BACKSPACE
Delete one character to the left
CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete one word to the left
DELETE
Delete one character to the right
CTRL+DELETE
Delete one word to the right
CTRL+X
Cut selected text to the Clipboard
CTRL+Z
Undo the last action
CTRL+F3
Cut to the Spike
CTRL+C
Copy text or graphics
CTRL+C, CTRL+C
Display the Office Clipboard
F2 (then move the insertion point and press ENTER)
Move text or graphics
ALT+F3
Create AutoText
CTRL+V
Paste the Clipboard contents
CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Paste the Spike contents
ALT+SHIFT+R
Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document
CTRL+F9
A field
ENTER (after typing the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears)
An AutoText entry
SHIFT+ENTER
A line break
CTRL+ENTER
A page break
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
A column break
CTRL+HYPHEN
An optional hyphen
CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
A nonbreaking hyphen
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
A nonbreaking space
ALT+CTRL+C
The copyright symbol
ALT+CTRL+R
The registered trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+T
The trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+period
An ellipsis
Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the insertion point.
After making your first selection, hold down CTRL, and then select any other items you want.
F8
Turn extend mode on
F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Select the nearest character
F8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so forth)
Increase the size of a selection
SHIFT+F8
Reduce the size of a selection
ESC
Turn extend mode off
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
One character to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
One character to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To the end of a word
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To the beginning of a word
SHIFT+END
To the end of a line
SHIFT+HOME
To the beginning of a line
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW
One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To the end of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
To the beginning of a paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP
One screen up
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
To the beginning of a document
CTRL+SHIFT+END
To the end of a document
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
To the end of a window
CTRL+A
To include the entire document
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
To a vertical block of text
F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
To a specific location in a document
If you know the key combination to move the insertion point, you can generally select the text by using the same key combination while holding down SHIFT. For example, CTRL+RIGHT ARROW moves the insertion point to the next word, and CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW selects the text from the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
TAB
Select the next cell's contents
SHIFT+TAB
Select the preceding cell's contents
Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly
Extend a selection to adjacent cells
Click in the column's top or bottom cell. Hold down SHIFT and press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key repeatedly
Select a column
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
Extend a selection (or block)
SHIFT+F8
Reduce the selection size
ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK off)
Select an entire table
LEFT ARROW
One character to the left
RIGHT ARROW
One character to the right
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
One word to the left
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
One word to the right
CTRL+UP ARROW
One paragraph up
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
One paragraph down
SHIFT+TAB
One cell to the left (in a table)
TAB
One cell to the right (in a table)
UP ARROW
Up one line
DOWN ARROW
Down one line
END
To the end of a line
HOME
To the beginning of a line
ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
To the top of the window
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the end of the window
PAGE UP
Up one screen (scrolling)
PAGE DOWN
Down one screen (scrolling)
CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the top of the next page
CTRL+PAGE UP
To the top of the previous page
CTRL+END
To the end of a document
CTRL+HOME
To the beginning of a document
SHIFT+F5
To a previous revision
SHIFT+F5
To the location of the insertion point when the document was last closed
TAB
Next cell in a row
SHIFT+TAB
Previous cell in a row
ALT+HOME
First cell in a row
ALT+END
Last cell in a row
ALT+PAGE UP
First cell in a column
ALT+PAGE DOWN
Last cell in a column
UP ARROW
Previous row
DOWN ARROW
Next row
ENTER
New paragraphs in a cell
CTRL+TAB
Tab characters in a cell
Working with documents and Web pages
CTRL+N
Create a new document of the same type as the current or most recent document
CTRL+O
Open a document
CTRL+W
Close a document
ALT+CTRL+S
ALT+SHIFT+C
Remove the document window split
CTRL+S
Save a document
CTRL+F
Find text, formatting, and special items
ALT+CTRL+Y
Repeat find (after closing Find and Replace window)
CTRL+H
Replace text, specific formatting, and special items
CTRL+G
Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location
ALT+CTRL+Z
Go back to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location
ALT+CTRL+HOME
Browse through a document
ESC
Cancel an action
CTRL+Z
Undo an action
CTRL+Y
Redo or repeat an action
ALT+CTRL+P
Switch to print layout view
ALT+CTRL+O
Switch to outline view
ALT+CTRL+N
Switch to normal view
CTRL+\
Move between a master document and its subdocuments
In outline view, press
ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Promote a paragraph
ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Demote a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+N
Demote to body text
ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs up
ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down
ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Expand text under a heading
ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN
Collapse text under a heading
ALT+SHIFT+A
Expand or collapse all text or headings
The slash (/) key on the numeric keypad
Hide or display character formatting
ALT+SHIFT+L
Show the first line of body text or all body text
ALT+SHIFT+1
Show all headings with the Heading 1 style
ALT+SHIFT+n
Show all headings up to Heading n
CTRL+TAB
Insert a tab character
CTRL+P
Print a document
ALT+CTRL+I
Switch in or out of print preview
Arrow keys
Move around the preview page when zoomed in
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Move by one preview page when zoomed out
CTRL+HOME
Move to the first preview page when zoomed out
CTRL+END
Move to the last preview page when zoomed out
ALT+CTRL+M
Insert a comment
CTRL+SHIFT+E
Turn track changes on or off
ALT+SHIFT+C
Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open
ALT+SHIFT+O
Mark a table of contents entry
ALT+SHIFT+I
Mark a table of authorities entry (citation)
ALT+SHIFT+X
Mark an index entry
ALT+CTRL+F
Insert a footnote
ALT+CTRL+D
Insert an endnote
CTRL+K
Insert a hyperlink
ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go back one page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go forward one page
F9
Refresh
Note To use keys to go back or forward one page or to refresh a page, the Web toolbar must be showing. If the Web toolbar is not showing, press ALT+V, press T, use the arrow keys to select Web, and then press ENTER.
