{"id":5275,"date":"2021-10-20T12:30:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T16:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexela.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:25:03","slug":"check-out-these-easy-word-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexela.com\/?p=5275","title":{"rendered":"Check Out These Easy Word Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most companies use a word processor of some sort in their day-to-day tasks, but there are none more dynamic and well-known than Microsoft Word. To get the most out of Word, you need to take advantage of keyboard shortcuts.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you want to get the most value out of this blog article, we recommend that you print it out and use it as a quick reference guide for when you need to use certain shortcuts, at least until you memorize them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Cut<\/strong>: Ctrl + X<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Copy<\/strong>: Ctrl + C<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Paste<\/strong>: Ctrl + V<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Undo<\/strong>: Ctrl + Z<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Redo<\/strong>: Ctrl + Y<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Open a document<\/strong>: Ctrl + O<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Close a document<\/strong>: Ctrl + W<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Save current document<\/strong>: Ctrl + S<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Create new document<\/strong>: Ctrl + N<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Select all content<\/strong>: Ctrl + A<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Bold<\/strong>: Ctrl + B<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Italic<\/strong>: Ctrl + I<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Underline<\/strong>: Ctrl + U<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Align center<\/strong>: Ctrl + E<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Align left<\/strong>: Ctrl + L<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Align right<\/strong>: Ctrl + R<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Navigating Your Word Document<\/h2>\n<p>Most of the above are used for formatting, but these other shortcuts can be used for navigating your Word document.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Move cursor to beginning of document<\/strong>: Ctrl + Home<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Move cursor to end of document<\/strong>: Ctrl + End<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Move cursor to top of next page<\/strong>: Ctrl + Page down<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Move cursor to top of previous page<\/strong>: Ctrl + Page up<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Move cursor to location of last revision<\/strong>: Ctrl + F5<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Open the navigation pane for search features<\/strong>: Ctrl + F<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s simply not possible for us to list every single keyboard shortcut for Microsoft Word, so if you would like a more comprehensive list, we urge you to visit Microsoft\u2019s official support website <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/keyboard-shortcuts-in-word-95ef89dd-7142-4b50-afb2-f762f663ceb2\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What are some other programs you would like to see keyboard shortcuts for? 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