Here is a selection of 30 keyboard shortcuts that work with Word 2013, 2010, Word 2007, Word 2003 and Word 2002. In particular, it saves time when creating and saving a document or formatting them.
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Create and save a document
- Create a new document: CTRL + N
- Open a document: CTRL + O
- Save a document: CTRL + S
- Close a document: CTRL + W
Current actions
- Copy selected text: CTRL + C
- Cut selected text: CTRL + X
- Paste text: CTRL + V
- Undo last action: CTRL + Z
- Redo last action: CTRL + Y
- Stop an action: Esc
- Find and replace text: CTRL + H
- Print preview: ALT + CTRL + I
- Printing a document: CTRL + P
- Insert a hypertext link on a selected word or text: CTRL + K
Formatting
- Bold: select text then CTRL + G
- Make italic: select text then CTRL + I
- Underline: select text then CTRL + U
- Underline words but not spaces: CTRL + SHIFT + W
- Decrease the font size: select the text then CTRL + SHIFT +
- Increase font size: text selection then CTRL + SHIFT + >
- Insert a footnote: ALT + SHIFT + F
- Insert endnote: ALT+SHIFT+D
- Copy text formatting: CTRL+SHIFT+C
- Apply copied formatting to selected text: CTRL+SHIFT+V
- Remove formatting: select text then CTRL + spacebar
- Insert line break: SHIFT + ENTER
- Insert page break: CTRL + ENTER
Special characters
- Insert copyright symbol ©: ALT + CTRL + C
- Insert trademark symbol ®: ALT + CTRL + R
- Insert trademark symbol ™: ALT + CTRL + T
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