Keyboard Shortcuts in Word 7.0 for Windows 95

ID: Q135000


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0


SUMMARY

The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts available in Word 7.0.

This list is a compilation of the individual keyboard shortcut lists, which are available in Word Help.

For more information about shortcut keys in Word, open the Answer Wizard and see the "Shortcut Keys" topic.

Function Key Shortcuts


                                          CTRL+                  ALT+
                  SHIFT+      CTRL+       SHIFT+      ALT+       SHIFT+
Key  Key Only     Key         Key         Key         Key        Key
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F1   Get Online   Reveal                              Next       Previous
     Help or the  Formatting                          Field      Field
     Answer
     Wizard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F2   Move text    Copy text   Print                              Save
     or graphics              preview                            command
                              command                            (File
                              (File Menu)                        Menu)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F3   Insert an    Change the  Cut to     Insert
     AutoText     case of     spike      contents of
     entry        letters                the spike
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F4   Repeat the   Repeat a    Close the               Exit
     last action  Find or     window
                  GoTo
                  action
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F5   Carry out    Move to a   Restore    Edit a
     the GoTo     previous    the        bookmark
     command      revision    window
     (Edit menu)              size
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F6   Go to next   Go to       Go to      Go to
     pane         previous    next       previous
                  pane        window     window
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F7   Carry out    Carry out   Carry out  Update       Find next
     the          the         the Move   linked       misspelling
     Spelling     Thesaurus   command    information  (Automatic
     command      command     (Control   on a Word    Spell
     (Tools       (Tools      menu)      source       Checking
     menu)        menu)                  document     enabled)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F8   Extend a     Shrink a    Carry out  Extend a
     selection    selection   the Size   selection
                              command    (or block)
                              (Document
                              Control
                              menu)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F9    Update      Switch      Insert an  Unlink a     Switch     Run
      selected    between a   empty      field        between    GOTO-
      fields      field code  field                   all field  BUTTON
                  and its                             codes and  or MACRO-
                  result                              all        BUTTON
                                                      results    from the
                                                                 field that
                                                                 displays
                                                                 the field
                                                                 results
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F10   Activate    Display a   Maximize   Activate     Maximize
      the menu    shortcut    the        the ruler    the
      bar         menu        document                application
                              window                  window
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F11   Go to the   Go to the   Lock a     Unlock a
      next field  previous    field      field
                  field
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
F12   Carry out   Carry out   Carry out  Carry out
      the Save As the Save    the Open   the Print
      command     command     command    command
      (File menu) (File menu) (File menu)(File menu)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Apply Formatting Using Shortcut Keys

Format Characters Using Shortcut Keys


Change the font                               CTRL+SHIFT+F
Change the font size                          CTRL+SHIFT+P
Increase the font size                        CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease the font size                        CTRL+SHIFT+<
Increase the font size by 1 point             CTRL+]
Decrease the font size by 1 point             CTRL+[
Change the case of letters                    SHIFT+F3
Format letters as all capitals                CTRL+SHIFT+A
Apply or remove bold formatting               CTRL+B
Apply or remove an underline                  CTRL+U
Underline single words                        CTRL+SHIFT+W
Double-underline text                         CTRL+SHIFT+D
Apply or remove hidden text                   CTRL+SHIFT+H
Apply italic formatting                       CTRL+I
Format letters as small capitals              CTRL+SHIFT+K
Apply subscripts (automatic spacing)          CTRL+EQUAL SIGN
Apply superscripts (automatic spacing)        CTRL+SHIFT+EQUAL SIGN
Remove formatting (plain text)                CTRL+SHIFT+Z
Change the selection to Symbol font           CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Display nonprinting characters                CTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk) 

Format Paragraphs Using Shortcut Keys


Single-space lines                            CTRL+1
Double-space lines                            CTRL+2
Set 1.5-line spacing                          CTRL+5
Add one line of space preceding text          CTRL+0 (zero)
Remove the space preceding text               CTRL+0 (zero)
Center a paragraph                            CTRL+E
Justify a paragraph                           CTRL+J
Left align a paragraph                        CTRL+L
Right align a paragraph                       CTRL+R
Indent a paragraph from the left              CTRL+M
Remove a paragraph indent from the left       CTRL+SHIFT+M
Create a hanging indent                       CTRL+T
Reduce a hanging indent                       CTRL+SHIFT+T
Remove paragraph formatting                   CTRL+Q
Apply a style (with the Formatting
               toolbar displayed)             CTRL+SHIFT+S
Carry out the Style command (Format menu)
  (Formatting toolbar not displayed)          CTRL+SHIFT+S
Start AutoFormat                              CTRL+K
Apply the Normal style                        CTRL+SHIFT+N
Apply the Heading 1 style                     ALT+CTRL +1
Apply the Heading 2 style                     ALT+CTRL +2
Apply the Heading 3 style                     ALT+CTRL +3
Apply the List style                          CTRL+SHIFT+L 

Edit and Move Text Using Shortcut Keys

Copy and Move Text and Graphics Using Shortcut Keys


Copy text or graphics                         CTRL+C
Copy formats                                  CTRL+SHIFT+C
Move text or graphics                         F2
Paste text or graphics                        CTRL+V
Paste formats                                 CTRL+SHIFT+V 

Delete Text and Graphics Using Shortcut Keys


Delete one character to the left              BACKSPACE
Delete one word to the left                   CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete one character to the right             DELETE
Delete one word to the right                  CTRL+DELETE
Cut selected text to the Clipboard            CTRL+X
Undo the last action                          CTRL+Z
Cut to the Spike                              CTRL+F3 

Insert Special Characters


Field                                         CTRL+F9
AutoText entry                                Type AutoText entry name,
                                              and then press ALT+CTRL+V
Line break                                    SHIFT+ENTER
Page break                                    CTRL+ENTER
Column break                                  CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Optional hyphen                               CTRL+HYPHEN
Nonbreaking hyphen                            CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
Nonbreaking space                             CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Copyright symbol                              ALT+CTRL+C
Registered trademark symbol                   ALT+CTRL+R
Trademark symbol                              ALT+CTRL+T
Ellipsis                                      ALT+CTRL+PERIOD
Single opening quotation mark                 CTRL+`'`
Single closing quotation mark                 CTRL+`'`
Double opening quotation mark                 CTRL+`"`
Double closing quotation mark                 CTRL+`"`
Mark a table of contents entry                ALT+SHIFT+O
View Spike contents                           CTRL+SHIFT+F3 

Select Text and Graphics Using Shortcut Keys

Note: Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing keys that move the insertion point.

One character to the right                    SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
One character to the left                     SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To the end of a word                          CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To the beginning of a word                    CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To the end of a line                          SHIFT+END
To the beginning of a line                    SHIFT+HOME
One line down                                 SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
One line up                                   SHIFT+UP ARROW
To the end of a paragraph                     CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To the beginning of a paragraph               CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
One screen down                               SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
One screen up                                 SHIFT+PAGE UP
To the end of a document                      CTRL+SHIFT+ END
To the beginning of a document                CTRL+SHIFT+ HOME
To include the entire document                CTRL+A
To a vertical block of text                   CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use
                                                the arrow keys; press ESC
                                                to cancel selection mode
To a specific location in a document          F8+arrow keys; press ESC to
                                                cancel selection mode 
Tip: If you know the key combination to move the insertion point, you can 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.

Select Text and Graphics in a Table Using Shortcut Keys


Select a column                               ALT and hold it down while
                                                you click the column
Extend a selection (or block)                 CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use
                                                the arrow keys
Reduce the selection size                     SHIFT+F8
Select an entire table                        ALT+5 on the numeric keypad 

Extend a Selection Using Shortcut Keys


Select the nearest character                  F8+character
Turn extend mode on or off                    F8
Reduce the size of a selection                SHIFT+F8 

Move to a Character, Word, Paragraph, Column, or Object Using Shortcut keys


One character to the left                     LEFT ARROW
One character to the right                    RIGHT ARROW
One word to the left                          CTRL+LEFT ARROW
One word to the right                         CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
One paragraph up                              CTRL+UP ARROW
One paragraph down                            CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To the previous frame or object               ALT+UP ARROW
To the next frame or object                   ALT+DOWN ARROW
One column to the left (in a table)           SHIFT+TAB
One column to the right (in a table)          TAB
To the next misspelling
(Automatic Spell Checking enabled)            SHIFT+BACKSPACE 

Move to a Line, a Page, a Screen, the Beginning or End of a Document, or the Previous Revision Using Shortcut Keys


Up one line                                   UP ARROW
Down one line                                 DOWN ARROW
To the end of a line                          END
To the beginning of a line                    HOME
Up one page                                   ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
Down one page                                 ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Up one screen                                 PAGE UP
Down one screen                               PAGE DOWN
To the bottom of a screen                     CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the top of a screen                        CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of a document                      CTRL+END
To the beginning of a document                CTRL+HOME
To a previous revision                        SHIFT+F5
To the location of the insertion point
  when the document was last closed           SHIFT+F5 

Move Around in a Table Using Shortcut Keys


Next cell in a row                            TAB
Previous cell in a row                        SHIFT+TAB
First cell in a row                           ALT+HOME
First cell in a column                        ALT+PAGE UP
Last cell in a row                            ALT+END
Last cell in a column                         ALT+PAGE DOWN
Previous row                                  UP ARROW
Next row                                      DOWN ARROW 

Insert Paragraphs and Tab Characters Using Shortcut Keys


New paragraphs in a cell                      ENTER
Tab characters in a cell                      CTRL+TAB 

Merge Documents Using Shortcut Keys


Preview a mail merge                          ALT+SHIFT+K
Merge a document                              ALT+SHIFT+N
Print the merged document                     ALT+SHIFT+M
Edit a mail merge data document               ALT+SHIFT+E
Insert a merge field                          ALT+SHIFT+F 

Print and Preview a Document Using Shortcut Keys


Print command (File menu)                     CTRL+P

Move around the page when zoomed in           Arrow keys
Move by one page when zoomed out              PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Move to the first page when zoomed out        CTRL+UP ARROW or
                                                CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move to the last page when zoomed out         CTRL+DOWN ARROW or
                                                CTRL+RIGHT ARROW 

Work with Fields Using Shortcut Keys


Insert DATE field                             ALT+SHIFT+D
Insert PAGE field                             ALT+SHIFT+P
Insert TIME field                             ALT+SHIFT+T
Insert Empty field                            CTRL+F9

Update linked information in a Word
  source document                             CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Update selected fields                        F9
Unlink a field                                CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Switch between a field code and its result    SHIFT+F9
Switch between all field codes and
  all results                                 ALT+F9
Run a GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the
  field that displays the field results       ALT+SHIFT+F9
Go to the next field                          F11
Go to the previous field                      SHIFT+F11
Lock a field                                  CTRL+F11
Unlock a field                                CTRL+SHIFT+F11 

Work with Menus Using Shortcut Keys

You can choose any menu command with the keyboard. Press ALT+ the letter underlined in the menu name, and then press the letter underlined in the command name.

Display the shortcut menu                     SHIFT+F10
Display the application Control menu          SPACEBAR (when the menu bar
                                                        is active)
Select the next or previous command
  on the menu                                 DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
                                              (with the menu displayed)
Select the menu to the left or right;
  or, with a submenu displayed, toggle
  the selection between the main menu
  and the submenu                             LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW 

Work on an Outline Using Shortcut Keys


Promote a paragraph                           ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Demote a paragraph                            ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Demote to body text                           CTRL+SHIFT+N
Move selected paragraphs up                   ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down                 ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Expand text under a heading                   ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Collapse text under a heading                 ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN
Show all text or headings                     ALT+SHIFT+A
Display all text                              Asterisk (*) key on the
                                                numeric keypad
Hide or display character formatting          Slash (/) key on the numeric
                                                keypad
Show the first line of body text or
  all body text                               ALT+SHIFT+L
Show all headings with the Heading 1 style    ALT +SHIFT+1
Show all headings up to Heading n             ALT +SHIFT+n 

Work in Windows and Dialog Boxes

Work in Windows


Next application                              ALT+TAB
Previous application                          ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Start menu                                    CTRL+ESC
Close the window                              CTRL+F4
Restore the window size                       CTRL+F5
Switch to the next window                     CTRL+F6
Switch to the previous window                 CTRL+SHIFT+F6
Carry out the Move command (Control menu)     CTRL+F7
Carry out the Size command (Control menu)     CTRL+F8
Maximize the window                           CTRL+F10
Select a folder in the Open or
  Save As dialog box (File menu)              ALT+0, and then use the
                                                arrow keys
Choose a toolbar button in the Open or
  Save As dialog box (File menu)              ALT+ number (1 is the
                                                leftmost button, 2 is the
                                                next, and so on)
Refresh the Open or Save As dialog box
  (File menu)                                 F5 

Work in Dialog Boxes Using Shortcut Keys


Switch to the next tab in a tab dialog box    CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Switch to the previous tab in a tab
  dialog box                                  CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or
                                                CTRL+PAGE UP
Move to the next option or group of
  option buttons                              TAB
Move to the previous option or group
  of option buttons                           SHIFT+TAB
Move within the active list box or group
  of option buttons                           Arrow key
Select the active command button or
  check box                                   SPACEBAR
Move to the next item beginning with that
  letter in an active list box                Letter key
Select the item with that underlined letter   ALT+ letter key
Display a drop-down list box                  ALT+DOWN ARROW
Close a drop-down list box                    ESC
Choose the default command button             ENTER
Cancel the command and close the dialog box   ESC 

Within the File Save As dialog box


File List                                      ALT+0 (zero)
Up One Level                                   ALT+1
Look in Favorites                              ALT+2
New Folder                                     ALT+3
List View                                      ALT+4
Details View                                   ALT+5
Properties View                                ALT+6
Commands and Settings                          ALT+7 
Note that some of these shortcut keys work differently in the File Open folder. ALT+0 and ALT+3 cause different actions in File Open.

Within a Text Box


Move to the beginning or end of the entry     HOME or END
Move one character to the left or right       LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Select from the insertion point to the
  beginning of the entry                      SHIFT+HOME
Select from the insertion point to the
  end of the entry                            SHIFT+END
Select the character to the left              SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select the character to the right             SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW 

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Last Reviewed: September 27, 1999
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