Word Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

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Formatting

| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Ctrl+B | Bold selected text | | Ctrl+I | Italicize selected text | | Ctrl+U | Underline selected text | | Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase font size | | Ctrl+Shift+< | Decrease font size | | Ctrl+E | Center align paragraph | | Ctrl+L | Left align paragraph | | Ctrl+R | Right align paragraph | | Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy formatting (format painter) | | Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste formatting only |

Navigation

| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Ctrl+Home | Jump to start of document | | Ctrl+End | Jump to end of document | | Ctrl+Right/Left Arrow | Move one word at a time | | Ctrl+Down/Up Arrow | Move one paragraph at a time | | Ctrl+Page Up/Down | Move to previous/next page | | Ctrl+G | Open Go To dialog |

Editing

| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Ctrl+Z | Undo last action | | Ctrl+Y | Redo last action | | Ctrl+F | Open Find | | Ctrl+H | Open Find & Replace | | F7 | Run spelling and grammar check | | Ctrl+X | Cut selection | | Ctrl+C | Copy selection | | Ctrl+V | Paste | | Ctrl+A | Select entire document |

Document

| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Ctrl+S | Save the document | | Ctrl+P | Print the document | | Ctrl+N | Open a new document | | Ctrl+O | Open an existing document | | Ctrl+Enter | Insert a page break |

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