Shortcut Keys in Microsoft Word
| On a PC Press: | To do: | On a Mac Press: |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | All CAPS | Command + Shift + A |
| Ctrl + B | Bold | Command + Shift + B |
| Esc | Cancel | Esc |
| Shift + F3 | Change case | Shift + F3 |
| Ctrl + W | Close document | Command + W |
| Ctrl + C | Copy | Command + C or F3 |
| Ctrl + X | Cut | Command + X or F2 |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete pervious word | Command + Delete |
| Ctrl + F | Find and Replace | Command + F |
| Shift + F4 | Find (repeat without Find / Replace dialogue box) |
Shift + F4 |
| Ctrl + Shift + [ | Font, decrease Font by 1 point | Command + [ |
| Ctrl + ] | Font, Increase Font by 1 point | Command + Shift + ] |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Font, decrease Font down by 1 size | Command + Shift + , (comma) |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Font, Increase Font up by 1 size | Command + Shift + . (period) |
| Ctrl + Home | Go to the beginning of the document | Command + Home |
| Ctrl + End | Go to the end of the document | Command + End |
| Ctrl + G | Go to page, section, line, etc. | Command + G |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Hidden text | Command + Shift + H |
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert Date field with current Date | Control + Shift + D |
| Alt + Shift + P | Insert Page field with current Page | Command + Shift + P |
| Alt + Shift + T | Insert Time field with current Time | Control + Shift + T |
| Ctrl + K | Insert a hyperlink | Command + K |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize | Command + I |
| Shift + Enter | Line break / new line same paragraph | Shift + Return (not the Enter key) |
| Ctrl + O | Open | Command + O |
| Shift + F7 | Thesaurus | Shift + F7 |
| Ctrl + V | Paste | Command + V or F4 |
| Ctrl + Enter | Page break | Shift + Enter (not the Return key) |
| Ctrl + P | Command + P | |
| F7 | Proofing / Spell Check | F7 |
| F4 or Ctrl + Y | Repeat / Redo your last action | Command + Y |
| Shift + F4 | Repeat Find (after close dialogue box) | Shift + F4 |
| Ctrl + Spacebar | Reset Character | Command + Shift + Z |
| Ctrl + Q | Reset Paragraph | Command + Option + Q |
| Ctrl + S | Save | Command + S |
| Ctrl + A | Select all | Command + A |
| Ctrl + Shift + Home | Select to the beginning of the document | Command + Shift + Home |
| Ctrl + Shift + End | Select to the end of the document | Command + Shift + End |
| Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Show / Hide All non-printing characters - returns, paragraphs spaces... |
Command + 8 |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Small Caps | Command + Shift + K |
| Ctrl + = | Subscript | Command + = |
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Superscript | Command + Shift + = |
| Ctrl + U | Underline | Command + U |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Underline, Double | Command + Shift + D |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo | Command + Z |
Tables - Mouse & Keyboard Shortcuts
| On a PC Press: | To do: | On a Mac Press: |
| Alt + left click on Column desired | Select a column | |
| Click in the Cell then Ctrl + Left click | Select contents of current cell | |
| Alt + Double left click anywhere in table | Select the entire table | Command + Option + T |
| Ctrl + Tab | Type a TAB in a cell (not go to next cell) | Control + Tab |
To Print a list of shortcut keys - Both PC and Mac
On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
In the Macros in box, click Word commands.
In the Macro name box, click ListCommands.
Click Run.
In the List Commands dialog box, click Current menu and keyboard settings.
On the File menu, click Print.
