Keyboard Shortcuts
Control + L
align left
Control + R
align right
Control + B
bold
Shift + F3
change case of letters
Alt + F4
close out of an application
Control + W
closes a document (or Ctrl + F4 or Alt + F4)
Control + C
copy
Control + T
create a hanging indent
Control + X
cut
Control + [ Control + ]
decrease font size by one point increase font size by one point
Control + Shift + A
display all capital letters
Control + 2
double-space lines
Control + Shift + D
double-underlines
Control + D
font dialogue box Control + E — align center Control + F find
Control + G
go to (or F5)
Control + Shift + >
grow font
F1
help
Control + M
indent text from left margin (create a nested indent)
Alt + Shift + D
insert date and time
Control + enter
insert manual page break
Control + I
italicize
Control + J
justify
Control + F1
minimize the Ribbon
Control + N
new document
Control + O
open a document
Control + V
paste
Control + P
Alt + Control + I
print preview (or Ctrl + F2)
Control + Y
redo an action; repeat command (or F4)
Control + Shift + T
remove a hanging indent
Control + Shift + M
remove an indent from left margin (remove a nested indent)
Control + H
replace
Control + S
save as (or F12); save a document
Control + A
select all
Control + 5
set 1.5 spacing (or Ctrl + 1.5)
F10 or Alt key
show Key Tips
Control + Shift + *
show/hide (display nonprinting characters)
Control + Shift + <
shrink font
Control + 1
single-space lines
F7
spell check
Control + equal sign
subscript (example: H2O)
Control + shift + plus sign
superscript (example: 35)
Alt + Tab
switch between opened applications/documents (or Microsoft key + Tab key)
Shift + F7
thesaurus
Control + U
underline
Control + Shift + W
underline text but not spaces between text
Control + Z
undo an action (or Alt + Backspace)
Control + Mouse Wheel towards you and away
zoom out and zoom in