Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Commands | All In One

Hey learner,

In this blog post, we're going to discuss about most commonly used word processing package in the world Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Commands. This post is going to help you a lot either with the point of view of educational purpose or with job employee. So read now Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Commands.

Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Commands

You might have heard about MS Word Program. It is one of the most famous docs creating program. MS Word is used to create documents, drafts, letters, reports, essays, write-ups, etc. that can be created using word processing software. 

Many users find that using shortcuts for Word helps them work more efficiently. No doubt it saves their time and makes cool in front of anyone. So without delay lets an overview of Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Commands.

Frequently used shortcuts

This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts in Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Commands | All In One

Command Name	Modifiers	Key
All Caps	Ctrl+Shift+	A
App Restore	Alt+	F5
Auto Format	Alt+Ctrl+	K
Bold	Ctrl+	B
Bold	Ctrl+Shift+	B
Bookmark	Ctrl+Shift+	F5
Browse Next	Ctrl+	Page Down
Browse Prev	Ctrl+	Page Up
Browse Sel	Alt+Ctrl+	Home
Cancel		Esc
Change Case	Shift+	F3
Char Left		Left
Char Left Extend	Shift+	Left
Char Right		Right
Char Right Extend	Shift+	Right
Clear		Del
Close Pane	Alt+Shift+	C
Collapse Heading	Alt+Shift+	-
Collapse Heading	Alt+Shift+	Num -
Column Break	Ctrl+Shift+	Return
Column Select	Ctrl+Shift+	F8
Copy	Ctrl+	C
Copy	Ctrl+	Insert
Copy Format	Ctrl+Shift+	C
CopyToFrom	Shift+	F2
Create Auto Text	Alt+	F3
Customize Keyboard Shortcut	Alt+Ctrl+	Num +
Cut	Ctrl+	X
Cut	Shift+	Del
Date Field	Alt+Shift+	D
Define	Ctrl+	F7
Delete Back Word	Ctrl+	Backspace
Delete Word	Ctrl+	Del
Distribute Para	Ctrl+Shift+	J
Do Field Click	Alt+Shift+	F9
Doc Close	Ctrl+	W
Doc Close	Ctrl+	F4
Doc Maximize	Ctrl+	F10
Doc Restore	Ctrl+	F5
Doc Size	Ctrl+	F8
Doc Split	Alt+Ctrl+	S
Double Underline	Ctrl+Shift+	D
Edit	Alt+Shift+	R
End of Column	Alt+	Page Down
End of Column	Alt+Shift+	Page Down
End of Doc Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	End
End of Document	Ctrl+	End
End of Line		End
End of Line Extend	Shift+	End
End of Row	Alt+	End
End of Row	Alt+Shift+	End
End of Window	Alt+Ctrl+	Page Down
End of Window Extend	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+	Page Down
Endnote	Alt+Ctrl+	D
Equation Toggle	Alt+	=
Expand Heading	Alt+Shift+	=
Expand Heading	Alt+Shift+	Num +
Extend Selection		F8
Field Codes	Alt+	F9
File Close or Exit	Alt+	F4
Font	Ctrl+Shift+	F
Font Formatting	Ctrl+	D
Font Size Select	Ctrl+Shift+	P
Footnote	Alt+Ctrl+	F
Formatting Pane	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+	S
Formatting Properties	Shift+	F1
Go Back	Shift+	F5
Go Back	Alt+Ctrl+	Z
Go To	Ctrl+	G
Go To		F5
Grow Font	Ctrl+Shift+	.
Grow Font One Point	Ctrl+	]
Hanging Indent	Ctrl+	T
Help		F1
HHC	Alt+Ctrl+	F7
Hidden	Ctrl+Shift+	H
Highlight	Alt+Ctrl+	H
Hyperlink	Ctrl+	K
Indent	Ctrl+	M
Insert Building Block		F3
Insert Building Block	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+	V
Insert Comment	Alt+Ctrl+	M
Insert Field	Ctrl+	F9
Insert Spike	Ctrl+Shift+	F3
Italic	Ctrl+	I
Italic	Ctrl+Shift+	I
Line Down		Down
Line Down Extend	Shift+	Down
Line Up		Up
Line Up Extend	Shift+	Up
List Num Field	Alt+Ctrl+	L
Lock Fields	Ctrl+	3
Lock Fields	Ctrl+	F11
Macro	Alt+	F8
Mail Merge Check	Alt+Shift+	K
Mail Merge Edit Data Source	Alt+Shift+	E
Mail Merge to Doc	Alt+Shift+	N
Mail Merge to Printer	Alt+Shift+	M
Mark Citation	Alt+Shift+	I
Mark Index Entry	Alt+Shift+	X
Mark Table of Contents Entry	Alt+Shift+	O
Merge Field	Alt+Shift+	F
Microsoft System Info	Alt+Ctrl+	F1
Move		F2
Nav Pane Search	Ctrl+	F
New Default	Ctrl+	N
Next Field		F11
Next Field	Alt+	F1
Next Misspelling	Alt+	F7
Next Object	Alt+	Down
Next Pane		F6
Next Window	Ctrl+	F6
Next Window	Alt+	F6
Normal	Alt+Ctrl+	N
Normal Style	Ctrl+Shift+	N
Normal Style	Alt+Shift+	Clear (Num 5)
OfficeFeedbackFrown	Alt+Ctrl+	8
OfficeFeedbackSmile	Alt+Ctrl+	7
Open	Ctrl+	F12
Open	Alt+Ctrl+	F2
Open or Close Up Para	Ctrl+	0
Open Using Backstage	Ctrl+	O
Outline	Alt+Ctrl+	O
Outline Demote	Alt+Shift+	Right
Outline Move Down	Alt+Shift+	Down
Outline Move Up	Alt+Shift+	Up
Outline Promote	Alt+Shift+	Left
Outline Show First Line	Alt+Shift+	L
Page	Alt+Ctrl+	P
Page Break	Ctrl+	Return
Page Down		Page Down
Page Down Extend	Shift+	Page Down
Page Field	Alt+Shift+	P
Page Up		Page Up
Page Up Extend	Shift+	Page Up
Para Down	Ctrl+	Down
Para Down Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Down
Para Up	Ctrl+	Up
Para Up Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Up
Paragraph Alignment	Ctrl+	E
Paragraph Alignment	Ctrl+	R
Paragraph Alignment	Ctrl+	J
Paragraph Alignment	Ctrl+	L
Paragraph Formatting	Ctrl+	Q
Paragraph Spacing	Ctrl+	5
Paragraph Spacing	Ctrl+	2
Paragraph Spacing	Ctrl+	1
Paste	Ctrl+	V
Paste	Shift+	Insert
Paste Format	Ctrl+Shift+	V
Paste Special	Alt+Ctrl+	V
Prev Field	Shift+	F11
Prev Field	Alt+Shift+	F1
Prev Object	Alt+	Up
Prev Pane	Shift+	F6
Prev Window	Ctrl+Shift+	F6
Prev Window	Alt+Shift+	F6
Print	Ctrl+	P
Print	Ctrl+	F2
Print	Ctrl+Shift+	F12
Print	Alt+Ctrl+	I
Proofing		F7
Redo	Alt+Shift+	Backspace
Redo or Repeat	Ctrl+	Y
Redo or Repeat		F4
Redo or Repeat	Alt+	Return
Repeat Find	Shift+	F4
Repeat Find	Alt+Ctrl+	Y
Replace	Ctrl+	H
Research Lookup	Ctrl+Shift+	O
Reset Char	Ctrl+	Space
Reset Char	Ctrl+Shift+	Z
Revision Marks Toggle	Ctrl+Shift+	E
Save	Ctrl+	S
Save	Shift+	F12
Save	Alt+Shift+	F2
Save As		F12
Select All	Ctrl+	A
Select All	Ctrl+	Clear (Num 5)
Select All	Ctrl+	Num 5
Select Table	Alt+	Clear (Num 5)
Show All	Ctrl+Shift+	8
Show All Headings	Alt+Shift+	A
Show All Headings	Alt+Shift+	A
Show Heading1	Alt+Shift+	1
Show Heading2	Alt+Shift+	2
Show Heading3	Alt+Shift+	3
Show Heading4	Alt+Shift+	4
Show Heading5	Alt+Shift+	5
Show Heading6	Alt+Shift+	6
Show Heading7	Alt+Shift+	7
Show Heading8	Alt+Shift+	8
Show Heading9	Alt+Shift+	9
Shrink Font	Ctrl+Shift+	,
Shrink Font One Point	Ctrl+	[
Shrink Selection	Shift+	F8
Small Caps	Ctrl+Shift+	K
Spike	Ctrl+	F3
Start of Column	Alt+	Page Up
Start of Column	Alt+Shift+	Page Up
Start of Doc Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Home
Start of Document	Ctrl+	Home
Start of Line		Home
Start of Line Extend	Shift+	Home
Start of Row	Alt+	Home
Start of Row	Alt+Shift+	Home
Start of Window	Alt+Ctrl+	Page Up
Start of Window Extend	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+	Page Up
Style	Alt+Ctrl+	3
Style	Ctrl+Shift+	L
Style	Alt+Ctrl+	1
Style	Alt+Ctrl+	2
Style Apply Pane	Ctrl+Shift+	S
Style Separator	Alt+Ctrl+	Return
Subscript	Ctrl+	=
Superscript	Ctrl+Shift+	=
Symbol Font	Ctrl+Shift+	Q
Thesaurus RR	Shift+	F7
Time Field	Alt+Shift+	T
Toggle Character Code	Alt+	X
Toggle Field Display	Shift+	F9
Toggle Master Subdocs	Ctrl+	\
Toggle Ribbon	Ctrl+	F1
Toggle XMLTag View	Ctrl+Shift+	X
Translate Pane	Alt+Shift+	F7
Un Hang	Ctrl+Shift+	T
Un Indent	Ctrl+Shift+	M
Underline	Ctrl+	U
Underline	Ctrl+Shift+	U
Undo	Ctrl+	Z
Undo	Alt+	Backspace
Unlink Fields	Ctrl+	6
Unlink Fields	Ctrl+Shift+	F9
Unlock Fields	Ctrl+	4
Unlock Fields	Ctrl+Shift+	F11
Update Auto Format	Alt+Ctrl+	U
Update Fields		F9
Update Fields	Alt+Shift+	U
Update Source	Ctrl+Shift+	F7
VBCode	Alt+	F11
Web Go Back	Alt+	Left
Web Go Forward	Alt+	Right
Word Count List	Ctrl+Shift+	G
Word Count Recount	Ctrl+Shift+	R
Word Left	Ctrl+	Left
Word Left Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Left
Word Right	Ctrl+	Right
Word Right Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Right
Word Underline	Ctrl+Shift+	W

Or try this one,

You can also get this list of commands in your MS Word within some steps

To do this :

• Open MS Word Program

• Press the key shown below.

ALT+F8

• Type LISTCOMMANDS in Macro name and hit RUN button. 

• Choose the default option and hit Enter as shown below.

• Now wait for the magic!

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