Alt + F:File menu options in current program.
Alt + E:Edit options in current program
F1:Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
Ctrl + A:Select all text.
Ctrl + X:Cut
Shift + Del:Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C:Copy selected item.
Ctrl + Ins:Copy selected item.
Ctrl + V:Paste selected item.
Shift + Ins:Paste.
Home:Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl + Home:Goes to beginning of document.
End:Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End:Goes to end of document.
Shift + Home:Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift + End:Highlights from current position to end of line.
Ctrl + Left arrow:Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow:Moves one word to the right at a time.
Shortcut Keys and their Functions: Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word.
Shortcut Keysand theirDescriptions
Ctrl + A:Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B:Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C:Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X:Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P:Open the print window.
Ctrl + F:Open find box.
Ctrl + I:Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K:Insert link (Shortcut Keys and their Functions).
Ctrl + U:Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V:Paste.
Ctrl + Y:Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z:Undo last action.
Ctrl + L:Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + E:Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + R:Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + M:Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F:Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + >:Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
Ctrl + ]:Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + <:Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl + [:Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + *:View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + L:Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + R:Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl + :Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + :Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del:Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace:Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End:Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home:Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar:Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1:Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2:Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5:1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1:Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2:Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3:Changes text to heading 3.
Alt + Shift + D:Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T:Insert the current time.
In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed.
Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcutsand theirDescriptions
Click, hold, and drag:Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click:If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
Double-click:Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-click:Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click:Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel:Zooms in and out of document (Shortcut Keys and their Functions)

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