20 Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts with details, You need to know:

🔹 Ctrl + N

  • Action: Creates a new, blank document.
  • Details: This is a quick way to open a fresh Word file without having to go through the File menu.
    🔹 Ctrl + O
  • Action: Opens an existing document.
  • Details: Brings up the “Open” dialog box, allowing you to browse your computer for a file to work on.

  • 🔹 Ctrl + S
  • Action: Saves the current document.
  • Details: If the document has been saved before, it saves to the same location. If it’s a new document, it prompts you to choose a file name and location.
    🔹 Ctrl + P
  • Action: Opens the Print dialog box.
  • Details: This gives you a preview of your document and allows you to adjust print settings like the number of copies, which pages to print, and more.
    🔹 Ctrl + Z
  • Action: Undoes the last action.
  • Details: A lifesaver for correcting mistakes. You can press it multiple times to undo a series of actions.
    🔹 Ctrl + Y
  • Action: Redoes the last undone action.
  • Details: The opposite of Ctrl + Z. If you accidentally undid something, this brings it back.
    🔹 Ctrl + X
  • Action: Cuts the selected text or object.
  • Details: Removes the selected content and places it on the clipboard, ready to be pasted elsewhere.
    🔹 Ctrl + C
  • Action: Copies the selected text or object.
  • Details: Leaves the original content in place while creating a copy on the clipboard.
    🔹 Ctrl + V
  • Action: Pastes the content from the clipboard.
  • Details: Inserts the last cut or copied item at the cursor’s location.
    🔹 Ctrl + A
  • Action: Selects all content in the document.
  • Details: Useful for applying formatting to the entire document or for copying and pasting everything.
    🔹 Ctrl + B
  • Action: Applies or removes bold formatting.
  • Details: Toggles bold formatting on selected text. If no text is selected, it will apply bold to the next text you type.
    🔹 Ctrl + I
  • Action: Applies or removes italic formatting.
  • Details: Toggles italic formatting on selected text.
    🔹 Ctrl + U
  • Action: Applies or removes underline formatting.
  • Details: Toggles underline formatting on selected text.
    🔹 Ctrl + K
  • Action: Inserts a hyperlink.
  • Details: Opens the “Insert Hyperlink” dialog box, where you can enter the text to display and the URL or file path to link to.
    🔹 Ctrl + E
  • Action: Centers the selected paragraph.
  • Details: Aligns the text in the middle of the page.
    🔹 Ctrl + L
  • Action: Aligns the selected paragraph to the left.
  • Details: The default alignment, where text is flush with the left margin.
    🔹 Ctrl + R
  • Action: Aligns the selected paragraph to the right.
  • Details: Aligns the text to the right margin.
    🔹 Ctrl + J
  • Action: Justifies the selected paragraph.
  • Details: Aligns the text to both the left and right margins, evenly distributing the spacing between words.
    🔹 F7
  • Action: Starts the Spelling and Grammar check.
  • Details: Opens the Editor pane to review and correct any errors in your document.
    🔹 Shift + F3
  • Action: Changes the case of the selected text.
  • Details: Cycles through three options: Sentence case, lowercase, and UPPERCASE.


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