1.
Basic Editing Shortcuts (Most Used Daily)
• Ctrl + C → Copy
• Ctrl + V → Paste
• Ctrl + X → Cut
• Ctrl + Z → Undo
• Ctrl + Y → Redo
• Ctrl + A → Select All
• Ctrl + S → Save
• Ctrl + P → Print
• Ctrl + N → New Document
• Ctrl + O → Open Document
2. Text Formatting Shortcuts
• Ctrl + B → Bold
• Ctrl + I → Italic
• Ctrl + U → Underline
• Ctrl + Shift + D → Double Underline
• Ctrl + Shift + W → Underline words only
• Ctrl + Shift + A → ALL CAPS
• Ctrl + D → Font dialog box
• Ctrl + Shift + K → Small caps
3. Paragraph Formatting
• Ctrl + L → Align Left
• Ctrl + E → Center Align
• Ctrl + R → Align Right
• Ctrl + J → Justify
• Ctrl + M → Increase indent
• Ctrl + Shift + M → Decrease indent
• Ctrl + T → Hanging indent
• Ctrl + 1 → Single spacing
• Ctrl + 2 → Double spacing
• Ctrl + 5 → 1.5 spacing
4. Navigation & Search
• Ctrl + F → Find
• Ctrl + H → Replace
• Ctrl + G → Go To
• Ctrl + Left Arrow → Move one word left
• Ctrl + Right Arrow → Move one word right
• Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow → Move paragraph
5. Selection Shortcuts (VERY IMPORTANT)
• Shift + Arrow keys → Select text
• Ctrl + Shift + Arrow → Select word
• Ctrl + A → Select entire document
• Shift + Home/End → Select line
• Ctrl + Shift + Home/End → Select to start/end
6. Page & Document Control
• Ctrl + Enter → Page Break
• Ctrl + Home → Go to beginning
• Ctrl + End → Go to end
• F7 → Spelling & Grammar
• Shift + F7 → Thesaurus
8. Advanced & Smart Shortcuts (High-Value)
• Ctrl + K → Insert hyperlink
• Ctrl + Shift + > / < → Increase/Decrease font size
• Alt + Shift + Up/Down → Move paragraph
• Ctrl + Q → Remove paragraph formatting
• Ctrl + Space → Remove character formatting
• Ctrl + Shift + L → Apply bullet list
• Ctrl + Alt + 1/2/3 → Heading styles