Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts you may like to use in order to speed up your work in Microsoft Word documents.

All Caps: Ctrl+Shift+A
App Restore: Alt+F5
Bold: Ctrl+B
Bookmark: Ctrl+Shift+F5
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
Find: Ctrl+F
Font: Ctrl+Shift+F
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
Heading 2 Style: Alt+2
Heading 3 Style: Alt+3
Heading 4 + Not Italic Style: Alt+4
Heading 5 Style: Alt+5
Heading 6 Style: Alt+6
Help: F1
HHC: Alt+Ctrl+F7
Hidden: Ctrl+Shift+H
Highlight: Alt+Ctrl+H

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: Ctrl+M
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: Alt+Ctrl+N
Next Field: F11
Next Field: Alt+F1
Next Misspelling: Alt+F7
Next Object: Alt+Down
Next Page: Ctrl+Page Down
Next Pane: F6
Next Window: Ctrl+D
Next Window: Ctrl+F6
Next Window: Alt+F6
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

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