Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts

50 shortcuts across 7 categories · Windows & Mac

Master Microsoft Word with these keyboard shortcuts. Whether you are formatting text, navigating long documents, or managing tables, these shortcuts will help you work faster and more efficiently.

General

Action	Windows	Mac
Create new document	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`
Open document	`Ctrl`+`O`	`Cmd`+`O`
Save document	`Ctrl`+`S`	`Cmd`+`S`
Save As	`F12`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`S`
Close document	`Ctrl`+`W`	`Cmd`+`W`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Cmd`+`P`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Cmd`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`

Text Formatting

Action	Windows	Mac
Bold	`Ctrl`+`B`	`Cmd`+`B`
Italic	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Cmd`+`I`
Underline	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Cmd`+`U`
Strikethrough	`Alt`+`H, 4`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`X`
Subscript	`Ctrl`+`=`	`Cmd`+`=`
Superscript	`Ctrl`+`Shift`++++	`Cmd`+`Shift`++++
Change font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`P`
Increase font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`>`
Decrease font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`<`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`<`
Change case	`Shift`+`F3`	`Fn`+`Shift`+`F3`

Paragraph Formatting

Action	Windows	Mac
Align left	`Ctrl`+`L`	`Cmd`+`L`
Align center	`Ctrl`+`E`	`Cmd`+`E`
Align right	`Ctrl`+`R`	`Cmd`+`R`
Justify	`Ctrl`+`J`	`Cmd`+`J`
Increase indent	`Ctrl`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`
Decrease indent	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`M`
Single line spacing	`Ctrl`+`1`	`Cmd`+`1`
Double line spacing	`Ctrl`+`2`	`Cmd`+`2`
1.5 line spacing	`Ctrl`+`5`	`Cmd`+`5`

Navigation

Action	Windows	Mac
Go to beginning of document	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`Cmd`+`Home`
Go to end of document	`Ctrl`+`End`	`Cmd`+`End`
Go to specific page	`Ctrl`+`G`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`G`
Find	`Ctrl`+`F`	`Cmd`+`F`
Find and Replace	`Ctrl`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Move one word left	`Ctrl`+`Left`	`Option`+`Left`
Move one word right	`Ctrl`+`Right`	`Option`+`Right`

Selection

Action	Windows	Mac
Select all	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Cmd`+`A`
Select one word right	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Right`	`Option`+`Shift`+`Right`
Select one word left	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left`	`Option`+`Shift`+`Left`
Select to end of line	`Shift`+`End`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Right`
Select to beginning of line	`Shift`+`Home`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Left`
Select entire paragraph	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Down`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Down`

Tables

Action	Windows	Mac
Move to next cell	`Tab`	`Tab`
Move to previous cell	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`
Select entire table	`Alt`+`5 (NumPad)`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`A`
Insert row above	`Alt`+`H, I, A`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Delete selected row	`Alt`+`J, L, D, R`	`Cmd`+`Delete`

Review & Comments

Action	Windows	Mac
Insert comment	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`A`
Toggle Track Changes	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`E`
Accept change	`Alt`+`R, A, A`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`A`
Reject change	`Alt`+`R, J`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`R`
Spelling & Grammar check	`F7`	`Fn`+`F7`

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