Microsoft Word
To… | Use this shortcut |
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Select text | Press Shift+Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text. To select one word at a time, press Shift+Ctrl+Arrow. To select to the end of the line, press Shift+End. |
Copy selected text | Press Ctrl+C. |
Cut selected text | Press Ctrl+X. |
Paste selected text | Press Ctrl+V. |
Bold text | Press Ctrl+B. |
Search for text in a document | Press Ctrl+F. |
Find and replace text in a document | Press Ctrl+H. |
Got to a page, line, or bookmark in a document | Press Ctrl+G. |
Italicize text | Press Ctrl+I. |
Underline text | Press Ctrl+U. |
Subscript text | Press Ctrl+equal sign (=). |
Superscript text | Press Ctrl+plus sign (+). |
Center text | Press Ctrl+E. |
Align text left | Press Ctrl+L. |
Align text right | Press Ctrl+R. |
Justify text | Press Ctrl+J. |
Decrease the font size | Press Ctrl+Shift+less than sign (<). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll down. |
Increase the font size | Press Ctrl+Shift+greater than sign (>). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up. |
Change the font | Press CTRL+SHIFT+F, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font. |
Change font size | Press Ctrl+Shift+P, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up or down. |
Create a page break | Press Ctrl+Enter. |
Create a new document | Press Ctrl+N. |
Open the My Documents window | Press Ctrl+O. |
Close a document | Press Ctrl+W. |
Save a document | Press Ctrl+S. |
Print a document | Press CTRL+P. |
Preview what you’re about to print | Press ALT+Ctrl+I. In Windows 7, this keyboard shortcut opens the integrated Print and Preview window, which you can also access by pressing Ctrl+P. |
Resize a shape (Office 2010) | Select the shape, and then press Shift+Arrow. |
Rotate a shape (Office 2010) | Select the shape, and then hold the Alt key while you press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key. |
Microsoft Excel
To… | Use this shortcut |
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Open a new workbook | Press Ctrl+N. |
Move left to right, cell by cell | Press Tab, or press the Right Arrow key. |
Move right to left, cell by cell | Press Shift+Tab, or press the Left Arrow key. |
Move down, cell by cell | Press Enter, or press the Down Arrow key. |
Move up, cell by cell | Press Shift+Enter, or press the Up Arrow key. |
Move down or up to the last empty or non-empty cell | Press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow or Up Arrow. |
Move to the last empty or non-empty cell to the right or left | Press Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Left Arrow. |
Erase data in the current cell | Press Backspace. |
Insert a return within a cell | Press Alt+Enter. |
Return to the beginning of the row | Press HOME. |
Advance to the next worksheet | Ctrl+Page Down |
Go to the previous worksheet | Ctrl+Page Up |
Enter the date | Press Ctrl+Semicolon (;). |
Enter the time | Press Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:). |
Find out about the style within the cell | Press Alt+Apostrophe (‘). |
Display the Format Cells dialog box | Press Ctrl+1. |
Apply the general number format | Press Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~). |
Apply the currency number format | Press Ctrl+Shift+Dollar Sign ($). |
Apply the percentage number format | Press Ctrl+Shift+Percent (%). |
Apply a border | Press Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&). |
Remove a border | Press Ctrl+Shift+ underscore (_). |
Hide the selected columns | Press Ctrl+0 (zero). |
Hide the selected rows | Press Ctrl+9. |
Unhide hidden rows within a selection | Press Ctrl+Shift+opening parenthesis. |