50 Essential MS Word Shortcuts for Beginners

S.N. Shortcut Key Used For
1Ctrl + NCreate a new document
2Ctrl + OOpen a document
3Ctrl + SSave the document
4Ctrl + Shift + SSave As
5Ctrl + PPrint the document
6Ctrl + CCopy selected text
7Ctrl + XCut selected text
8Ctrl + VPaste content
9Ctrl + ZUndo
10Ctrl + YRedo / repeat
11Ctrl + ASelect all content
12Ctrl + FFind text
13Ctrl + HFind and replace text
14Ctrl + BMake text bold
15Ctrl + IMake text italic
16Ctrl + UUnderline text
17Ctrl + ECenter align text
18Ctrl + LLeft align text
19Ctrl + RRight align text
20Ctrl + JJustify text
21Ctrl + KInsert a hyperlink
22Ctrl + MIncrease paragraph indent
23Ctrl + Shift + MDecrease paragraph indent
24Ctrl + ]Increase font size
25Ctrl + [Decrease font size
26Ctrl + Shift + >Increase font size
27Ctrl + Shift + <Decrease font size
28Ctrl + EnterInsert a page break
29Ctrl + HomeGo to the beginning of the document
30Ctrl + EndGo to the end of the document
31Ctrl + Left ArrowMove one word left
32Ctrl + Right ArrowMove one word right
33Ctrl + Up ArrowMove to the previous paragraph
34Ctrl + Down ArrowMove to the next paragraph
35Ctrl + BackspaceDelete the previous word
36Ctrl + DeleteDelete the next word
37Shift + Arrow KeysSelect text character by character
38Ctrl + Shift + Left ArrowSelect the previous word
39Ctrl + Shift + Right ArrowSelect the next word
40Ctrl + Shift + HomeSelect to the beginning of the document
41Ctrl + Shift + EndSelect to the end of the document
42HomeGo to the beginning of the current line
43EndGo to the end of the current line
44Ctrl + 1Apply single line spacing
45Ctrl + 2Apply double line spacing
46Ctrl + 5Apply 1.5 line spacing
47Ctrl + TCreate a hanging indent
48Ctrl + Shift + TReduce a hanging indent
49Ctrl + SpacebarClear character formatting
50F7Check spelling and grammar