for the
specified ANSI (decimal) character
code. For example, to insert the euro
currency symbol, hold down ALT and
press 0128 on the numeric keypad.

ALT+the
character
code (on the
numeric
keypad)

Select text and graphics

Select text by holding down SHIFT and using the arrow
keys to move the cursor.
Extend a selection
To do this

Press

Turn extend mode

on.

F8

Select the nearest F8, and then press LEFT ARROW

character.
or RIGHT ARROW
Increase the size of F8 (press once to select a word,
a selection.
twice to select a sentence, and so

To do this

Press
on)

Reduce the size of

SHIFT+F8
a selection.
Turn extend mode
off.

ESC

Extend a selection
one character to
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
the right.
Extend a selection
one character to
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
the left.
Extend a selection
to the end of a
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
word.
Extend a selection
to the beginning of CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
a word.
Extend a selection
SHIFT+END
to the end of a line.
Extend a selection SHIFT+HOME
to the beginning of

To do this

Press

a line.
Extend a selection
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
one line down.
Extend a selection
SHIFT+UP ARROW
one line up.
Extend a selection
to the end of a
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
paragraph.
Extend a selection
to the beginning of CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
a paragraph.
Extend a selection
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
one screen down.
Extend a selection
SHIFT+PAGE UP
one screen up.
Extend a selection
to the beginning of CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
a document.
Extend a selection
to the end of a
CTRL+SHIFT+END
document.
Extend a selection ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

To do this

Press

to the end of a
window.
Extend a selection
to include the
CTRL+A
entire document.
Select a vertical
block of text.

CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use

the arrow keys; press ESC to
cancel selection mode

Extend a selection
to a specific
F8+arrow keys; press ESC to
location in a
cancel selection mode
document.
Select text and graphics in a table
To do this

Press

Select the next

TAB
cell's contents.
Select the
preceding cell's SHIFT+TAB
contents.

To do this

Press

Extend a
Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow
selection to
key repeatedly
adjacent cells.
Use the arrow keys to move to the
column's top or bottom cell, and then
do one of the following:
Select a
column.

Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN to

select the column from top to
bottom.
Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP to
select the column from bottom to
top.

Extend a
selection (or
block).

CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the

arrow keys; press ESC to cancel
selection mode

Select an
entire table.

ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with

NUM LOCK off)

Move through your document

To move

Press

One character to the left

LEFT ARROW

To move

Press

One character to the right

RIGHT ARROW

One word to the left

CTRL+LEFT
ARROW

One word to the right

CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW

One paragraph up

CTRL+UP
ARROW

One paragraph down

CTRL+DOWN
ARROW

One cell to the left (in a table)

SHIFT+TAB

One cell to the right (in a table)

TAB

Up one line

UP ARROW

Down one line

DOWN ARROW

To the end of a line

END

To the beginning of a line

HOME

To the top of the window

ALT+CTRL+PAGE
UP

To the end of the window

ALT+CTRL+PAGE
DOWN

To move

Press

Up one screen (scrolling)

PAGE UP

Down one screen (scrolling)

PAGE DOWN

To the top of the next page

CTRL+PAGE
DOWN

To the top of the previous page

CTRL+PAGE UP

To the end of a document

CTRL+END

To the beginning of a document

CTRL+HOME

To a previous revision

SHIFT+F5

After opening a document, to the

location you were working in when
the document was last closed

SHIFT+F5

Move around in a table

To move

Press

To the next cell in a row

TAB

To the previous cell in a

row

SHIFT+TAB

To the first cell in a row

ALT+HOME

To the last cell in a row

ALT+END

To the first cell in a column ALT+PAGE UP

To move

Press

To the last cell in a column ALT+PAGE DOWN

To the previous row

UP ARROW

To the next row

DOWN ARROW

Row up

ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Row down

ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

To insert

Press

New paragraphs in a cell

ENTER

Tab characters in a cell

CTRL+TAB

Use overtype mode

To change the overtype settings so that you can
access overtype mode by pressing INSERT, do the
following:
1. Press ALT+F, T to open Word Options.
2. Press A to select ADVANCED, and then press TAB.
3. Press ALT+O to move to the Use the Insert key
to control overtype mode check box.

4. Press SPACEBAR to select the check box, and then

press ENTER.
To turn Overtype mode on or off, press INSERT.
Character and paragraph formatting

Copy formatting
To do this

Press

Copy formatting from text.

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Apply copied formatting to text.

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Change or resize the font

Note The following keyboard shortcuts do not work
in Full Screen Reading mode.
To do this

Press

Open the Font dialog box to change the CTRL+SHIFT

font.
+F
Increase the font size.

CTRL+SHIFT
+>

Decrease the font size.

CTRL+SHIFT
+<

Increase the font size by 1 point.

CTRL+]

Decrease the font size by 1 point.

CTRL+[

Apply character formats

To do this

Press

Open the Font dialog box to

change the formatting of
characters.

CTRL+D

Change the case of letters.

SHIFT+F3

Format all letters as capitals.

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Apply bold formatting.

CTRL+B

Apply an underline.

CTRL+U

Underline words but not spaces.

CTRL+SHIFT+W

Double-underline text.

CTRL+SHIFT+D

Apply hidden text formatting.

CTRL+SHIFT+H

Apply italic formatting.

CTRL+I

Format letters as small capitals.

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Apply subscript formatting

(automatic spacing).

CTRL+EQUAL
SIGN

Apply superscript formatting

(automatic spacing).

CTRL+SHIFT+PLU
S SIGN

Remove manual character

formatting.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

To do this

Press

Change the selection to the Symbol

CTRL+SHIFT+Q
font.
View and copy text formats
To do this

Press

Display
nonprinting
characters.

CTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk on
numeric keypad does not work)

Review text
formatting.

SHIFT+F1 (then click the text with

the formatting you want to review)

Copy formats.

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Paste formats.

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Set the line spacing

To do this

Press

Single-space lines.

CTRL+1

Double-space lines.

CTRL+2

Set 1.5-line spacing.

CTRL+5

Add or remove one line space preceding a CTRL+0

paragraph.
(zero)
Align paragraphs

To do this

Press

Switch a paragraph between centered

and left-aligned.

CTRL+E

Switch a paragraph between justified

and left-aligned.

CTRL+J

Switch a paragraph between rightaligned and left-aligned.

CTRL+R

Left align a paragraph.

CTRL+L

Indent a paragraph from the left.

CTRL+M

Remove a paragraph indent from the

left.

CTRL+SHIFT
+M

Create a hanging indent.

CTRL+T

Reduce a hanging indent.

CTRL+SHIFT
+T

Remove paragraph formatting.

CTRL+Q

Apply paragraph styles

To do this

Press

Open Apply Styles task pane. CTRL+SHIFT+S

Open Styles task pane.

ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+S

Start AutoFormat.

ALT+CTRL+K

To do this

Press

Apply the Normal style.

CTRL+SHIFT+N

Apply the Heading 1 style.

ALT+CTRL+1

Apply the Heading 2 style.

ALT+CTRL+2

Apply the Heading 3 style.

ALT+CTRL+3

Close the Styles task pane

1. If the Styles task pane is not selected, press F6 to
select it.
2. Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.
3. Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then
press ENTER.
Insert and edit objects

Insert an object
1. Press ALT, N, J, and then J to open the Object
dialog box.
2. Do one of the following.
o

Press DOWN ARROW to select an object type,

and then press ENTER to create an object.
Press CTRL+TAB to switch to the Create
from File tab, press TAB, and then type the

file name of the object that you want to insert

or browse to the file.
Edit an object
1. With the cursor positioned to the left of the object
in your document, select the object by pressing
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.
2. Press SHIFT+F10.
3. Press the TAB key to get to Object name, press
ENTER, and then press ENTER again.
Insert SmartArt graphics
1. Press and release ALT, N, and then M to select
SmartArt.
2. Press the arrow keys to select the type of graphic
that you want.
3. Press TAB, and then press the arrow keys to select
the graphic that you want to insert.
4. Press ENTER.
Insert WordArt
1. Press and release ALT, N, and then W to select
WordArt.

2. Press the arrow keys to select the WordArt style

that you want, and then press ENTER.
3. Type the text that you want.
4. Press ESC to select the WordArt object, and then
use the arrow keys to move the object.
5. Press ESC again to return to return to the
document.
Mail merge and fields

Perform a mail merge

Note You must be on the Mailings tab to use these
keyboard shortcuts.
To do this

Press

Preview a mail merge.

ALT+SHIFT+K

Merge a document.

ALT+SHIFT+N

Print the merged document.

ALT+SHIFT+M

Edit a mail-merge data document.

ALT+SHIFT+E

Insert a merge field.

ALT+SHIFT+F

Work with fields

To do this

Press

Insert a DATE field.

ALT+SHIFT+D

To do this

Press

Insert a LISTNUM field.

ALT+CTRL+L

Insert a PAGE field.

ALT+SHIFT+P

Insert a TIME field.

ALT+SHIFT+T

Insert an empty field.

CTRL+F9

Update linked information in a Microsoft CTRL+SHIFT

Word source document.
+F7
Update selected fields.

F9

Unlink a field.

CTRL+SHIFT
+F9

Switch between a selected field code

and its result.

SHIFT+F9

Switch between all field codes and their

ALT+F9
results.
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON
from the field that displays the field
results.

ALT+SHIFT+F
9

Go to the next field.

F11

Go to the previous field.

SHIFT+F11

To do this

Press

Lock a field.

CTRL+F11

Unlock a field.

CTRL+SHIFT
+F11

Language bar

Handwriting recognition
To do this

Press

Switch between languages or keyboard Left

layouts.
ALT+SHIFT
Display a list of correction alternatives.

+C

Turn handwriting on or off.

+H

Turn Japanese Input Method Editor

(IME) on 101 keyboard on or off.

ALT+~

Turn Korean IME on 101 keyboard on or

Right ALT
off.
Turn Chinese IME on 101 keyboard on
or off.

CTRL+SPACEB
AR

Tips

You can choose the key combination for switching

between languages or keyboard layouts in the
Advanced Key Setting dialog box. To open the

Advanced Key Setting dialog box, right-click

the Language bar, and then click Settings.
Under Preferences, click Key Settings.

The Windows logo key is available on the

bottom row of keys on most keyboards.

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Function key reference

Function keys
To do this

Pres
s

Get Help or visit Microsoft [Link].

F1

Move text or graphics.

F2

Repeat the last action.

F4

Choose the Go To command (Home tab).

F5

Go to the next pane or frame.

F6

Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).

F7

Extend a selection.

F8

Update the selected fields.

F9

Show KeyTips.

F10

Go to the next field.

F11

To do this

Pres
s

Choose the Save As command.

F12

SHIFT+Function key
To do this

Press

Start context-sensitive Help or reveal

formatting.

SHIFT+F
1

Copy text.

SHIFT+F
2

Change the case of letters.

SHIFT+F
3

Repeat a Find or Go To action.

SHIFT+F
4

Move to the last change.

SHIFT+F
5

Go to the previous pane or frame (after

pressing F6).

SHIFT+F
6

Choose the Thesaurus command (Review

tab, Proofing group).

SHIFT+F
7

Reduce the size of a selection.

SHIFT+F

To do this

Press
8

Switch between a field code and its result.

SHIFT+F
9

Display a shortcut menu.

SHIFT+F
10

Go to the previous field.

SHIFT+F
11

Choose the Save command.

SHIFT+F
12

CTRL+Function key
To do this

Press

Expand or collapse the Ribbon.

CTRL+F1

Choose the Print Preview command.

CTRL+F2

Cut to the Spike.

CTRL+F3

Close the window.

CTRL+F4

Go to the next window.

CTRL+F6

Insert an empty field.

CTRL+F9

Maximize the document window.

CTRL+F10

Lock a field.

CTRL+F11

To do this

Press

Choose the Open command.

CTRL+F12

CTRL+SHIFT+Function key
To do this

Press

Insert the contents of the

Spike.

CTRL+SHIFT+F3

Edit a bookmark.

CTRL+SHIFT+F5

Go to the previous window.

CTRL+SHIFT+F6

Update linked information in

an Word 2010 source
CTRL+SHIFT+F7
document.
Extend a selection or block.

CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and
then press an arrow key

Unlink a field.

CTRL+SHIFT+F9

Unlock a field.

CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Choose the Print command. CTRL+SHIFT+F12

ALT+Function key
To do this

Press

Go to the next field.

ALT+F

To do this

Press
1

Create a new Building Block.

ALT+F
3

Exit Word 2010.

ALT+F
4

Restore the program window size.

ALT+F
5

Move from an open dialog box back to the

document, for dialog boxes that support this
behavior.

ALT+F
6

Find the next misspelling or grammatical error.

ALT+F
7

Run a macro.

ALT+F
8

Switch between all field codes and their

results.

ALT+F
9

Display the Selection and Visibility task

pane.

ALT+F
10

Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.

ALT+F
11

ALT+SHIFT+Function key

To do this

Press

Go to the previous field.

ALT+SHIFT+
F1

Choose the Save command.

ALT+SHIFT+
F2

Display the Research task pane.

ALT+SHIFT+
F7

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON

from the field that displays the field
results.

ALT+SHIFT+
F9

Display a menu or message for an

available action.

ALT+SHIFT+
F10

Choose Table of Contents button in

the Table of Contents container when
the container is active.

ALT+SHIFT+
F12

CTRL+ALT+Function key
To do this

Press

Display Microsoft System Information. CTRL+ALT+F1

Choose the Open command.
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CTRL+ALT+F2

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