50 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word

If you use Microsoft Word often, knowing the right shortcuts can save you tons of time. Instead of clicking through menus, just press a few keys and get things done instantly. Here’s a complete list of 50 Microsoft Word shortcuts you should master.

🔹 Basic Shortcuts

Ctrl + C → Copy
Ctrl + X → Cut
Ctrl + V → Paste
Ctrl + Z → Undo
Ctrl + Y → Redo
Ctrl + A → Select All
Ctrl + F → Find
Ctrl + H → Replace
Ctrl + S → Save
Ctrl + O → Open Document

🔹 Text Formatting

Ctrl + B → Bold
Ctrl + I → Italic
Ctrl + U → Underline
Ctrl + Shift + W → Underline (no spaces)
Ctrl + E → Align Center
Ctrl + L → Align Left
Ctrl + R → Align Right
Ctrl + J → Justify
Ctrl + M → Increase Indent
Ctrl + Shift + M → Decrease Indent

🔹 Quick Navigation

Ctrl + Home → Go to document start
Ctrl + End → Go to document end
Ctrl + ← → Move one word left
Ctrl + → → Move one word right
Ctrl + ↑ → Jump to paragraph start
Ctrl + ↓ → Jump to next paragraph
Ctrl + Page Up → Scroll one page up
Ctrl + Page Down → Scroll one page down
Alt + Ctrl + Page Up → Top of previous page
Alt + Ctrl + Page Down → Top of next page

🔹 Editing & Selection

Ctrl + Shift + ←/→ → Select word left/right
Shift + Home → Select to line start
Shift + End → Select to line end
Ctrl + Shift + Home → Select to document start
Ctrl + Shift + End → Select to document end

🔹 Document Management

Ctrl + N → New Document
Ctrl + P → Print
Ctrl + W → Close Document
Alt + Ctrl + S → Split Window
Ctrl + F2 → Print Preview

🔹 Special Features

Ctrl + K → Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl + Shift + L → Bullet List
Ctrl + T → Hanging Indent
Ctrl + Shift + T → Remove Hanging Indent
Ctrl + Shift + N → Apply Normal Style
Ctrl + 1 → Single Line Spacing
Ctrl + 2 → Double Line Spacing
Ctrl + 5 → 1.5 Line Spacing
Alt + Shift + D → Insert Date
Alt + Shift + T → Insert Time

💡 Pro Tip:

Some shortcuts may vary slightly depending on your Word version (2007, 2010, 2016, or Microsoft 365). But most of them remain the same across versions.