Ms-Word

Shortcut Description


Ctrl+0 Toggle 6pts of spacing above the paragraph.

Ctrl+A Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl+B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl+C Copy selected text.

Ctrl+D Open the font preferences window.

Ctrl+E Align the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl+F Open the find box.

Ctrl+I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl+J Align the selected text or line to justify the screen.

Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink.

Ctrl+L Align the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Ctrl+M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl+N Open new, blank document window.

Ctrl+O Open the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.

Ctrl+P Open the print window.

Ctrl+R Align the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl+S Save the open document. Like Shift+F12.

Alt+F, A Save the document under a different file name (save as).

Alt+X Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character.

Ctrl+T Create a hanging indent.

Ctrl+U Underline the selected text.

Ctrl+V Paste.

Ctrl+W Close the currently open document.

Ctrl+X Cut selected text.

Ctrl+Y Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl+Z Undo last action.

Ctrl+Alt+D Insert endnote into document.

Ctrl+Alt+F Insert a footnote into a document.

Ctrl+Alt+N Switch to the draft view.

Ctrl+Alt+O Switch to the outline view.

Ctrl+Alt+P Switch to the print view.

Ctrl+Alt+S Toggles between normal and split mode.

Ctrl+Shift+→ Select the word to the right.

Ctrl+Shift+← Select the word to the left.

Ctrl+Shift+A Sets the selected text to all capital letters.

Ctrl+Shift+D Adds double underline to the selected text.

Ctrl+Shift+E Enable or disable revision tracking.

Ctrl+Shift+F Open the Font window to change the font.

Ctrl+Shift+L Quickly create a bullet point.

Ctrl+Shift+> Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt or lower; if above 12, increases font +2pts.

Ctrl+] Increase selected font +1pts.

Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by -2pt.

Ctrl+[ Decrease selected font -1pts.

Ctrl+C+/ Insert a cent sign (¢).

Ctrl+'+<char> Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where <char> is the 

Ctrl+Shift+8 View or hide non-printing characters.

Ctrl+← Move the cursor one word to the left.

Ctrl+→ Move the cursor one word to the right.

Ctrl+↑ Move the cursor to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl+↓ Move the cursor to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl+Del Delete word to the right of the cursor.

Ctrl+Backspace Delete word to the left of the cursor.

Ctrl+End Move the cursor to the end of the document.

Ctrl+Home Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl+Spacebar Removes all formatting on highlighted text.

Ctrl+Shift+space Creates hard space.

Ctrl+Enter Insert a page break.

Ctrl+1 Single-space lines.

Ctrl+2 Double-space lines.

Ctrl+5 1.5-line spacing.

Ctrl+= Set selected text as subscript.

Ctrl+PgUp Move one full page up in the document.

Ctrl+PgDn Move one full page down in the document.

Ctrl+Shift+= Set selected text as superscript.

Ctrl+Alt+T Insert trademark (TM) symbol.

Ctrl+Alt+1 Changes text to heading 1.

Ctrl+Alt+2 Changes text to heading 2.

Ctrl+Alt+3 Changes text to heading 3.

Ctrl+Alt+F2 Open new document.

Ctrl+F1 Show / hide the Ribbon or Task Pane.

Ctrl+F2 Display the print preview.

Ctrl+F3 Copy the selected text or graphic into Spike.

Ctrl+F9 Create a new field code formatting marks in Microsoft Word.

Ctrl+F12 Opens document.

Ctrl+Shift+F3 Paste anything copied into Spike.

Ctrl+Shift+F5 Open bookmark window to view and edit bookmarks.

Ctrl+Shift+F6 Switch to another open Microsoft Word document.

Ctrl+Shift+F9 Unlink a linked field or text.

Ctrl+Shift+F12 Print the document.

F1 Open help.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).

F5 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.

F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.

Alt+F7 Finds the next spelling or grammatical error after text cursor position.

F12 Save As.

Shift+F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

Shift+F7 Run a Thesaurus check on the selected word.

Shift+F12 Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S.

Shift+Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.

Shift+PgUp Highlights all text above current text cursor position or a page length of text above current position.

Shift+PgDn Highlights a text below current text cursor position or a page length of text below active cells.

Ctrl+Shift+End Highlight all text from current text cursor position to end of document.

Ctrl+Shift+Home Highlight all text from current text cursor position to beginning of document.

Shift+Tab Removes indents on the selected line.

Shift+Insert Paste text from clipboard.

Alt+Shift+D Insert the current date field code.

Alt+Shift+T Insert the current time field code.

Alt+F9 Hides and shows field codes.

Alt+F10 Hides and shows the Selection pane.

Windows key+F4 Repeat the last typed text.

Ms - Excel

Ctrl + N To create a new workbook



Ctrl + O To open an existing workbook



Ctrl + S To save a workbook/spreadsheet



Ctrl + W To close the current workbook



Ctrl + F4 To close Excel



Ctrl + PageDown To move to the next sheet



Ctrl + PageUp To move to the previous sheet



Alt + A To go to the Data tab



Alt + W To go to the View tab



Alt + M To go the Formula tab



F2 To edit a cell



Ctrl + C To copy 


Ctrl + V paste cells



Ctrl + I To italic 


Ctrl + B make the font bold


Alt + H + A + C To center align cell contents


Alt + H + H To fill color


Alt + H + B To add a border



Ctrl + Shift + _ To remove outline border



Ctrl + Shift + & To add an outline to the select cells



Tab To move to the next cell



Shift + Tab To move to the previous cell



Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow To select all the cells on the right


Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow To select all the cells on the left



Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow To select the column from the selected cell to the end of the table



Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow To select all the cells above the selected cell



Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow To select all the cells below the selected cell



Shift + F2 To add a comment to a cell



Shift + F10 + D To delete a cell comment



Ctrl + H To display find and replace



Ctrl + Shift + L

Alt + Down Arrow To activate the filter


Ctrl + ; To insert the current date


Ctrl + Shift + : To insert current time



Ctrl + k To insert a hyperlink



Ctrl + Shift + $ To apply the currency format



Ctrl + Shift + % To apply the percent format



Alt + Q To go to the “Tell me what you want to do” box



Shift + Space To select the entire row



Ctrl + Space To select the entire column



Alt+H+D+C To delete a column



Shift + Space, Ctrl + - To delete a row



Ctrl + 9 To hide selected row



Ctrl + Shift + 9 To unhide selected row



Ctrl + 0 To hide a selected column



Ctrl + Shift + 0 To unhide a selected column



Alt + Shift + Right arrow To group rows or columns



Alt + Shift + Left arrow To ungroup rows or columns



Alt + Shift + Right arrow To group pivot table items



Alt + Shift + Left arrow To ungroup pivot table items



Ctrl + - To hide pivot table items



Alt + F1 To create a pivot chart on the same sheet



F11 To create a pivot chart on a new worksheet

Control 

Ctrl+A               select all text or other objects.

Ctrl+B                Bold highlighted text.

Ctrl+C                Copy any selected text or another object.

Ctrl+D               open font window in Microsoft Word.

Ctrl+E                Center Alignment.

Ctrl+F                Open find window.

Ctrl+G               Open Goto option

Ctrl+H               Open the Find and Replace in Notepad, Microsoft Word, and WordPad

Ctrl+I                 Italic text.

Ctrl+J                 set justify alignment in Microsoft Word.

Ctrl+K                create a hyperlink for the highlighted text in Microsoft Word

Ctrl+L                left align text in a word processor.

Ctrl+M              Indent selected text in word processors

Ctrl+N               create a new page or document.

Ctrl+O               open a file

Ctrl+P                open a print window to print the page you're viewing.

Ctrl+R                right align text in a word processor.

Ctrl+C                Save the document or file.

Ctrl+T                create a new tab adjust tabs in word processors.

Ctrl+U               Underline selected text.

Ctrl+V               Paste any text or another object that has been copied.

Ctrl+W              close a document in Word.

Ctrl+X                Cut selected text or another object.

Ctrl+Y               these keys will redo any undo action.

Ctrl+Z               pressing these two keys will undo any action.

Ctrl+ [                 Decrease font size

Ctrl+]                Increase font size

Ctrl+=                 Toggle font subscript

Ctrl+Shift+ (+)         Toggle font superscript

Ctrl+End                   Bottom (end of document or window)

Ctrl+Home              Top (start of document or window)

Control + Alter

Ctrl+alt+R                                    Registration mark in Microsoft word

Ctrl+alt+C                                    Copy right symbol

Ctrl+alt+t                                     Trade mark symbol

Ctrl+Tab                                       Switch window

Windows key + M →                   Minimize all windows.

Windows key + Shift+ m →      maximize all windows.