Hotkeys and shortcuts for Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)

(Total 191)

`Ctrl` + `N`	Manage Word Documents and View Create new document
`Ctrl` + `O`	Manage Word Documents and View Open document
`Ctrl` + `W`	Manage Word Documents and View Close document
`Ctrl` + `S`	Manage Word Documents and View Save document
`F12`	Manage Word Documents and View Save document as
`Ctrl` + `P`	Manage Word Documents and View Print document/ print preview
`Ctrl` + `F6`	Manage Word Documents and View Switch between multiple Word documents
`Alt` , then `F` , `R`	Manage Word Documents and View Open Recent (file, recent)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `P`	Manage Word Documents and View Switch to Print Layout view
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `O`	Manage Word Documents and View Switch to Outline view
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `N`	Manage Word Documents and View Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)
`Ctrl` +scroll mouse	Manage Word Documents and View Zoom in and zoom out
`Alt` then `w` , `q`	Manage Word Documents and View Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `S`	Manage Word Documents and View Split the document window
`Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump one character to the left / to the right
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Left` / `Ctrl` + `Arrow Right`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump one word to the left / to the right
`End` / `Home`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
`Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump one line down / one line down
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up
`Page Down` / `Page Up`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump one screen down/ one screen up
`Ctrl` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`	Navigate in Word Documents Move to beginning of next page / beginning of previous page
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump to top / to bottom of visible window
`Ctrl` + `End` / `Home`	Navigate in Word Documents Jump to end / to beginning of document
`F6`	Navigate in Word Documents Cycle through Ribbon/open panes/Status Bar/document window
`Ctrl` + `G` or `F5`	Navigate in Word Documents Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Z`	Navigate in Word Documents Go back to previously edited location in document (up to 4 places)
`Shift` + `F5`	Navigate in Word Documents Go to a the last change or revision. Also works after opening document.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F5`	Navigate in Word Documents Set, go to and edit bookmarks
`Shift` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection one character to the right / to the left
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
`Shift` + `End` / `Home`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection to the end / to beginning of a line
`Shift` + `Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection one line down / one line up
`Shift` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection one screen down / one screen up
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `End` / `Home`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection to end / to beginning of document
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection to end / to beginning of visible window
`Ctrl` + `A`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Select all - Extend selection to entire document
`Arrow Keys`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Cancel selection and return to beginning / to end of selection
`F8`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Turn Extend Mode on: Extend selection without pressing Shift
`Enter` (in extended mode)	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text After pressing F8 for Extended Mode, adds one paragraph to selection
`Arrow keys` , `Page up` / `Page down`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Extend selection in Extended Mode:
`Shift` + `F8`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Reduce the size of a selection in Extended Mode
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `f8` , and `arrow keys`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Select a vertical block of text in Extended Mode
`Esc`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Turn extend mode off
`F2` , then move to position and press `Enter`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Move selected text to different position
`Shift` + `F2` , then move to position and press `Enter`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Copy selected text to different position
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Delete one character to the right / to the left (or delete selection)
`Ctrl` + `Delete` / `Backspace`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Delete one word to the right / to the left
`Delete`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Delete one character to the right or delete selection
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `<` / `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `>`	Select Text, Move, and Delete Text Decrease / Increase font size one value
`Ctrl` + `z`	Undo, Copy and Paste Undo the last action
`Ctrl` + `Y`	Undo, Copy and Paste Redo the last action
`Ctrl` + `X` / `Ctrl` + `C` / `Ctrl` + `V`	Undo, Copy and Paste Cut / copy/ paste selected text or object
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`	Undo, Copy and Paste Copy text format
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`	Undo, Copy and Paste Paste text format
`Ctrl` + `V` , then `Ctrl` , then `K`	Undo, Copy and Paste Paste and keep Source Formatting
`Ctrl` + `V` , then `Ctrl` , then `T`	Undo, Copy and Paste Paste and keep Text only
`Alt` + `Shift` + `R`	Undo, Copy and Paste Copy the header or footer from previous section of the document
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `C`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Copyright symbol
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `T`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Ttrademark symbol
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `R`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Registered Trademark symbol
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `E`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Euro Currency symbol
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `.`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert horizontal ellipsis (…)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `-`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert em dash
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `[` + `]`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert en dash
`Alt` , then `n` , `u`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Symbol (insert menu)
Type character code and press `Alt` + `X`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Unicode character, e.g. 20ac
`Alt` +character code on numeric keyboard	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert ANSI character
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `F`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert a Footnote
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `D`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert an Endnote
`Ctrl` + `k`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert a hyperlink
`Alt` + `Shift` + `i`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Citation Mark
`Alt` + `Shift` + `x`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert Index Mark
`Enter`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert paragraph break
`Shift` + `Enter`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert line break without breaking paragraph
`Ctrl` + `Enter`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert page break
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Enter`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert column break (break table)
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Space`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert nonbreaking space
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `-` (Hyphen)	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert nonbreaking hyphen
`Ctrl` + `-`	Insert Special Characters, Text Elements, and Breaks Insert optional hyphen
`Ctrl` + `B`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove bold
`Ctrl` + `I`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove italic
`Ctrl` + `U`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove underline
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `D`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove double-underline
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `W`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove words underline (only words, no spaces)
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `H`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove hidden formatting
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove all Cap
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `k`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove small capitals
`Ctrl` + `D`	Format Text and Paragraph Open the Font dialog box
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `<` / `>`	Format Text and Paragraph Decrease / Increase font size one value
`Ctrl` + `[` / `]`	Format Text and Paragraph Decrease / Increase font size one point
`Ctrl` + `=`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove subscript
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `=`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove superscript
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`	Format Text and Paragraph Copy formatting
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`	Format Text and Paragraph Paste formatting
`Shift` + `F3`	Format Text and Paragraph Change between all upper-, first letter upper- and all lower-case
`Alt` + `H` , `4`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply strike-through formatting (font dialog)
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Q`	Format Text and Paragraph Change the selection to the Symbol font
`Shift` + `F1`	Format Text and Paragraph Reveal Formatting (show all formats of selection)
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `H`	Format Text and Paragraph Apply/remove Highlight Text Feature
`Ctrl` + `R`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Right-align paragraph
`Ctrl` + `L`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Left-align paragraph
`Ctrl` + `E`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Center-align paragraph
`Ctrl` + `J`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Justify-align paragraph
`Ctrl` + `M` / `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `M`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Indent paragraph from the left and increase / decrease indent
`Ctrl` + `T`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Increase hanging indent
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `T`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Decrease hanging indent
`Ctrl` + `1`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Set line-spacing to single-space
`Ctrl` + `2`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Set line-spacing to double-space
`Ctrl` + `5`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Set line-spacing to 1.5
`Ctrl` + `0` (zero)	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `s`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Open or close Styles task pane
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `1`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Apply Heading 1 style
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `2`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Apply Heading 2 style
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `3`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Apply Heading 3 style
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Promote / demote Headings
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Apply Normal style
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S`	Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles Open Apply Styles task pane (will not close with pressing it a second time)
`Ctrl` + `H`	Search and Replace Open traditional find and replace window
`Ctrl` + `H` , then `Alt` + `D`	Search and Replace Open traditional find window
`Shift` + `F4`	Search and Replace Repeat last find after closing find window
`Ctrl` + `Tab`	Search and Replace Jump between find menu and document
`Alt` + `Space` , `Arrow keys` and `Enter`	Search and Replace Move find menu window
`Esc`	Search and Replace Close traditional search window if active
`Ctrl` + `f`	Search and Replace Open (new) search menu in navigation task pane
`Alt` , `W` , `K`	Search and Replace Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)
`Ctrl` + `F1`	Ribbons and Navigation Pane Show or hide the ribbon
`Space` or `Enter`	Ribbons and Navigation Pane When in ribbon Open or activate selected item
`Alt` , `W` , `K`	Ribbons and Navigation Pane Open and close Navigation pane (View, Navigation)
`F6` / `Shift` + `F6`	Ribbons and Navigation Pane With Navigation Pane open: Switch forward / backwards between (1) Navigation Pane, (2) Bottom Taskbar, (3) Ribbon, and (4) Document
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Ribbons and Navigation Pane In Navigation Pane: Move through Navigation Pane options
`Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`	Tables Jump one row down / one row up
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Tables Jump to (and select) next / previous table cell
`Alt` + `Home` / `Alt` + `End`	Tables Jump to first column/ jump to last column
`Alt` + `Page Up` / `Alt` + `Page Down`	Tables Jump to first row / jump to last row
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Left` / `Ctrl` + `Arrow Right`	Tables One cell to the left / to the right
`Shift` + `End`	Tables Select current table cell
`end` , then `shift` + `Home`	Tables Select content of current table cell
Press and hold `shift` and press `arrow keys` repeatedly	Tables Extend selection to adjacent cells
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `f8` , then press	Tables Extend selection or block
`Alt` + `5` on numeric keypad (with `numLock` off)	Tables Select an entire table
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow Up` / `Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow Down`	Tables Move current row up or down
In first column, press `shift` + `end`	Tables Select row*
In first row press `alt` + `Shift` + `Page Down`	Tables Select column
`Shift` + `Del`	Tables Delete columns with columns selected
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `O`	Outline View Switch to Outline View
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Outline View Promote / Demote a paragraph (or Alt+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right)
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Outline View Move selected paragraphs up / down
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`	Outline View Demote to body text (set style to normal)
`Alt` + `Shift` + `+` / `-`	Outline View Expand / Collapse text under a heading
`Alt` + `Shift` + `A`	Outline View Expand or collapse all text or headings
`/` key on the numeric keypad	Outline View Hide or display character formatting
`Alt` + `Shift` + `L`	Outline View Show the first line of body text or all body text
`Alt` + `Shift` + `1`	Outline View Show all headings with the Heading 1 style
`Alt` + `Shift` + `n`	Outline View Show all headings up to Heading n
`Ctrl` + `Tab`	Outline View Insert a tab character
`F7`	Review Documents Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `M`	Review Documents Insert a comment
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`	Review Documents Turn change tracking on or off
`Alt` + `Shift` + `C`	Review Documents Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `*`	Review Documents Display nonprinting characters.
`Alt` + `F10`	Review Documents Display the Selection and Visibility task pane.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`	Review Documents Open the Word Counting dialog box.
`Ctrl` + `P`	Print Documents Print a document (print preview)
`Esc`	Print Documents Close print preview
`Arrow keys` , `Page up` / `Page Down`	Print Documents *Move around the preview pages (with focus on preview page)**
`Ctrl` + `Home` / `Ctrl` + `End`	Print Documents Move to first page / last page (with focus on preview page)
`Alt` + `Shift` + `D`	Enter Special Fields Insert current Date Field
`Alt` + `Shift` + `P`	Enter Special Fields Insert Page Number Field
`Alt` + `Shift` + `t`	Enter Special Fields Insert current Time Field
`Alt` + `Shift` + `I`	Enter Special Fields Insert Mark Citation Field
`Alt` + `Shift` + `X`	Enter Special Fields Insert Mark Index Field
`Alt` + `Shift` + `O`	Enter Special Fields Insert Tablef of Content
`Ctrl` + `F9`	Enter Special Fields Insert an empty field
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `l`	Enter Special Fields Insert a LISTNUM field
`Shift` + `F9`	Enter Special Fields Show or hide field code/result of selected field
`Alt` + `F9`	Enter Special Fields Show or hide field codes/results of all fields in document
`F9`	Enter Special Fields Update selected fields*
`F11` / `Shift` + `F11`	Enter Special Fields Go to the next field/ previous field
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F7`	Enter Special Fields Update linked information in a Microsoft Word source document
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F9`	Enter Special Fields Unlink a field
`Ctrl` + `F11` / `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F11`	Enter Special Fields Lock a field / Unlock a field
`Alt` + `Shift` + `K`	Mail Merge Preview a mail merge
`Alt` + `Shift` + `N`	Mail Merge Merge a document
`Alt` + `Shift` + `M`	Mail Merge Print the merged document
`Alt` + `Shift` + `E`	Mail Merge Edit a mail-merge data document
`Alt` + `Shift` + `F`	Mail Merge Insert a merge Field
`F1`	The Rest Get Help or visit Microsoft Office.com
`Alt` + `Space`	The Rest Open the window menu
`Alt` + `F4`	The Rest Exit Word
`Shift` + `F10`	The Rest Display a shortcut menu (Simulate right mouse button)
`Alt` + `F3`	The Rest Create new Building block with selected texts

Hotkeys and shortcuts for Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)

(Total 191)

Ctrl + N

Manage Word Documents and View

Create new document

Ctrl + O

Manage Word Documents and View

Open document

Ctrl + W

Manage Word Documents and View

Close document

Ctrl + S

Manage Word Documents and View

Save document

F12

Manage Word Documents and View

Save document as

Ctrl + P

Manage Word Documents and View

Print document/ print preview

Ctrl + F6

Manage Word Documents and View

Switch between multiple Word documents

Alt , then F , R

Manage Word Documents and View

Open Recent (file, recent)

Alt + Ctrl + P

Manage Word Documents and View

Switch to Print Layout view

Alt + Ctrl + O

Manage Word Documents and View

Switch to Outline view

Alt + Ctrl + N

Manage Word Documents and View

Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)

Ctrl +scroll mouse

Manage Word Documents and View

Zoom in and zoom out

Alt then w , q

Manage Word Documents and View

Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)

Alt + Ctrl + S

Manage Word Documents and View

Split the document window

Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump one character to the left / to the right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Right

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump one word to the left / to the right

End / Home

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump one line down / one line down

Ctrl + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up

Page Down / Page Up

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump one screen down/ one screen up

Ctrl + Page Down / Page Up

Navigate in Word Documents

Move to beginning of next page / beginning of previous page

Alt + Ctrl + Page Down / Page Up

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump to top / to bottom of visible window

Ctrl + End / Home

Navigate in Word Documents

Jump to end / to beginning of document

F6

Navigate in Word Documents

Cycle through Ribbon/open panes/Status Bar/document window

Ctrl + G or F5

Navigate in Word Documents

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

Alt + Ctrl + Z

Navigate in Word Documents

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

`Ctrl` + `N`

`Ctrl` + `O`

`Ctrl` + `W`

`Ctrl` + `S`

`F12`

`Ctrl` + `P`

`Ctrl` + `F6`

`Alt` , then `F` , `R`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `P`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `O`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `N`

`Ctrl` +scroll mouse

`Alt` then `w` , `q`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `S`

`Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right`

`Ctrl` + `Arrow Left` / `Ctrl` + `Arrow Right`

`End` / `Home`

`Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`

`Ctrl` + `Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`

`Page Down` / `Page Up`

`Ctrl` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`

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

`Ctrl` + `End` / `Home`

`F6`

`Ctrl` + `G` or `F5`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Z`

`Shift` + `F5`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F5`

`Shift` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`

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

`Shift` + `End` / `Home`

`Shift` + `Arrow Down` / `Arrow Up`

`Shift` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `End` / `Home`

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

`Ctrl` + `A`

`Arrow Keys`

`F8`

`Enter` (in extended mode)

`Arrow keys` , `Page up` / `Page down`

`Shift` + `F8`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `f8` , and `arrow keys`

`Esc`

`F2` , then move to position and press `Enter`

`Shift` + `F2` , then move to position and press `Enter`

`Delete` / `Backspace`

`Ctrl` + `Delete` / `Backspace`

`Delete`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `<` / `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `>`

`Ctrl` + `z`