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Go To Shortcut In Word

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I am sure most of us use the ‘Ctrl+c' and ‘Ctrl+v' shortcuts to copy and paste in word but here are some extra word shortcuts for word users that will significantly improve the editing efficiency when using Microsoft Word. This list is not comprehensive but these shorcuts save me the most time.

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Ctrl + Enter: Insert page break. If you want to start some text on a new page in your Word document. Ctrl + Enter (Inserts an automatic page break) Do yourself a favor and stop using manual page break.

1. Shift + F5 (Returns to the last edit point)

Very useful when you have to copy some text from other parts of the document and you want to return to where you were in order to paste it.

2. Shift + F3 (Changes the case of any selected text)

This word shortcut is very useful when you want to toggles through the capitalization options. If you have a few lines of text in all uppercase and you want it to be in lowercase then this shortcut should make your life heaps easier.

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Ctrl + Enter: Insert page break. If you want to start some text on a new page in your Word document. Ctrl + Enter (Inserts an automatic page break) Do yourself a favor and stop using manual page break.

1. Shift + F5 (Returns to the last edit point)

Very useful when you have to copy some text from other parts of the document and you want to return to where you were in order to paste it.

2. Shift + F3 (Changes the case of any selected text)

This word shortcut is very useful when you want to toggles through the capitalization options. If you have a few lines of text in all uppercase and you want it to be in lowercase then this shortcut should make your life heaps easier.

3. Ctrl + Enter (Inserts automatic page break)

It's amazing how many people use manual page break (Press enter key repeatedly to bring some chapter/line to the next page)! Manual page break is a maintenance nightmare cause as soon as you enter a line in the document you will have to manually fix all the other pages again. Use page break and make your word editing life easier.


4. Ctrl + Shift + N (Applies the Normal style)

This removes the formatting of the selected text. Very handy when copying stuff from the web which has different formatting applied to the text than your document. This shortcut will remove all those formatting and make it consistent with the formatting of your document.

5. Ctrl + Shift + C (Copies the formatting of selected text)

This is very useful when you only want to copy the formatting of the text only and not the text itself. Use ‘Ctrl + Shift + V' on a selected text to apply the formatting you just copied.

6. F4 (Repeats your most recent command)

Word remembers the last action you performed and pressing this shortcut will repeat that action. This is very handy when you have to apply some action repeatedly.

7. Ctrl + F6 (Cycles through all open Word documents)

When you have multiple word documents open (pretty much all the time in my case) this shortcut allows you to cycle through them. Use ‘Ctrl + Shift + F6' to cycle back.

8. Alt + Shift + Left/Right arrow key (Creates headings)

Hold the Alt+Shift keys down and press the Left or Right arrow on the keyboard – Left arrow to create a main Heading or Right arrow to create a subheading. Alternatively, use ‘Ctrl+Alt+1' to create a Heading 1, ‘Ctrl+Alt+2' to create a Heading 2.

9. Double click and Triple Click (Select word or paragraph)

Double-click on a word to select it, triple-click to select the paragraph. Ctrl+Click to select a sentence.

10. Alt + drag the mouse vertically (Make a vertical text selection)

Really useful when you want to select some texts/words vertically

11. Ctrl + 0 (Applies or removes 12 points of space above the current paragraph)

If you want to improve readability by adding some space above a line then this shortcut should do it.

12. Shift + Left/Right Arrow keys (Selects text character by character)

when you have selected some text using your mouse and you missed a few characters, this shortcut can save you without having to deselect and reselect again.

13. Ctrl + drag (Copies the selected text or object)

This shortcut allows you to copy a picture for example and drop it exactly where you want it easily.

14. Ctrl + F (Opens the Find tab)

Use this shortcut to open the find tab when you want to search of a text in word. Use ‘Ctrl + H' if you want to use find and replace.

15. Few shortcuts for quick text formatting

Ctrl+B to make bold, Ctrl+I to make italic, or Ctrl+U to underline. Bluestacks screenshot location. Use Ctrl+L to left-justify text, Ctrl+E to centre it, Ctrl+J to justify it, and Ctrl+R to right-justify it.

Feel free to leave your favourite word shortcuts in the comment section below.

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Below is a listing of the more commonly used shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.

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If the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.

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Shortcuts For Microsoft Word

Music player and editor. Some of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365.

ShortcutDescription
Ctrl+0Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph.
Ctrl+ASelect all contents of the page.
Ctrl+BBold highlighted selection.
Ctrl+CCopy selected text.
Ctrl+DOpen the font preferences window.
Ctrl+EAligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl+FOpen find box.
Ctrl+IItalic highlighted selection.
Ctrl+JAligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl+KInsert a hyperlink.
Ctrl+LAligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl+MIndent the paragraph.
Ctrl+NOpens new, blank document window.
Ctrl+OOpens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
Ctrl+POpen the print window.
Ctrl+RAligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl+SSave the open document. Like Shift+F12.
Alt+F, ASave the document under a different file name.
Alt+XShow the Unicode code of a highlighted character.
Ctrl+TCreate a hanging indent.
Ctrl+UUnderline the selected text.
Ctrl+VPaste.
Ctrl+WClose the currently open document.
Ctrl+XCut selected text.
Ctrl+YRedo the last action performed.
Ctrl+ZUndo last action.
Ctrl+Shift+LQuickly create a bullet point.
Ctrl+Shift+FChange the font.
Ctrl+Shift+>Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase 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+/+CInsert a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl+'+Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key.
Ctrl+Shift+*View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl+Left arrowMoves one word to the left.
Ctrl+Right arrowMoves one word to the right.
Ctrl+Up arrowMoves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl+Down arrowMoves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl+DelDeletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl+BackspaceDeletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl+EndMoves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl+HomeMoves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl+SpacebarReset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl+1Single-space lines.
Ctrl+2Double-space lines.
Ctrl+51.5-line spacing.
Ctrl+Alt+1Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl+Alt+2Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl+Alt+3Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl+Alt+F2Open new document.
Ctrl+F1Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl+F2Display the print preview.
Ctrl+Shift+>Increases the selected text size by one font size.
Ctrl+Shift+<Decreases the selected text size by one font size.
Ctrl+Shift+F6Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl+Shift+F12Prints the document.
F1Open help.
F4Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
F5Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.
F7Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
F12Save As.
Shift+F3Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift+F7Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
Shift+F12Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S.
Shift+EnterCreate a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift+InsertPaste.
Shift+Alt+DInsert the current date.
Shift+Alt+TInsert the current time.

You can also utilize the mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.

Go To Shortcut In Word Document

Pdf Go To Page Shortcut

Mouse shortcutsDescription
Click, hold, and dragSelects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-clickIf double-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-clickDouble-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-clickDouble-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop.
Triple-clickSelects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked.
Ctrl+Mouse wheelZooms in and out of document.

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