Information Technology
October 3, 2024
Essential Microsoft Word shortcuts
Check out our top essential Microsoft Word shortcuts to help you improve your productivity.
Microsoft Word has a vast array of shortcuts built into it – there’s literally at least one for every letter of the alphabet! This selection should get you started on the road to working with Word more efficiently.
Navigating a document
| Previous/next word | Ctrl+right/left arrow |
| Previous/next paragraph | Ctrl+up/down arrow |
| Previous/next page (or Find search item) | Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down |
| Jump to beginning of the document | Home |
| Jump to end of the document | Ctrl+End |
| Jump to last (3) cursor positions (cycle) | Shift+F5 |
Selecting text
| Word | Double-click word |
| Sentence | Ctrl+click in sentence |
| Paragraph | Triple-click in paragraph |
| Document | Ctrl+A |
Formatting text
| Bold on/off | Ctrl+B |
| Italic on/off | Ctrl+I |
| Underline on/off | Ctrl+U |
| Double underline on/off | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Subscript on/off | Ctrl = |
| Superscript on/off | Ctrl+Shift = |
| Change case (cycle) | Shift+F3 |
| Remove font formatting | Ctrl+Space |
| Remove paragraph formatting | Ctrl+Q |