Microsoft Word Shortcuts

 Microsoft Word Shortcuts:

·         To Create a New Document: Click the Office Button, select New, and click Create, or press <Ctrl> + <N>.

·         To Open a Document: Click the Office Button and select Open, or press <Ctrl> + <O>.

·         To Save a Document: Click the        Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar, or press <Ctrl> + <S>.

·         To Save a Document with a Different Name: Click the Office Button, select Save As, and enter a new name for the document.

·         To Preview a Document: Click the Office Button, point to the Print list arrow, and select Print Preview.

·         To Print a Document: Click the Office Button and select Print, or press <Ctrl> + <P>.

·         To Undo: Click the  Undo button on the Quick Access Toolbar or press <Ctrl> + <Z>.

·         To Close a Document: Click the  Close button or press <Ctrl> + <W>.

·         To Get Help: Press <F1> to open the Help window. Type your question and press <Enter>.

·         To Exit Word: Click the Office Button and click Exit Word.

·         To Cut or Copy Text: Select the text you want to cut or copy and click the Cut or Copy button in the Clipboard group on the Home tab.

·         To Paste Text: Place the insertion point where you want to paste and click the Paste button in the Clipboard group on the Home tab.

·         To Format Selected Text: Use the commands in the Font group on the Home tab, or click the Dialog Box Launcher in the Font group to open the Font dialog box.

·         To Copy Formatting with the Format Painter: Select the text with the formatting you want to copy and click the Format Painter button in the Clipboard group on the Home tab. Then, select the text you want to apply the copied formatting to.

·         To Change Paragraph Alignment: Select the paragraph(s) and click the appropriate alignment button ( Align Left,  Center, Align Right, or Justify) in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

·         To Indent a Paragraph: Click the Increase Indent button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

·         To Decrease an Indent: Click the Decrease Indent button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

·         To Add a Tab Stop: Click the Tab alignment box on the Ruler until you see the type of tab you want to insert. Then, click on the Ruler where you want to insert the tab stop.

·         To Adjust or Remove a Tab Stop: Click and drag the tab stop to the desired position on the Ruler. Click and drag the tab stop off the Ruler to remove it.

·         To Change Paragraph Line Spacing: Click the Line Spacing button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab and select an option from the list.

·         To Create a Bulleted or Numbered List: Select the paragraphs you want to bullet or number and click the   Bullets or Numbering button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

·         To Change a Document’s Margins: Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon, click the Margins button in the Page Setup group, and select a setting.

·         To Change Page Orientation: Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon, click the Orientation button, and select an option from the list.

·         To Insert a Header or Footer: Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon and click the Header or Footer button in the Header & Footer group.

·         To Insert a Manual Page Break: Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon and click the Page Break button in the Page Setup group.

·         To Insert a Section Break: Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon, click the Breaks button in the Page Setup group, and select the type of break you want to insert.

·         To Correct a Spelling Error: Right-click the error and select a correction from the contextual menu. Or, press <F7> to run the Spell Checker.

·         To Find Text: Click the Find button in the Editing group on the Home tab.

·         To Replace Text: Click the Replace button in the Editing group on the Home tab.