Word Hot Keys

Here is a list of helpful shortcuts for word. The more you use them, the easier it gets.

File Shortcuts

New (Ctrl+N) - Opens a New Document
Close (Ctrl+W) - Closes the document
Open (Ctrl+O) - Opens a Saved Document
Save (Ctrl+S) - Saves a Document
Save As (F12) - Brings up the 'Save As' box
Print (Ctrl+P) - Prints the Document

Editing Shortcuts

Undo (Ctrl+Z) - Undoes your last action
Repeat (Ctrl+Y) - Repeats your last action
Cut (Ctrl+X) - Cuts selected text / object (so it can be moved)
Copy (Ctrl+C) - Copies text / object to clipboard
Paste (Ctrl+V) - Pastes whatever is on clipboard into document
Select All (Ctrl+A) - Selects everything in the document
Find (Ctrl+F) - Finds a word or phrase
Replace (Ctrl+H) - Use this to replace one word with another word

Insert Shortcuts

Pagebreak (Ctrl+Enter) - Inserts a Page Break
Page Numbers (Alt+Shift+P) - Inserts page number where your cursor is
Insert Autotext (Alt+F3) - Changes selected text to autotext (also allows you to nominate a code for the autotext)

Formatting Shortcuts

Bold (Ctrl+B) - Bolds selected text
Italics (Ctrl+I) - Italicises selected text
Underline (Ctrl+U) - Underlines selected text
Double Underline (Ctrl+Shift+D) - Double Underlines selected text
Left align (Ctrl+Q) - Left Aligns text
Center (Ctrl+E) - Centers text
Right align (Ctrl+R) - Right aligns text text
Justify (Ctrl+J) - Justifies selected text
Font Size (Ctrl+Shift+P) - Changes font size
font Style (Ctrl+Shift+F) - Changes font
Superscript (Ctrl+=) - Superscripts selected characters
Subscript (Ctrl+Shift+=) - Subscripts selected characters
Shrink(Ctrl+[) - Shrinks selected text by one point
Single Line Spacing (Ctrl+1) - Spacing of selected text goes back to single line
Double Line Spacing (Ctrl+2) - Spacing of selected text goes to double line
1.5 Line Spacing(Ctrl+5) - Text spacing goes to one and a half lines
Grow (Ctrl+]) - Grows selected text by one point
Small Caps (Ctrl+Shift+K) - Converts text to small capitals

Tools Shortcuts

Spellcheck (F7) - Checks the spelling in a document
Thesauraus (Shift+F7) - Brings up the Thesauraus

Table Shortcuts

Split Table (Ctrl+Shift+Enter) - Splits Table

Window Shortcuts

Cycle Documents (Ctrl+F6) - Cycles through open documents

Moving and Selecting

Start of word (Ctrl+Right Arrow)
End of word (Ctrl+Left Arrow)
Start of line (Home)
End of line (End)
Start of Document (Ctrl+home)
End of Document (Ctrl+end)

To Select, hold down shift and do the above

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