Computer Keyboard Shortcut Keys, Virtual Keyboard Shortcuts

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 Under mentioned here is listing of all the major shortcut keys used in Microsoft Word. See help if you need further short cuts

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + 0	Adds or removes 6 points of spacing before a Para.
Ctrl + A	Selects all contents of the page at one go.
Ctrl + B	Selection will be highlighted in Bold.
Ctrl + C	Selection will be copied.
Ctrl + D	Opens the window which shows font preferences.
Ctrl + E	Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + F	Open find box.
Ctrl + I	Highlighted selection can be turned into Italics for easy highlighting.
Ctrl + J	Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl + K	Insert link.
Ctrl + L	Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + M	Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + P	Open the print window.
Ctrl + R	Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + T	Create a hanging indent.
Ctrl + U	Highlighted selection can be Underlined.
Ctrl + V	Paste.
Ctrl + X	Cut selected text.
Ctrl + Y	Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z	Undo last action.
Ctrl + Shift + L	Quickly create a bullet point.
Ctrl + Shift + F	Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + >	Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
Ctrl + ]	Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + [	Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + / + c	Insert a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl + Shift + *	View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow>	Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow>	Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl + <up arrow>	Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow>	Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del	Deletes words to right of the cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace	Deletes words to left of the cursor.
Ctrl + End	Cursor goes to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home	Cursor goes to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar	Highlighted text resets to the default font.
Ctrl + 1	Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2	Double-space lines.
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.
Alt + Ctrl + F2	Open new document.
Ctrl + F1	Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl + F2	Display the print preview.
Ctrl + Shift + >	Increases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + <	Decreases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + F6	Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Prints the document.
F1	Open Help.
F4	Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5	Opens the Find And Replace window in Microsoft Word.
F7	Spell check & grammar check  can be carried out in selected text or document.
F12	Save as.
Shift + F3	Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + F7	Runs a Thesaurus check i.e dictionary on the word highlighted.
Shift + F12	Save.
Shift + Enter	Can create a soft break instead of new paragraph.
Shift + Insert	Paste.
Shift + Alt + D	Inserts current date.
Shift + Alt + T	Inserts current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below are some examples of shortcuts that can be performed with mouse.

Mouse shortcuts	Description
Click then hold + drag	Selects text where you click then hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click	If you double-click on a particular word, the action will select the complete word.
Double-click	If you Double-click on the left, center, or right of a blank line, that makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-click	Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click	Selects the paragraph or line of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel	Zooms in and out of document.