Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)

Manage Word Documents

Close document

Ctrl + W

All hotkeys for Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)

Navigate within Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through all options and elements

Tab

Navigate within Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through all options and elements

Shift + Tab

Navigate within Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through available pages

Ctrl + Tab

Navigate within Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through available pages

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Navigate within Documents - Dialog boxes
Selects the option indicated by the letter

Alt +underlined letter

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert copyright symbol

Alt + Ctrl + C

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert registered trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + R

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + T

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)

Alt + Ctrl + . (Period)

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert em dash

Alt + Ctrl + -

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert en dash

Alt + Ctrl + [ + ]

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert Symbol (insert menu)

Alt , then n , u

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert single opening quotation mark

' / Ctrl +2x `

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert single closing quotation mark

Ctrl +2x '

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac

Type character code and press Alt + X

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Transform character to Unicode

Select character and press alt + X

Navigate within Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert ANSI character

Alt +character code on numeric keyboard

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert paragraph break

Enter

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert line break without breaking paragraph

Shift + Enter

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert page break

Ctrl + Enter

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert column break (break table)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking space

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking hyphen

Ctrl + Shift + - (Hyphen)

Navigate within Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert optional hyphen

Ctrl + -

Navigate within Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert a footnote

Alt + Ctrl + F

Navigate within Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert an endnote

Alt + Ctrl + D

Navigate within Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + K

Navigate within Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert Citation Mark

Alt + Shift + I

Navigate within Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert Index Mark

Alt + Shift + X

Navigate within Documents - Move and Delete Text
Move selected text to different position

F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Navigate within Documents - Move and Delete Text
Copy selected text to different position

Shift + F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Navigate within Documents - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)

Delete / Backspace

Navigate within Documents - Move and Delete Text
Delete one word to the right / to the left

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace

Navigate within Documents - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right or delete selection

Delete

Navigate within Documents - Move and Delete Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Open the Font dialog box

Ctrl + D / Ctrl + Shift + K

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one point

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove bold

Ctrl + B

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove italic

Ctrl + I

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove underline

Ctrl + U

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove subscript

Ctrl + =

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove superscript

Ctrl + Shift + =

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Copy formatting

Ctrl + Shift + C

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Paste formatting

Ctrl + Shift + V

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove double-underline

Ctrl + Shift + D

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)

Ctrl + Shift + W

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove hidden formatting

Ctrl + Shift + H

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove all capitals

Ctrl + Shift + A

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove small capitals

Ctrl + Shift + K

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Change between all upper-, first letter upper- and all lower-case

Shift + F3

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)

Ctrl + d , then Alt +k and enter

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Change the selection to the Symbol font

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)

Shift + F1

Navigate within Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove Highlight Text Feature

Ctrl + Alt + H

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Right-align paragraph

Ctrl + R

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Left-align paragraph

Ctrl + L

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Center-align paragraph

Ctrl + E

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Justify-align paragraph

Ctrl + J

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent

Ctrl + M / Ctrl + Shift + M

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Increase hanging indent

Ctrl + T

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Decrease hanging indent

Ctrl + Shift + T

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to single-space

Ctrl + 1

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to double-space

Ctrl + 2

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to 1.5

Ctrl + 5

Navigate within Documents - Format Paragraphs
Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Open or close Styles task pane

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Apply Heading 1 style

Alt + Ctrl + 1

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Apply Heading 2 style

Alt + Ctrl + 2

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Apply Heading 3 style

Alt + Ctrl + 3

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Promote / demote Headings

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Alt + Shift + Arrow Left

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Remove all manual styles

Ctrl + Space

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Apply Normal style

Ctrl + Shift + N

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)

Ctrl + Shift + S

Navigate within Documents - Styles
Start Auto Format

Alt + Ctrl + K

Navigate within Documents - Switch Views
Switch to Print Layout view

Alt + Ctrl + P

Navigate within Documents - Switch Views
Switch to Outline view

Alt + Ctrl + O

Navigate within Documents - Switch Views
Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)

Alt + Ctrl + N

Navigate within Documents - Switch Views
Zoom in and zoom out

Ctrl +scroll mouse

Navigate within Documents - Switch Views
Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)

alt then w , q

Navigate within Documents - Switch Views
Split the document window

Alt + Ctrl + S

Navigate within Documents - Ribbons
Show or hide the ribbon

Ctrl + F1

Navigate within Documents - Ribbons
Select item in Ribbon

F10 / Alt

Navigate within Documents - Ribbons
Leave Ribbon or Submenu

Esc

Navigate within Documents - Ribbons
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Navigate within Documents - Ribbons
Move left/right/up/down between Ribbon Menus and Sub-Menus

Arrow Keys

Navigate within Documents - Ribbons
When in ribbon Open or activate selected item

Space / Enter

Navigate within Documents - Navigation Pane
Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

Alt , then w , k

Navigate within Documents - Navigation Pane
With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document

F6 / Shift + F6

Navigate within Documents - Navigation Pane
In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options

Tab / Shift + Tab

Navigate within Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump one row down / one row up

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Navigate within Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell

Tab / Shift + Tab

Navigate within Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first column/ jump to last column

Alt + Home / Alt + End

Navigate within Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first row / jump to last row

Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down

Navigate within Documents - Navigate in Tables
One cell to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Navigate within Documents - Select Table Contents
Select current table cell

Shift + End

Navigate within Documents - Select Table Contents
Select content of current table cell

end , then shift + Home

Navigate within Documents - Select Table Contents
Extend selection to adjacent cells

Press and hold shift and press arrow keys repeatedly

Navigate within Documents - Select Table Contents
Extend selection or block

Ctrl + Shift + f8 , then press

Navigate within Documents - Select Table Contents
Select an entire table

Alt + 5 on numeric keypad (with numLock off)

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Move current row up or down

Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Alt + Shift + Arrow Down

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Select row*

In first column, press shift + End

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Select column

In first row press alt + Shift + Page Down

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Delete rows* with rows selected

Shift + Delete

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Delete columns with columns selected

Shift + Delete

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Delete row at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , r

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Delete column at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , c

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Insert row above cursor

Alt , j , l , a

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Insert row below cursor

Alt , j , l , e

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Insert column to the left of cursor

Alt , j , l , l

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Insert column to the right of cursor

Alt , j , l , r

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Insert tab character

Ctrl + Tab

Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables
Add row at the end

tab in last table cell

Edit Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through all options and elements

Tab

Edit Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through all options and elements

Shift + Tab

Edit Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through available pages

Ctrl + Tab

Edit Documents - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through available pages

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Edit Documents - Dialog boxes
Selects the option indicated by the letter

Alt +underlined letter

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert copyright symbol

Alt + Ctrl + C

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert registered trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + R

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + T

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)

Alt + Ctrl + . (Period)

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert em dash

Alt + Ctrl + -

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert en dash

Alt + Ctrl + [ + ]

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert Symbol (insert menu)

Alt , then n , u

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert single opening quotation mark

' / Ctrl +2x `

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert single closing quotation mark

Ctrl +2x '

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac

Type character code and press Alt + X

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Transform character to Unicode

Select character and press alt + X

Edit Documents - Insert Special Characters
Insert ANSI character

Alt +character code on numeric keyboard

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert paragraph break

Enter

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert line break without breaking paragraph

Shift + Enter

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert page break

Ctrl + Enter

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert column break (break table)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking space

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking hyphen

Ctrl + Shift + - (Hyphen)

Edit Documents - Insert Breaks
Insert optional hyphen

Ctrl + -

Edit Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert a footnote

Alt + Ctrl + F

Edit Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert an endnote

Alt + Ctrl + D

Edit Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + K

Edit Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert Citation Mark

Alt + Shift + I

Edit Documents - Insert Text Elements
Insert Index Mark

Alt + Shift + X

Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text
Move selected text to different position

F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text
Copy selected text to different position

Shift + F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)

Delete / Backspace

Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text
Delete one word to the right / to the left

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace

Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right or delete selection

Delete

Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Edit Documents - Format Text
Open the Font dialog box

Ctrl + D / Ctrl + Shift + K

Edit Documents - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Edit Documents - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one point

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove bold

Ctrl + B

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove italic

Ctrl + I

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove underline

Ctrl + U

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove subscript

Ctrl + =

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove superscript

Ctrl + Shift + =

Edit Documents - Format Text
Copy formatting

Ctrl + Shift + C

Edit Documents - Format Text
Paste formatting

Ctrl + Shift + V

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove double-underline

Ctrl + Shift + D

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)

Ctrl + Shift + W

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove hidden formatting

Ctrl + Shift + H

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove all capitals

Ctrl + Shift + A

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove small capitals

Ctrl + Shift + K

Edit Documents - Format Text
Change between all upper-, first letter upper- and all lower-case

Shift + F3

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)

Ctrl + d , then Alt +k and enter

Edit Documents - Format Text
Change the selection to the Symbol font

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Edit Documents - Format Text
Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)

Shift + F1

Edit Documents - Format Text
Apply/remove Highlight Text Feature

Ctrl + Alt + H

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Right-align paragraph

Ctrl + R

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Left-align paragraph

Ctrl + L

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Center-align paragraph

Ctrl + E

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Justify-align paragraph

Ctrl + J

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent

Ctrl + M / Ctrl + Shift + M

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Increase hanging indent

Ctrl + T

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Decrease hanging indent

Ctrl + Shift + T

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to single-space

Ctrl + 1

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to double-space

Ctrl + 2

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to 1.5

Ctrl + 5

Edit Documents - Format Paragraphs
Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Edit Documents - Styles
Open or close Styles task pane

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S

Edit Documents - Styles
Apply Heading 1 style

Alt + Ctrl + 1

Edit Documents - Styles
Apply Heading 2 style

Alt + Ctrl + 2

Edit Documents - Styles
Apply Heading 3 style

Alt + Ctrl + 3

Edit Documents - Styles
Promote / demote Headings

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Alt + Shift + Arrow Left

Edit Documents - Styles
Remove all manual styles

Ctrl + Space

Edit Documents - Styles
Apply Normal style

Ctrl + Shift + N

Edit Documents - Styles
Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)

Ctrl + Shift + S

Edit Documents - Styles
Start Auto Format

Alt + Ctrl + K

Edit Documents - Switch Views
Switch to Print Layout view

Alt + Ctrl + P

Edit Documents - Switch Views
Switch to Outline view

Alt + Ctrl + O

Edit Documents - Switch Views
Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)

Alt + Ctrl + N

Edit Documents - Switch Views
Zoom in and zoom out

Ctrl +scroll mouse

Edit Documents - Switch Views
Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)

alt then w , q

Edit Documents - Switch Views
Split the document window

Alt + Ctrl + S

Edit Documents - Ribbons
Show or hide the ribbon

Ctrl + F1

Edit Documents - Ribbons
Select item in Ribbon

F10 / Alt

Edit Documents - Ribbons
Leave Ribbon or Submenu

Esc

Edit Documents - Ribbons
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Edit Documents - Ribbons
Move left/right/up/down between Ribbon Menus and Sub-Menus

Arrow Keys

Edit Documents - Ribbons
When in ribbon Open or activate selected item

Space / Enter

Edit Documents - Navigation Pane
Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

Alt , then w , k

Edit Documents - Navigation Pane
With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document

F6 / Shift + F6

Edit Documents - Navigation Pane
In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options

Tab / Shift + Tab

Edit Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump one row down / one row up

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Edit Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell

Tab / Shift + Tab

Edit Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first column/ jump to last column

Alt + Home / Alt + End

Edit Documents - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first row / jump to last row

Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down

Edit Documents - Navigate in Tables
One cell to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Edit Documents - Select Table Contents
Select current table cell

Shift + End

Edit Documents - Select Table Contents
Select content of current table cell

end , then shift + Home

Edit Documents - Select Table Contents
Extend selection to adjacent cells

Press and hold shift and press arrow keys repeatedly

Edit Documents - Select Table Contents
Extend selection or block

Ctrl + Shift + f8 , then press

Edit Documents - Select Table Contents
Select an entire table

Alt + 5 on numeric keypad (with numLock off)

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Move current row up or down

Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Alt + Shift + Arrow Down

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Select row*

In first column, press shift + End

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Select column

In first row press alt + Shift + Page Down

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Delete rows* with rows selected

Shift + Delete

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Delete columns with columns selected

Shift + Delete

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Delete row at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , r

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Delete column at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , c

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Insert row above cursor

Alt , j , l , a

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Insert row below cursor

Alt , j , l , e

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Insert column to the left of cursor

Alt , j , l , l

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Insert column to the right of cursor

Alt , j , l , r

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Insert tab character

Ctrl + Tab

Edit Documents - Edit Tables
Add row at the end

tab in last table cell

Formats - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through all options and elements

Tab

Formats - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through all options and elements

Shift + Tab

Formats - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through available pages

Ctrl + Tab

Formats - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through available pages

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Formats - Dialog boxes
Selects the option indicated by the letter

Alt +underlined letter

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert copyright symbol

Alt + Ctrl + C

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert registered trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + R

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + T

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)

Alt + Ctrl + . (Period)

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert em dash

Alt + Ctrl + -

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert en dash

Alt + Ctrl + [ + ]

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert Symbol (insert menu)

Alt , then n , u

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert single opening quotation mark

' / Ctrl +2x `

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert single closing quotation mark

Ctrl +2x '

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac

Type character code and press Alt + X

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Transform character to Unicode

Select character and press alt + X

Formats - Insert Special Characters
Insert ANSI character

Alt +character code on numeric keyboard

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert paragraph break

Enter

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert line break without breaking paragraph

Shift + Enter

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert page break

Ctrl + Enter

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert column break (break table)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking space

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking hyphen

Ctrl + Shift + - (Hyphen)

Formats - Insert Breaks
Insert optional hyphen

Ctrl + -

Formats - Insert Text Elements
Insert a footnote

Alt + Ctrl + F

Formats - Insert Text Elements
Insert an endnote

Alt + Ctrl + D

Formats - Insert Text Elements
Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + K

Formats - Insert Text Elements
Insert Citation Mark

Alt + Shift + I

Formats - Insert Text Elements
Insert Index Mark

Alt + Shift + X

Formats - Move and Delete Text
Move selected text to different position

F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Formats - Move and Delete Text
Copy selected text to different position

Shift + F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Formats - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)

Delete / Backspace

Formats - Move and Delete Text
Delete one word to the right / to the left

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace

Formats - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right or delete selection

Delete

Formats - Move and Delete Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Formats - Format Text
Open the Font dialog box

Ctrl + D / Ctrl + Shift + K

Formats - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Formats - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one point

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove bold

Ctrl + B

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove italic

Ctrl + I

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove underline

Ctrl + U

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove subscript

Ctrl + =

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove superscript

Ctrl + Shift + =

Formats - Format Text
Copy formatting

Ctrl + Shift + C

Formats - Format Text
Paste formatting

Ctrl + Shift + V

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove double-underline

Ctrl + Shift + D

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)

Ctrl + Shift + W

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove hidden formatting

Ctrl + Shift + H

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove all capitals

Ctrl + Shift + A

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove small capitals

Ctrl + Shift + K

Formats - Format Text
Change between all upper-, first letter upper- and all lower-case

Shift + F3

Formats - Format Text
Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)

Ctrl + d , then Alt +k and enter

Formats - Format Text
Change the selection to the Symbol font

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Formats - Format Text
Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)

Shift + F1

Formats - Format Text
Apply/remove Highlight Text Feature

Ctrl + Alt + H

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Right-align paragraph

Ctrl + R

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Left-align paragraph

Ctrl + L

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Center-align paragraph

Ctrl + E

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Justify-align paragraph

Ctrl + J

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent

Ctrl + M / Ctrl + Shift + M

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Increase hanging indent

Ctrl + T

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Decrease hanging indent

Ctrl + Shift + T

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to single-space

Ctrl + 1

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to double-space

Ctrl + 2

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to 1.5

Ctrl + 5

Formats - Format Paragraphs
Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Formats - Styles
Open or close Styles task pane

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S

Formats - Styles
Apply Heading 1 style

Alt + Ctrl + 1

Formats - Styles
Apply Heading 2 style

Alt + Ctrl + 2

Formats - Styles
Apply Heading 3 style

Alt + Ctrl + 3

Formats - Styles
Promote / demote Headings

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Alt + Shift + Arrow Left

Formats - Styles
Remove all manual styles

Ctrl + Space

Formats - Styles
Apply Normal style

Ctrl + Shift + N

Formats - Styles
Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)

Ctrl + Shift + S

Formats - Styles
Start Auto Format

Alt + Ctrl + K

Formats - Switch Views
Switch to Print Layout view

Alt + Ctrl + P

Formats - Switch Views
Switch to Outline view

Alt + Ctrl + O

Formats - Switch Views
Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)

Alt + Ctrl + N

Formats - Switch Views
Zoom in and zoom out

Ctrl +scroll mouse

Formats - Switch Views
Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)

alt then w , q

Formats - Switch Views
Split the document window

Alt + Ctrl + S

Formats - Ribbons
Show or hide the ribbon

Ctrl + F1

Formats - Ribbons
Select item in Ribbon

F10 / Alt

Formats - Ribbons
Leave Ribbon or Submenu

Esc

Formats - Ribbons
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Formats - Ribbons
Move left/right/up/down between Ribbon Menus and Sub-Menus

Arrow Keys

Formats - Ribbons
When in ribbon Open or activate selected item

Space / Enter

Formats - Navigation Pane
Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

Alt , then w , k

Formats - Navigation Pane
With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document

F6 / Shift + F6

Formats - Navigation Pane
In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options

Tab / Shift + Tab

Formats - Navigate in Tables
Jump one row down / one row up

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Formats - Navigate in Tables
Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell

Tab / Shift + Tab

Formats - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first column/ jump to last column

Alt + Home / Alt + End

Formats - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first row / jump to last row

Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down

Formats - Navigate in Tables
One cell to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Formats - Select Table Contents
Select current table cell

Shift + End

Formats - Select Table Contents
Select content of current table cell

end , then shift + Home

Formats - Select Table Contents
Extend selection to adjacent cells

Press and hold shift and press arrow keys repeatedly

Formats - Select Table Contents
Extend selection or block

Ctrl + Shift + f8 , then press

Formats - Select Table Contents
Select an entire table

Alt + 5 on numeric keypad (with numLock off)

Formats - Edit Tables
Move current row up or down

Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Alt + Shift + Arrow Down

Formats - Edit Tables
Select row*

In first column, press shift + End

Formats - Edit Tables
Select column

In first row press alt + Shift + Page Down

Formats - Edit Tables
Delete rows* with rows selected

Shift + Delete

Formats - Edit Tables
Delete columns with columns selected

Shift + Delete

Formats - Edit Tables
Delete row at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , r

Formats - Edit Tables
Delete column at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , c

Formats - Edit Tables
Insert row above cursor

Alt , j , l , a

Formats - Edit Tables
Insert row below cursor

Alt , j , l , e

Formats - Edit Tables
Insert column to the left of cursor

Alt , j , l , l

Formats - Edit Tables
Insert column to the right of cursor

Alt , j , l , r

Formats - Edit Tables
Insert tab character

Ctrl + Tab

Formats - Edit Tables
Add row at the end

tab in last table cell

Manage Word View - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through all options and elements

Tab

Manage Word View - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through all options and elements

Shift + Tab

Manage Word View - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through available pages

Ctrl + Tab

Manage Word View - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through available pages

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Manage Word View - Dialog boxes
Selects the option indicated by the letter

Alt +underlined letter

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert copyright symbol

Alt + Ctrl + C

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert registered trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + R

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + T

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)

Alt + Ctrl + . (Period)

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert em dash

Alt + Ctrl + -

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert en dash

Alt + Ctrl + [ + ]

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert Symbol (insert menu)

Alt , then n , u

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert single opening quotation mark

' / Ctrl +2x `

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert single closing quotation mark

Ctrl +2x '

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac

Type character code and press Alt + X

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Transform character to Unicode

Select character and press alt + X

Manage Word View - Insert Special Characters
Insert ANSI character

Alt +character code on numeric keyboard

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert paragraph break

Enter

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert line break without breaking paragraph

Shift + Enter

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert page break

Ctrl + Enter

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert column break (break table)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking space

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking hyphen

Ctrl + Shift + - (Hyphen)

Manage Word View - Insert Breaks
Insert optional hyphen

Ctrl + -

Manage Word View - Insert Text Elements
Insert a footnote

Alt + Ctrl + F

Manage Word View - Insert Text Elements
Insert an endnote

Alt + Ctrl + D

Manage Word View - Insert Text Elements
Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + K

Manage Word View - Insert Text Elements
Insert Citation Mark

Alt + Shift + I

Manage Word View - Insert Text Elements
Insert Index Mark

Alt + Shift + X

Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text
Move selected text to different position

F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text
Copy selected text to different position

Shift + F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)

Delete / Backspace

Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text
Delete one word to the right / to the left

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace

Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right or delete selection

Delete

Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Manage Word View - Format Text
Open the Font dialog box

Ctrl + D / Ctrl + Shift + K

Manage Word View - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Manage Word View - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one point

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove bold

Ctrl + B

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove italic

Ctrl + I

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove underline

Ctrl + U

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove subscript

Ctrl + =

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove superscript

Ctrl + Shift + =

Manage Word View - Format Text
Copy formatting

Ctrl + Shift + C

Manage Word View - Format Text
Paste formatting

Ctrl + Shift + V

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove double-underline

Ctrl + Shift + D

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)

Ctrl + Shift + W

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove hidden formatting

Ctrl + Shift + H

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove all capitals

Ctrl + Shift + A

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove small capitals

Ctrl + Shift + K

Manage Word View - Format Text
Change between all upper-, first letter upper- and all lower-case

Shift + F3

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)

Ctrl + d , then Alt +k and enter

Manage Word View - Format Text
Change the selection to the Symbol font

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Manage Word View - Format Text
Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)

Shift + F1

Manage Word View - Format Text
Apply/remove Highlight Text Feature

Ctrl + Alt + H

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Right-align paragraph

Ctrl + R

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Left-align paragraph

Ctrl + L

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Center-align paragraph

Ctrl + E

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Justify-align paragraph

Ctrl + J

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent

Ctrl + M / Ctrl + Shift + M

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Increase hanging indent

Ctrl + T

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Decrease hanging indent

Ctrl + Shift + T

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to single-space

Ctrl + 1

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to double-space

Ctrl + 2

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to 1.5

Ctrl + 5

Manage Word View - Format Paragraphs
Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Manage Word View - Styles
Open or close Styles task pane

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S

Manage Word View - Styles
Apply Heading 1 style

Alt + Ctrl + 1

Manage Word View - Styles
Apply Heading 2 style

Alt + Ctrl + 2

Manage Word View - Styles
Apply Heading 3 style

Alt + Ctrl + 3

Manage Word View - Styles
Promote / demote Headings

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Alt + Shift + Arrow Left

Manage Word View - Styles
Remove all manual styles

Ctrl + Space

Manage Word View - Styles
Apply Normal style

Ctrl + Shift + N

Manage Word View - Styles
Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)

Ctrl + Shift + S

Manage Word View - Styles
Start Auto Format

Alt + Ctrl + K

Manage Word View - Switch Views
Switch to Print Layout view

Alt + Ctrl + P

Manage Word View - Switch Views
Switch to Outline view

Alt + Ctrl + O

Manage Word View - Switch Views
Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)

Alt + Ctrl + N

Manage Word View - Switch Views
Zoom in and zoom out

Ctrl +scroll mouse

Manage Word View - Switch Views
Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)

alt then w , q

Manage Word View - Switch Views
Split the document window

Alt + Ctrl + S

Manage Word View - Ribbons
Show or hide the ribbon

Ctrl + F1

Manage Word View - Ribbons
Select item in Ribbon

F10 / Alt

Manage Word View - Ribbons
Leave Ribbon or Submenu

Esc

Manage Word View - Ribbons
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Manage Word View - Ribbons
Move left/right/up/down between Ribbon Menus and Sub-Menus

Arrow Keys

Manage Word View - Ribbons
When in ribbon Open or activate selected item

Space / Enter

Manage Word View - Navigation Pane
Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

Alt , then w , k

Manage Word View - Navigation Pane
With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document

F6 / Shift + F6

Manage Word View - Navigation Pane
In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options

Tab / Shift + Tab

Manage Word View - Navigate in Tables
Jump one row down / one row up

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Manage Word View - Navigate in Tables
Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell

Tab / Shift + Tab

Manage Word View - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first column/ jump to last column

Alt + Home / Alt + End

Manage Word View - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first row / jump to last row

Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down

Manage Word View - Navigate in Tables
One cell to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Manage Word View - Select Table Contents
Select current table cell

Shift + End

Manage Word View - Select Table Contents
Select content of current table cell

end , then shift + Home

Manage Word View - Select Table Contents
Extend selection to adjacent cells

Press and hold shift and press arrow keys repeatedly

Manage Word View - Select Table Contents
Extend selection or block

Ctrl + Shift + f8 , then press

Manage Word View - Select Table Contents
Select an entire table

Alt + 5 on numeric keypad (with numLock off)

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Move current row up or down

Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Alt + Shift + Arrow Down

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Select row*

In first column, press shift + End

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Select column

In first row press alt + Shift + Page Down

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Delete rows* with rows selected

Shift + Delete

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Delete columns with columns selected

Shift + Delete

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Delete row at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , r

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Delete column at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , c

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Insert row above cursor

Alt , j , l , a

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Insert row below cursor

Alt , j , l , e

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Insert column to the left of cursor

Alt , j , l , l

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Insert column to the right of cursor

Alt , j , l , r

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Insert tab character

Ctrl + Tab

Manage Word View - Edit Tables
Add row at the end

tab in last table cell

Tables - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through all options and elements

Tab

Tables - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through all options and elements

Shift + Tab

Tables - Dialog boxes
Cycle forward through available pages

Ctrl + Tab

Tables - Dialog boxes
Cycle backwards through available pages

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Tables - Dialog boxes
Selects the option indicated by the letter

Alt +underlined letter

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert copyright symbol

Alt + Ctrl + C

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert registered trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + R

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert trademark symbol

Alt + Ctrl + T

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)

Alt + Ctrl + . (Period)

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert em dash

Alt + Ctrl + -

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert en dash

Alt + Ctrl + [ + ]

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert Symbol (insert menu)

Alt , then n , u

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert single opening quotation mark

' / Ctrl +2x `

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert single closing quotation mark

Ctrl +2x '

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac

Type character code and press Alt + X

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Transform character to Unicode

Select character and press alt + X

Tables - Insert Special Characters
Insert ANSI character

Alt +character code on numeric keyboard

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert paragraph break

Enter

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert line break without breaking paragraph

Shift + Enter

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert page break

Ctrl + Enter

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert column break (break table)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking space

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert nonbreaking hyphen

Ctrl + Shift + - (Hyphen)

Tables - Insert Breaks
Insert optional hyphen

Ctrl + -

Tables - Insert Text Elements
Insert a footnote

Alt + Ctrl + F

Tables - Insert Text Elements
Insert an endnote

Alt + Ctrl + D

Tables - Insert Text Elements
Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + K

Tables - Insert Text Elements
Insert Citation Mark

Alt + Shift + I

Tables - Insert Text Elements
Insert Index Mark

Alt + Shift + X

Tables - Move and Delete Text
Move selected text to different position

F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Tables - Move and Delete Text
Copy selected text to different position

Shift + F2 , then move to position and press Enter

Tables - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)

Delete / Backspace

Tables - Move and Delete Text
Delete one word to the right / to the left

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace

Tables - Move and Delete Text
Delete one character to the right or delete selection

Delete

Tables - Move and Delete Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Tables - Format Text
Open the Font dialog box

Ctrl + D / Ctrl + Shift + K

Tables - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one value

Ctrl + Shift + < / Ctrl + Shift + >

Tables - Format Text
Decrease / Increase font size one point

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove bold

Ctrl + B

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove italic

Ctrl + I

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove underline

Ctrl + U

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove subscript

Ctrl + =

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove superscript

Ctrl + Shift + =

Tables - Format Text
Copy formatting

Ctrl + Shift + C

Tables - Format Text
Paste formatting

Ctrl + Shift + V

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove double-underline

Ctrl + Shift + D

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)

Ctrl + Shift + W

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove hidden formatting

Ctrl + Shift + H

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove all capitals

Ctrl + Shift + A

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove small capitals

Ctrl + Shift + K

Tables - Format Text
Change between all upper-, first letter upper- and all lower-case

Shift + F3

Tables - Format Text
Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)

Ctrl + d , then Alt +k and enter

Tables - Format Text
Change the selection to the Symbol font

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Tables - Format Text
Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)

Shift + F1

Tables - Format Text
Apply/remove Highlight Text Feature

Ctrl + Alt + H

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Right-align paragraph

Ctrl + R

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Left-align paragraph

Ctrl + L

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Center-align paragraph

Ctrl + E

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Justify-align paragraph

Ctrl + J

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent

Ctrl + M / Ctrl + Shift + M

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Increase hanging indent

Ctrl + T

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Decrease hanging indent

Ctrl + Shift + T

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to single-space

Ctrl + 1

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to double-space

Ctrl + 2

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Set line-spacing to 1.5

Ctrl + 5

Tables - Format Paragraphs
Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Tables - Styles
Open or close Styles task pane

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S

Tables - Styles
Apply Heading 1 style

Alt + Ctrl + 1

Tables - Styles
Apply Heading 2 style

Alt + Ctrl + 2

Tables - Styles
Apply Heading 3 style

Alt + Ctrl + 3

Tables - Styles
Promote / demote Headings

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Alt + Shift + Arrow Left

Tables - Styles
Remove all manual styles

Ctrl + Space

Tables - Styles
Apply Normal style

Ctrl + Shift + N

Tables - Styles
Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)

Ctrl + Shift + S

Tables - Styles
Start Auto Format

Alt + Ctrl + K

Tables - Switch Views
Switch to Print Layout view

Alt + Ctrl + P

Tables - Switch Views
Switch to Outline view

Alt + Ctrl + O

Tables - Switch Views
Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)

Alt + Ctrl + N

Tables - Switch Views
Zoom in and zoom out

Ctrl +scroll mouse

Tables - Switch Views
Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)

alt then w , q

Tables - Switch Views
Split the document window

Alt + Ctrl + S

Tables - Ribbons
Show or hide the ribbon

Ctrl + F1

Tables - Ribbons
Select item in Ribbon

F10 / Alt

Tables - Ribbons
Leave Ribbon or Submenu

Esc

Tables - Ribbons
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Tables - Ribbons
Move left/right/up/down between Ribbon Menus and Sub-Menus

Arrow Keys

Tables - Ribbons
When in ribbon Open or activate selected item

Space / Enter

Tables - Navigation Pane
Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

Alt , then w , k

Tables - Navigation Pane
With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document

F6 / Shift + F6

Tables - Navigation Pane
In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options

Tab / Shift + Tab

Tables - Navigate in Tables
Jump one row down / one row up

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Tables - Navigate in Tables
Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell

Tab / Shift + Tab

Tables - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first column/ jump to last column

Alt + Home / Alt + End

Tables - Navigate in Tables
Jump to first row / jump to last row

Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down

Tables - Navigate in Tables
One cell to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Tables - Select Table Contents
Select current table cell

Shift + End

Tables - Select Table Contents
Select content of current table cell

end , then shift + Home

Tables - Select Table Contents
Extend selection to adjacent cells

Press and hold shift and press arrow keys repeatedly

Tables - Select Table Contents
Extend selection or block

Ctrl + Shift + f8 , then press

Tables - Select Table Contents
Select an entire table

Alt + 5 on numeric keypad (with numLock off)

Tables - Edit Tables
Move current row up or down

Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Alt + Shift + Arrow Down

Tables - Edit Tables
Select row*

In first column, press shift + End

Tables - Edit Tables
Select column

In first row press alt + Shift + Page Down

Tables - Edit Tables
Delete rows* with rows selected

Shift + Delete

Tables - Edit Tables
Delete columns with columns selected

Shift + Delete

Tables - Edit Tables
Delete row at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , r

Tables - Edit Tables
Delete column at cursor

Alt , j , l , d , c

Tables - Edit Tables
Insert row above cursor

Alt , j , l , a

Tables - Edit Tables
Insert row below cursor

Alt , j , l , e

Tables - Edit Tables
Insert column to the left of cursor

Alt , j , l , l

Tables - Edit Tables
Insert column to the right of cursor

Alt , j , l , r

Tables - Edit Tables
Insert tab character

Ctrl + Tab

Tables - Edit Tables
Add row at the end

tab in last table cell

Manage Word Documents
Create new document

Ctrl + N

Manage Word Documents
Open document

Ctrl + O

Manage Word Documents
Close document

Ctrl + W

Manage Word Documents
Save document

Ctrl + S

Manage Word Documents
Save document as

F12

Manage Word Documents
Print document/ print preview

Ctrl + P

Manage Word Documents
Switch between multiple Word documents

Ctrl + F6

Manage Word Documents
Open Recent (file, recent)

Alt , then f , r

Navigate within Documents
Jump one character to the left / to the right

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Navigate within Documents
Jump one word to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Navigate within Documents
Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line

End / Home

Navigate within Documents
Jump one line down / one line down

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Navigate within Documents
Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up

Ctrl + Arrow Down / Ctrl + Arrow Up

Navigate within Documents
Jump one screen down/ one screen up

Page Down / Page Up

Navigate within Documents
Jump to top / to bottom of visible window

Alt + Ctrl + Page Down / Alt + Ctrl + Page Up

Navigate within Documents
Jump to end / to beginning of document

Ctrl + End / Ctrl + Home

Navigate within Documents
Cycle through Ribbon/open panes/Status Bar/document window

F6

Navigate within Documents
Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location

Ctrl + G / F5

Navigate within Documents
Go back to previously edited location in document (up to 4 places)

Alt + Ctrl + Z

Navigate within Documents
Go to a the last change or revision. Also works after opening document.

Shift + F5

Navigate within Documents
Set, go to and edit bookmarks

Ctrl + Shift + F5

Navigate within Documents
Set Browse Options. Press the arrow keys to select an option, and then press enter to browse through a document by using the selected option

Alt + Ctrl + Home

Navigate within Documents
Move to next / move to previous browser object as set in Browse Options

Ctrl + Page Down / Ctrl + Page Up

Select Text
Extend selection one character to the right / to the left

Shift + Arrow Right / Shift + Arrow Left

Select Text
Extend selection one word to the right / to the left

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left

Select Text
Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line

Shift + End / Shift + Home

Select Text
Extend selection one line down / one line up

Shift + Arrow Down / Shift + Arrow Up

Select Text
Extend selection one screen down / one screen up

Shift + Page Down / Shift + Page Up

Select Text
Extend selection to end / to beginning of document

Ctrl + Shift + End / Ctrl + Shift + Home

Select Text
Extend selection to end / to beginning of visible window

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + Page Down / Alt + Ctrl + Shift + Page Up

Select Text
Extend selection to entire document

Ctrl + A

Select Text
Cancel selection and return to beginning / to end of selection

Arrow Keys

Select Text
Turn Extend Mode on: Extend selection without pressing shift

F8

Select Text
Extend selection in Extended Mode:

Arrow keys , Page up / Page Down

Select Text
Extend selection further by word, paragraph, document in Extended Mode

F8

Select Text
Reduce the size of a selection in Extended Mode

Shift + F8

Select Text
Select a vertical block of text in Extended Mode

Ctrl + Shift + f8 , and arrow keys

Select Text
Turn extend mode off

Esc

Select Text
Extend a selection to a specific location in a document

F8

Undo, Copy and Paste
Undo the last action

Ctrl + Z

Undo, Copy and Paste
Redo the last action

Ctrl + Y

Undo, Copy and Paste
Copy selected text or object

Ctrl + C

Undo, Copy and Paste
Cut selected text or object

Ctrl + X

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste selected text or object

Ctrl + V

Undo, Copy and Paste
Copy text format

Ctrl + Shift + C

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste text format

Ctrl + Shift + V

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste special

Ctrl + Alt + V

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste and keep Source Formatting

Ctrl + v , then Ctrl , then k

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste and keep Text only

Ctrl + v , then Ctrl , then t

Undo, Copy and Paste
Cut to the Spike (separate clipboard)

Ctrl + F3

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste from the Spike

Ctrl + Shift + F3

Undo, Copy and Paste
Paste AutoText ( after start typing)

F3

Undo, Copy and Paste
Copy the header or footer from previous section of the document

Alt + Shift + R

Search and Replace
Open traditional find and replace window

Ctrl + H

Search and Replace
Open traditional find window

Ctrl + h , then Alt + D

Search and Replace
Repeat last find after closing find window

Alt + Ctrl + y , / Shift + F4

Search and Replace
Jump between find menu and document

Ctrl + Tab

Search and Replace
Move find menu window

Alt + Space , Arrow keys and Enter

Search and Replace
Close traditional search window if active

Esc

Search and Replace
Open (new) search menu in navigation task pane

Ctrl + F

Search and Replace
Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)

alt , then w , k

Outline View
Switch to Outline View

Ctrl + Shift + O

Outline View
Promote / Demote a paragraph (or Alt+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right)

Tab / Shift + Tab

Outline View
Move selected paragraphs up / down

Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Alt + Shift + Arrow Down

Outline View
Demote to body text (set style to normal)

Ctrl + Shift + N

Outline View
Expand / Collapse text under a heading

Alt + Shift + [ + ] / Alt + Shift + -

Outline View
Expand or collapse all text or headings

Alt + Shift + A

Outline View
Hide or display character formatting

[ / key on the numeric keypad

Outline View
Show the first line of body text or all body text

Alt + Shift + L

Outline View
Show all headings with the Heading 1 style

Alt + Shift + 1

Outline View
Show all headings up to Heading n

Alt + Shift + N

Outline View
Insert a tab character

Ctrl + Tab

Review Documents
Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).

F7

Review Documents
Insert a comment

Alt + Ctrl + M

Review Documents
Turn change tracking on or off

Ctrl + Shift + E

Review Documents
Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open.

Alt + Shift + C

Review Documents
Display nonprinting characters.

Ctrl + Shift + *

Review Documents
Display the Selection and Visibility task pane.

Alt + F10

Review Documents
Open the Word Count dialog box.

Ctrl + Shift + G

Print Documents
Print a document (print preview)

Ctrl + P

Print Documents
Close print preview

Esc

Print Documents
Move around the preview pages (with focus on preview page*)

Arrow keys , Page up / Page Down

Print Documents
Move to first page / last page (with focus on preview page)

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End

Fields
Insert current date (insert DATE field)

Alt + Shift + D

Fields
Insert page number (insert PAGE field)

Alt + Shift + P

Fields
Insert time (insert TIME field)

Alt + Shift + T

Fields
Insert LISTNUM field

Alt + Ctrl + L

Fields
Insert an empty field

Ctrl + F9

Fields
Insert a LISTNUM field

Ctrl + Shift + L

Fields
Show or hide field code/result of selected field

Shift + F9

Fields
Show or hide field codes/results of all fields in document

Alt + F9

Fields
Update selected fields*

F9

Fields
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results

Alt + Shift + F9

Fields
Go to the next field/ previous field

F11 / Shift + F11

Fields
Update linked information in a Microsoft Word source document

Ctrl + Shift + F7

Fields
Unlink a field

Ctrl + Shift + F9

Fields
Lock a field / Unlock a field

Ctrl + F11 / Ctrl + Shift + F11

Mail Merge
Preview a mail merge

Alt + Shift + K

Mail Merge
Merge a document

Alt + Shift + N

Mail Merge
Print the merged document

Alt + Shift + M

Mail Merge
Edit a mail-merge data document

Alt + Shift + E

Mail Merge
Insert a merge field

Alt + Shift + F

Mail Merge
Preview a mail merge

Alt + Shift + K

Mail Merge
Merge a document

Alt + Shift + N

Mail Merge
Print the merged document

Alt + Shift + M

Mail Merge
Edit a mail-merge data document

Alt + Shift + E

Mail Merge
Insert a merge field

Alt + Shift + F

The Rest
Get Help or visit Microsoft Office.com

F1

The Rest
Open the window menu

Alt + Space

The Rest
Exit Word

Alt + F4

The Rest
Display a shortcut menu (Simulate right mouse button)

Shift + F10

The Rest
Create new Building block with selected texts

Alt + F3

Similar combinations for other applications


Open Office Writer 3 (Linux)
Close file in top editing window
Manage Files

Ctrl + W


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Close current file
Manage Files and Projects

Ctrl + W


Novell Evolution 2 (Linux)
Close current window
General

ctrl + w


Emacs 23.2.1 (Linux)
Cut Selection
Edit

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Close a document.
Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Close a document.
Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Close a document.
Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

Ctrl + W


VLC Media Player (Windows)
Quit VLC
Manage VLC, Playlists, and Special Commands

Ctrl + W


Thunderbird (Windows)
Close window or tab
Navigate Messages

Ctrl + W


Adobe Reader 9 (Linux)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

Ctrl + w


Adobe Reader X (Windows)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

Ctrl + W


KDevelop (Linux)
Close file in top editing window
Manage Files

Ctrl + W


Thunderbird (Linux)
Close window or tab
Navigate Messages

Ctrl + W


Google Chrome (Windows)
Close the tab(or close Chrome if only one tab is open)
Manage Tabs

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Firefox (Linux)
Close current browser tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + Q


Firefox (Windows)
Close current browser tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Select current word
Code Editor - Select Text

Ctrl + W


Google Chrome (Linux)
Close tab (or close Chrome if only one tab is open)
Manage Tabs

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Phoenix Viewer (Windows)
Close Window
File

Ctrl + W


Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Windows)
Close
40 Shortcuts for Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Select current word
Coding - Select Text

Ctrl + W


Microstation v8i (Windows)
Closes the active design file
Managing Design Files

Ctrl + W


Notepad++ 5 (Windows)
Close current document.
Basic File Management

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
Manage Access Features - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Opera (Linux)
Close tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Tekla Structures 14.0 (Windows)
Drawing Wizard
Modeling shortcuts

Ctrl + w


Total Commander 8 (Windows)
Close currently active tab
Main Shortcuts

Ctrl + w


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Select current word
Code Snippets (Visual C# Scheme) - Select Text

Ctrl + W


Sublime Text (Windows)
Close Sublime
Menu Control

Ctrl + W


UltraEdit (Windows)
Toggle Word Wrap on/off
Edit Menu

Ctrl + W


Avid Media Composer 7 (Windows)
Closes open windows, bins or dialog boxes
Bin Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Texmaker 4.0.2 (Windows)
Close
"File" menu

Ctrl + W


FreeMind 0.9.0 (Windows)
Close map
File commands

Ctrl + W


IntelliJ (Linux)
Select successively increasing code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


IntelliJ (Windows)
Select successively increasing code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


iTunes (Windows)
Close the iTunes window
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
Working with Text and Data - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window.
Microsoft Office basics applicable to PowerPoint 2007

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Audacity 2 (Windows)
Close
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Notepad2 (Windows)
Word wrap
View Menu

Ctrl + W


NetBeans 8 (Windows)
Close selected window
Opening and Toggling between Views

Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Close document
Manage Word Documents and View

Ctrl + W


Adobe Reader X (Linux)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

Ctrl + W


Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows)
New - Windows icon project...
File Menu

Ctrl + W


WinRAR (Windows)
Close Winrar
Others

Ctrl + W


Qt Creator (Windows)
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


Qt Creator (MacOS)
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Close Help window
Navigation - Navigating the Help window

Ctrl + W / Alt + F4


Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows)
New swatch...
Color Menu

Ctrl + W


Pro Tools (Windows)
Close window
Window Menu

Ctrl + W


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Linux)
Close tab
File Management

Ctrl + w


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Windows)
Close tab
File Management

Ctrl + W


Notepad++ 6 (Windows)
Close Current Document
File menu

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
Working with Access Views - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Linux Mint (Linux)
Close tab
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs

Ctrl + W


Sonar 2015 (Windows)
"Toggle ‘On stop, rewind to Now marker’ on/off"
Transport

Ctrl + W


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
Show/ hide instant message area
Conversation window

Ctrl + W


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Close
Basic Shortcuts for Photoshop CC 2015 - File Basics

Ctrl + W


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Close active Viewer or Panel (closes content first)
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows

Ctrl + W


Clink (Windows)
unix-word-rubout
BASH (GNU Readline) Line Editing

Ctrl + W


Sonos Controller (Windows)
Close active window
22 Shortcuts for Sonos Controller (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Edge Browser (Windows)
Close current tab (note: closing last remaining tab quits application)
Window / Tab Control

Ctrl + W


Adobe Premiere CC (Windows)
Close
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
The Rest - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Close current project
Global Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Nuke 10 (Linux)
Close current project
Global Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Close
Manage Panels - File Basics

Ctrl + W


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Close a file or window
General keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Corel Painter 2017 (Windows)
Close
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Finale (Windows)
Close
File Menu

Ctrl + W


InDesign CC (Windows)
Close window
File Menu Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


ArchiCAD 20 (Windows)
Close
File Menu Commands

Ctrl + W


Hexagon 2 (Windows)
Close
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Close the current window
Window Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Close the current window
Tools Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Windows Movie Maker (Windows)
Play content on the storyboard/timeline
On timeline

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
Close
General Operation

Ctrl + W


Dynamics CRM 2015 (Windows)
Opens a new window.
MMC Shortcuts(Microsoft Management Console)

Ctrl + W


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Open a new Application Workspace
Working with AOT

Ctrl + W


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Export to Microsoft Office Word
Export

Ctrl + W


GIMP (Linux)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


AutoCAD 2016 (MacOS)
Toggles Selection Cycling.
Toggles

Ctrl + W


Apple Photos (Windows)
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


GIMP (Windows)
Close
File operations

Ctrl + W


Autodesk Inventor 2017 (Windows)
Steering wheels
View

Ctrl + W


Silhouette Studio (Windows)
Close odcument
File/Project

Ctrl + W


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Toggles selection cycling
General

Ctrl + W


1Password (Windows)
Close window.
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 (Windows)
Zoom region mode
Viewport Navigation Controls

Ctrl + W


TextMate 2 (MacOS)
Select Word
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Sublime Text (Linux)
Close Current Tab
Navigation through Tabs

Ctrl + W


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


FileZilla (Windows)
Close tab
28 Shortcuts for FileZilla (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Amazon Kindle (Windows)
Close book
Reading Book

Ctrl + W


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
Close Window
Coding Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Bash (Linux)
Cut Word Before Cursor to Clipboard
Editing

Ctrl + W


jEdit (Windows)
Close Buffer
File

Ctrl + W


Adobe RoboHelp (Windows)
Preview
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


Blender 3D (Windows)
Write File
Universal

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Edit Move Navigation - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
New
Application - File

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Close
Application - File

Ctrl + W


JetBrains PhpStorm (Linux)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Refresh window
Document Display

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Inner Ring Actions - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


ACDSee (Windows)
Close ACDSee
View Mode

Ctrl + W


Steinberg Cubase 9 (Windows)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
New
Spline Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


DAZ Studio (Windows)
Close script
Script Commands

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Close
Spline Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Refresh Window
Zoom and View

Ctrl + W


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
Show Symbols dialog Box
Text Formatting

Ctrl + W


Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)
Symbol Insert
63 Shortcuts for Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Sculpting Brushes - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Chief Architect (Windows)
Close View
View Mode

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
New
Vertex Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Close
Vertex Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


Houdini (Windows)
Close pane tab
Main Menu

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
3D Models - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Flock (Windows)
Close tab
General

Ctrl + W


Poser Pro (Windows)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


Kingsoft Presentation 2016 (Windows)
Close Window
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


MusicBee (Windows)
Close Tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W


Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2016 (Windows)
Closes the selected workbook window
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Kingsoft Writer 2016 (Windows)
Close Window
Editing

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
ZSpheres - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Primevera P6 P6 (Windows)
Close Project
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Brackets (Windows)
Close
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Close the project
General and Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


SPSS Modeler (Windows)
Deselect All Downstream Nodes
Node

Ctrl + W


X-Plane 11 (Windows)
Shows a front-facing view unencumbered by an instrument panel or any other display
View Selection controls for Cockpit Views

Ctrl + W


Notes 9.0 (Windows)
Close Current Page
26 Shortcuts for Notes 9.0 (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Forte (Windows)
New Watch Filter
Main Browser Window

Ctrl + W


Krita Painting 3 (Windows)
Close
General

Ctrl + W


Forte (Windows)
New watch filter
Usenet/Email Filter windows

Ctrl + W


Jetbrains CLion (Windows)
Select successively increasing code blocks
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


MetaTrader MT4 (Windows)
Close Window
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Soundforge (Windows)
Close the active data window
Project File Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Zerodha Trader (Windows)
Lock Application
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Canvas and 2.5D - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Maxthon (Web Application)
Close the current tab
Close

Ctrl + W


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location
Basic Editing

Ctrl + W


KMPlayer (Windows)
Open WDM (TV) as Default Device...
General

Ctrl + W


Siemens NX 11 (Windows)
Show/Hide
Edit Menu

Ctrl + W


XYplorer (Windows)
Close Tab
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Pegasus Mail (Web Application)
Read new mail
File menu

Ctrl + W


Xamarin Studio (MonoDevelop) (Windows)
Close File
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
Write new check
Access Main Functions / Windows

Ctrl + W


Synfig (Windows)
Closes the current animation document.
73 Shortcuts for Synfig (Windows)

Ctrl + W


ProRealTime (Windows)
Save/Delete
Templates

Ctrl + W


Pencil2D (Windows)
Crop
57 Shortcuts for Pencil2D (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Anim8or (Windows)
Wire Frame
Top Toolbar Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


GeoModeller3D (Windows)
Close
File Operations

Ctrl + W


SolidWorks (Windows)
Open from Web Folder
File Menu

Ctrl + W


iClone 7 (Windows)
Toggle Snap to Grid On/Off
Working Area

Ctrl + W


Tableau (Windows)
Swap rows and columns
General

Ctrl + W


Sierra Chart (Windows)
Windows and Chartbooks
Window Menu

Ctrl + W


RStudio (Windows)
Close active document (except on Chrome)
Source

Ctrl + W


Solidworks 2019
Close window
Windows

Ctrl + W


Impro-Visor (Windows)
save the current file, specifying the name
Files

Ctrl + W


Rhino (Windows)
Zoom
Default Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Putty (Windows)
Delete the word before the cursor
16 Shortcuts for Putty (Windows)

Ctrl + W


QCad (Windows)
Close current drawing
File Handlng

Ctrl + W


QCad (Linux)
Close current drawing
File Handlng

Ctrl + W


TurboCAD (Windows)
Set Plan View of the World User Coordinate System
171 Shortcuts for TurboCAD (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Alphacam (Windows)
Zoom Window
Regular Commands

Ctrl + W


PhpStorm
Extend or shrink selection
General

Ctrl + W


ChessBase 13
Annotate correspondence chess move %%
Board window

Ctrl + W


Affinity Photo
Close Document/Close App (when no documents open)
File

Ctrl + W


CodeLite 10 (Windows)
Close current file
Files

Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W


FlashFXP (Web Application)
Toggle synchronized browsing (on/off)
54 Shortcuts for FlashFXP (Web Application)

Ctrl + W


Exact Audio Copy
Compare WAVs
Tools menu

Ctrl + W


Skipper
Close Project
Visual model shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Vivaldi
Close tab
Tab

Ctrl + W


Simplify3D
Wireframe
View menu

Ctrl + W


Zwift (PC and macOS)
Where am I? (toggle the information window)
Riding / Fan view

Ctrl + W


CuteFTP (Windows)
Opens selected file for editing
General

Ctrl + W


Modo (Windows)
Close current scene
General/System

Ctrl + W


Dashlane
Log out
Application (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Roblox Studio
Close
General

Ctrl + W


Xyplorer
White Border
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Wordfast Pro (Windows)
Close
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (Windows)

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Close Tab
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + W


VariCAD (Windows)
Cut Solid
Hot Keys

Ctrl + W


Evergreen (Linux)
Close Tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
Closes the current image file. A message box prompts to save file
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Geany (Linux)
Close
Files

Ctrl + W


Inkscape (Windows)
Within a dialog close the dialog
Dialog

Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W


Geany (Windows)
Close
Files

Ctrl + W


Astroneer
Walk
General

Ctrl + W


Chromebook (Linux)
Closes the currently selected tab
34 Shortcuts for Chromebook (Linux)

Ctrl + W


RStudio
Close active document (except on Chrome)
Source

Ctrl + W


PhotoFiltre (Windows)
Close active image
Others

Ctrl + W


GibbsCAM (Windows)
Close Window
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Vectorworks (Windows)
Close
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Browser tab management
Close tab
Chrome OS

Ctrl + W


KiCAD (Linux)
Switch Track Width to Previous
PCB

Ctrl + W


LDCad
Close current file
Global

Ctrl + W


KiCAD (Windows)
Switch Track Width to Previous
PCB

Ctrl + W


Cisco IOS
Delete word to the left of the cursor
Delete CLI entries

Ctrl + W


Foxit Reader (Windows)
Close File
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Foxit Reader (Linux)
Close File
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Linux)

Ctrl + W


Arduino (Windows)
Close
29 Shortcuts for Arduino (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Target 3001! (Windows)
Draw Air Wire in PCB-Without-Schematic
Modes and Elements

Ctrl + W


Arduino (Linux)
Close
29 Shortcuts for Arduino (Linux)

Ctrl + W


WavePad Sound Editor (Windows)
Close file
File Operation

Ctrl + W


The Secret of Monkey Island
Win the game
Function and Command keys

Ctrl + W


KiCad 5.0.2
Switch Track Width To Previous
Pcbnew

Ctrl + W


AVS Audio Editor (Windows)
Closes the selected audio file
File

Ctrl + W


Pidgin (Linux)
Close
Conversation

Ctrl + W


Brave Browser (Windows)
Close Tab
Tabs and Windows

Ctrl + W


KeyCreator (Windows)
Zoom Window
View Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Close current mockup
Working with Mockup Files

Ctrl + W


CamBam (Windows)
Produce gcode file
32 Shortcuts for CamBam (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Solidwork Composer (Windows)
Shows/hides the ground shadow
35 Shortcuts for Solidwork Composer (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Adobe Illustrator
Close the document window
Work with documents

Ctrl + W


FlexiSign Pro 8.1 (Windows)
Close
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


SuperMemo (Windows)
Workload
129 Shortcuts for SuperMemo (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Cisco Jabber
Close chat window
Instant messages

Ctrl + W


Google Chrome
Close the current tab
Tab and window shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Cisco Webex
Close a shared file or whiteboard
Windows

Ctrl + W


Tableau
Swap rows and columns
Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)

Ctrl + W


Evolution
Close Window
Global - Controls

Ctrl + W


Claws Mail
Close
Compose window

Ctrl + W


SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0 for Desktop
Close Tab
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Sticky Notes
Close window
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Winamp
Toggle windowshade mode
General

Ctrl + W


Siemens NX
Show / hide
Edit menu

Ctrl + W


QuickBooks Desktop
Write Checks/Cheques
Opening Windows/List

Ctrl + W


Shotcut
Close
Timeline

Ctrl + W


Tibia
Remove statements from the game window
Game Window

Ctrl + W


Quicken 2018
Go to the Write Checks screen
Features and lists

Ctrl + W


Telegram
Iconify (minimize) Telegram to system tray
General

Ctrl + W


PyCharm 2018.2
Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location.
Basic editing

Ctrl + W


Nimbus Capture (PC)
Quit
Editor

Ctrl + W


Adobe Bridge CC
Close window
File menu

Ctrl + W


Bash (Unix shell)
Cut the word before the cursor and add it to the clipboard
Cut and paste

Ctrl + W


jEdit
Close buffer.
Files

Ctrl + W


Black Desert Online
Adjust focus
Free cam mode

Ctrl + W


Atom (Windows)
(Source: Go To Line) core:cancel
All shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Unreal Engine
Duplicate
Common commands

Ctrl + W


PaintShop Pro 2018
Window fit to image
Shortcuts with Ctrl

Ctrl + W


PureSync
Run wizard
Actions menu

Ctrl + W


Nuke
Close the current project or script, dependent on environment
Global

Ctrl + W


CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
Refresh Window
General

Ctrl + W


Kindle for PC
Close Book
While Reading a Book

Ctrl + W


Bluebeam Revu
Close current document
Advanced text

Ctrl + W


KMPlayer
Open WDM (TV) as default device
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2016
Close a document
Create and edit documents

Ctrl + W


Windows PowerShell ISE
Close PowerShell Tab
Windows PowerShell tabs

Ctrl + W


SimpleMind
Apply default Word Wrap
General

Ctrl + W


Metapad
Word wrap
Options

Ctrl + W


PDF-XChange Editor
Close the active document.
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Paint
Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
Powers of Ctrl

Ctrl + W


Inkscape
Close document window
Window

Ctrl + W


Xodo
Close the current tab
Navigating

Ctrl + W


Clip Studio Paint Pro
Close
File menu

Ctrl + W


Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


gedit
Close the current document
Working with files

Ctrl + W


TextRoom
Change the current format
General

Ctrl + W


Corel Painter
Close
File menu commands

Ctrl + W


LightWave 3D
Mirror hierarchy
Layout: Setup

Ctrl + W


KDE Plasma Desktop
Close Document/Tab
Working with Documents

Ctrl + W


Microsoft FrontPage
Close the active window.
Access and use windows

Ctrl + W


Arch Linux
Cut the current word before the cursor
Terminal: Readline

Ctrl + W


Chromebook and Chrome OS
Close the current tab
Tabs and windows

Ctrl + W


WavePad
Close file
File Operations

Ctrl + W


IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
Extend selection
Editing

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)
[Text Editor] Edit.SelectCurrentWord
Edit

Ctrl + W


Comodo IceDragon
Close Tab
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + W


NetBeans
Close selected window
Opening and toggling between views

Ctrl + W


PSPad
Word Wrap Lines
Show

Ctrl + W


Brackets
Close
General

Ctrl + W


GIMP
Close document window
View

Ctrl + W


GoldWave
Sets the selection to the view (what is currently shown in the Sound window).
Editing

Ctrl + W


Zim
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


WordPerfect X8
Symbol Insert
General

Ctrl + W


WinHex
Close window
Window menu

Ctrl + W


GNU Emacs
Kill region
Killing and deleting

Ctrl + W


Qt Creator
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


FileMaker
Close a file or window
General

Ctrl + W


Multi Commander
Tab - Close Tab
Core shortcuts

Ctrl + W


NewsBin Pro
Lockout poster keyword
Post and search tab

Ctrl + W


KompoZer
Close KompoZer Help Window
Help window

Ctrl + W


Maple
Move One Word Right
Command line interface

Ctrl + W


Freemind
Close
File commands

Ctrl + W


Maxthon
Close the current tab
Close

Ctrl + W


Sublime Text
Close current tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W


Sumatra PDF
Close current document
Actions

Ctrl + W


League of Legends
Add an ability point to the champion's 2nd ability
General

Ctrl + W


Eclipse
Close currently open file
Managing files and projects

Ctrl + W


Visual Studio Code (Linux)
Close
File management

Ctrl + W


Guitar Pro
Close
General

Ctrl + W


The Bat!
Add sender to Address Book
Working with Messages

Ctrl + W


WPS Office
Closes the selected workbook window
General

Ctrl + W


Accounting CS
Prompts you to save changes (When in Workpapers CS closes the workpaper, but leaves the PDF editor open. Also, you are prompted to save your changes before returning the workpaper to the binder)
Navigating and special functions

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Excel 2016
Closes the selected workbook window
CTRL combination shortcut keys

Ctrl + W


Krita 3.0
Close
General

Ctrl + W


FileZilla
Close tab
General

Ctrl + W


Blender
Save File
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Access 2016
Close the active database window
Navigate in the Access workspace

Ctrl + W


VLC Media Player
Quit VLC
Miscellaneous

Ctrl + W


ACDSee
Closes ACDSee
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Close tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W


Windows Movie Maker
Play content on the storyboard/timeline
Timeline

Ctrl + W


IrfanView
Start slideshow with current directory and images
Slideshow

Ctrl + W


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Select the word containing the cursor, or the closest word
Text selection

Ctrl + W


CoffeeCup HTML Editor
Close
File

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Edit.NextKeyTyped
VC Accelerator Editor

Ctrl + W


Notepad++
Close current document
File menu

Ctrl + W


Firefox Quantum
Close tab
Windows and tabs

Ctrl + W


PuTTY
Delete the word before cursor
Ctrl key bouund

Ctrl + W


Paint.NET
Close image
Toolbar

Ctrl + W


KeePass
Close
KeePass Interface

Ctrl + W


foobar2000
Remove playlist
Predefined shortcuts

Ctrl + W


WinSCP
Close active session
Session management

Ctrl + W


Everything
Close the Everything window
General keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Foxit PDF Reader 2.0
Close File
File shortcuts

Ctrl + W


MusicBee
Close tab
General

Ctrl + W


Opera
Close active tab
Page keys: Basics

Ctrl + W


Audacity
Close
File menu

Ctrl + W


iTunes 11 for Windows
Close the iTunes window
File menu

Ctrl + W


Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Close current document
Acrobat Reader features

Ctrl + W


Android Studio
Select successively increasing code blocks
Writing code

Ctrl + W


Mozilla Thunderbird
Close window or tab
Controlling Thunderbird windows and tabs

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File Explorer
Close the current window
General

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PhotoScape
White balance
Editor

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Windows Media Player 11
Close or stop playing a file
Play videos with shortcuts

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SnagIt 13
Close current capture
Editor

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Windows 10 Maps
Close the active tab
General

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Microsoft Edge
Close current tab
General

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HeidiSQL
Clear filter editor
Data

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Notepad2
Toggle word wrap
View

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Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix)
(Windows only) Close Help window
Help window

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gedit 2.3 (Linux)
Close current tab
Navigation

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Google Earth 5 (Linux)
Close current tab
Navigation

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Internet Explorer (Windows)
Close the current tab.
Tabbed Browsing main

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Adobe Fireworks MX (Windows)
Close current Window
Working With Fireworks Files using Shortcuts

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Adobe Reader 9 (Windows)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

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Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Close active viewer window or panel (closes content first)
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows

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Rhythmbox (Linux)
Close window (leave program running)
Window

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Winamp Media Player (Windows)
Toggle winshade mode (minimize)
Manage Winamp Window(s)

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CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager (Windows)
Web Administration
13 Shortcuts for CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager (Windows)

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Tupi (Windows)
Close current project
General Shortcuts

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IrfanView 4.42 (Windows)
Start slideshow with current directory and images
Slideshow Controls

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Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Closes the selected workbook window.
CTRL Combinations in Excel 2007

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Windows Media Player 11 (Windows)
Close or stop playing a file.
Play Music with Shortcuts

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Windows Media Player 11 (Windows)
Close or stop playing a file.
Play Videos with Shortcuts

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