| Manage Word Documents | |
| Ctrl+n | Create new document |
| Ctrl+o | Open document |
| Ctrl+w | Close document |
| Ctrl+s | Save document |
| F12 | Save document as |
| Ctrl+p | Print document/ print preview |
| Ctrl+F6 | Switch between multiple Word documents |
| Alt, then f, r | Open Recent (file, recent) |
| Navigate within Documents | |
| Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Jump one character to the left / to the right |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left/Ctrl+Arrow Right | Jump one word to the left / to the right |
| End/Home | Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Jump one line down / one line down |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down/ Ctrl+Arrow Up | Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up |
| Page Down/Page Up | Jump one screen down/ one screen up |
| Alt+Ctrl+Page Down/ Alt+Ctrl+Page Up | Jump to top / to bottom of visible window |
| Ctrl+End/Ctrl+Home | Jump to end / to beginning of document |
| F6 | Cycle through Ribbon/open panes/Status Bar/document window |
| Ctrl+g or f5 | Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location |
| Alt+Ctrl+z | Go back to previously edited location in document (up to 4 places) |
| Shift+F5 | Go to a the last change or revision. Also works after opening document. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Set, go to and edit bookmarks |
| Alt+Ctrl+Home | Set Browse Options. Press the arrow keys to select an option, and then press enter to browse through a document by using the selected option |
| Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up | Move to next / move to previous browser object as set in Browse Options |
| Select Text | |
| Shift+Arrow Right/ Shift+Arrow Left | Extend selection one character to the right / to the left |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right/ Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Extend selection one word to the right / to the left |
| Shift+End/Shift+Home | Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line |
| Shift+Arrow Down/ Shift+Arrow Up | Extend selection one line down / one line up |
| Shift+Page Down/ Shift+Page Up | Extend selection one screen down / one screen up |
| Ctrl+Shift+End/ Ctrl+Shift+Home | Extend selection to end / to beginning of document |
| Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Down/ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Up | Extend selection to end / to beginning of visible window |
| Ctrl+a | Extend selection to entire document |
| Arrow Keys | Cancel selection and return to beginning / to end of selection |
| F8 | Turn Extend Mode on: Extend selection without pressing shift |
| Arrow keys , Page up/Page down | Extend selection in Extended Mode: |
| F8 | Extend selection further by word, paragraph, document in Extended Mode |
| Shift+F8 | Reduce the size of a selection in Extended Mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+f8, and arrow keys | Select a vertical block of text in Extended Mode |
| Esc | Turn extend mode off |
| F8 | Extend a selection to a specific location in a document |
| Switch Views | |
| Alt+Ctrl+p | Switch to Print Layout view |
| Alt+Ctrl+o | Switch to Outline view |
| Alt+Ctrl+n | Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view) |
| Ctrl+scroll mouse | Zoom in and zoom out |
| alt then w, q | Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out) |
| Alt+Ctrl+s | Split the document window |
| Undo, Copy and Paste | |
| Ctrl+z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl+y | Redo the last action |
| Ctrl+c | Copy selected text or object |
| Ctrl+x | Cut selected text or object |
| Ctrl+v | Paste selected text or object |
| Ctrl+Shift+c | Copy text format |
| Ctrl+Shift+v | Paste text format |
| Ctrl+Alt+v | Paste special |
| Ctrl+v, then Ctrl, then k | Paste and keep Source Formatting |
| Ctrl+v, then Ctrl, then t | Paste and keep Text only |
| Ctrl+F3 | Cut to the Spike (separate clipboard) |
| Ctrl+Shift+F3 | Paste from the Spike |
| F3 | Paste AutoText ( after start typing) |
| Alt+Shift+r | Copy the header or footer from previous section of the document |