Word Shortcuts


To do this

Press

Open a document.

Ctrl+O

Create a new document.

Ctrl+N





Save the document.

Ctrl+S




Close the document.

Ctrl+W

Cut the selected content to the Clipboard.

Ctrl+X

Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.

Ctrl+C




Paste the contents of the Clipboard.

Ctrl+V



Select all document content.

Ctrl+A



Apply bold formatting to text.

Ctrl+B



Apply italic formatting to text.

Ctrl+I



Apply underline formatting to text.

Ctrl+U



Decrease the font size by 1 point.

Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Increase the font size by 1 point.

Ctrl+Right bracket (])

Center the text.

Ctrl+E



Align the text to the left.

Ctrl+L



Align the text to the right.

Ctrl+R



Cancel a command.

Esc

Undo the previous action.

Ctrl+Z

Redo the previous action, if possible.

Ctrl+Y

Adjust the zoom magnification.

Alt+W, Q, then use the Tab key in the Zoom dialog box to go to the value you want.

Split the document window.

Ctrl+Alt+S

Remove the document window split.

Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S

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