48 Microsoft Word shortcuts you never knew you needed

With little formatting changes that keep needing to be made to ensure it looks professional and beautiful, it can be a very time consuming task to simply complete a document.

The good ol’ Ctrl + C for copy, Ctrl + V for paste, and Ctrl + X for cut shortcuts are ones that we should probably all know, but there are a multitude of other shortcuts available that will allow you to work faster and smarter.

We have collated 48 of the best shortcuts that will have you zooming through Word like a pro. So, stop touching that mouse and get your document finished sooner with these amazing shortcuts.

• Ctrl + B = Bold
• Ctrl + I = Italics
• Ctrl + U = Underline
• Ctrl + Shift + F = Change the font
• Ctrl + [ = Increase selected font +1pts
• Ctrl + ] = Decrease selected font -1pts
• Ctrl + Shift + A = Format all letters as capitals
• Shift + F3 = Change the text in document from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
• Ctrl + Spacebar = Reset highlighted text to default font.

• Ctrl + D = Open the font preferences window
• Ctrl + F = Open Find box
• Ctrl + O = Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open
• Ctrl + N = Opens a new, blank document
• Ctrl + P = Opens the print window
• F5 = Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window
• Ctrl + F2 = Display the print preview

• Ctrl + K = Insert a hyperlink
• Ctrl + Shift + L = Insert a bullet point
• Ctrl + / + c = Insert a cent sign (¢)
• Ctrl + ‘ + <char> = Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. E.g. if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl + ‘ + e as your shortcut key.
• Shift + Alt + D = Insert the current date
• Shift + Alt + T = Insert the current time

• Ctrl + E = Aligns the line or selected text to the centre of the screen
• Ctrl + J = Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen
• Ctrl + L = Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen
• Ctrl + M = Indent the paragraph
• Ctrl + R = Aligns the line or selected the to the right of the screen
• Ctrl + T = Create a hanging indent
• Ctrl + 1 = Single-line spacing
• Ctrl + 2 = Double-line spacing
• Ctrl + 5 = 1.5-line spacing
• Ctrl + Alt + 1 = Changes text to Heading 1
• Ctrl + Alt + 2 = Changes text to Heading 2
• Ctrl + Alt + 3 = Changes text to Heading 3
• Shift + Enter = Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph

• F7 = Spellcheck and Grammar Check selected text or whole document
• Shift + F7 = Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word

• Ctrl + End = Moves the cursor to the end of the document
• Ctrl + Home = Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document
• Ctrl + Shift + F6 = Switches to another open Microsoft Word document

• Ctrl + A = Select all contents of the page
• Ctrl + Y = Redo the last action performed. Just like F4.
• Ctrl + Z = Undo action
• Ctrl + Del = Deletes the word to the right of the cursor
• Ctrl + Backspace = Deletes the word to the left of the cursor

Sources

• http://www.pcworld.com/article/2996641/software-productivity/15-powerful-microsoft-word-shortcuts-you-need-to-know.html
• http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut/word.htm

• Ctrl + S = Save the open document. Just like Shift + F12.
• F12 = Save as.
• Ctrl + W = Close the currently open document.

So there you go. These shortcuts may seem difficult at first, but learning and practicing them will reward you by saving you a lot of time in the long run.