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Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word
Keyboard shortcuts are necessary building block for anyone who wants to work fas
ter and more efficiently with their computer. Many people don t realize the amount
of time consumed by moving back and forth between the keyboard and mouse, but i
t really does add up. By learning and making it a point to use a few basic keybo
ard shortcuts, you ll quickly realize how much faster you can get through a Word d
ocument when your hands are dedicated to the keyboard.
Here s a list of our favorite keyboard shortcuts from Microsoft s List of keyboard s
hortcuts for Word 2002 and Word 2003:
* Apply Heading To apply heading 1, 2 or 3, press ALT+CTRL+1, ALT+CTRL+2, an
d ALT+CTRL+3, respectively. Headings are an excellent way to start of sections o
f a document, and can later be used to automatically generate a table of content
s.
* Apply List Bullet To start typing a bulleted list, press ALT+CTRL+L.
* Bold Text Press CTRL+B to bold text.
* Copy Use CTRL+C to copy the current selection.
* Delete WordTo delete the entire word preceding the cursor, press CTRL+DEL.
* Find Text Press CTRL+F to bring up the Find Text dialog box. Using a progr
am s Find feature is always faster than manually scanning for something.
* Italics Press CTRL+I to italicize text.
* Paste Press CTRL+V to paste the contents of the clipboard.
* Print Use CTRL+P to print the current document to the default printer.
* Quick Text Selection Different combinations of the ctrl, shift and arrow k
eys enable you to select blocks of text without dragging the mouse around.
o Select A Word Hold CTRL+SHIFT and press the left/right arrow keys to
select text word by word.
o Select Line(s) Hold CTRL+SHIFT and press the up/down arrow keys to s
elect all the way to the beginning or end of the current line. Pressing the arro
w key more than once will let you select multiple lines.
* Save Press CTRL+S to save the current document.
* Underline Press CTRL+U to underline text.