Keyboard Shortcuts For Microsoft Word On Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word on Windows Word for Office 365 Word 2019 Word 2016 Word 2013 Word 2010 Word 2007 More...

This article shows all keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for Word on Windows. Get these keyboard shortcuts in a Word document at this link: Word 2016 for Windows keyboard shortcuts. Notes:  

The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard. Commands that require you to press and release multiple keys together are indicated with a plus sign (+). Commands that require you to press multiple keys in order are indicated by a comma sign (,).

Frequently used shortcuts This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts in Microsoft Word. To do this

Press

Go to "Tell me what you want to do"

Alt+Q

Open

Ctrl+O

Save

Ctrl+S

Close

Ctrl+W

Cut

Ctrl+X

Copy

Ctrl+C

Paste

Ctrl+V

Select all

Ctrl+A

Bold

Ctrl+B

Italic

Ctrl+I

Underline

Ctrl+U

Decrease font size 1 point

Ctrl+[

Increase font size 1 point

Ctrl+]

Center text

Ctrl+E

Left align text

Ctrl+L

Right align text

Ctrl+R

Cancel

Esc

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Re-do

Ctrl+Y

Zoom

Alt+W, Q, then tab in Zoom dialog box to the value you want.