Word 2016 has many keyboard commands to offer you. Whether you use a computer with a honking 105-key keyboard or a tablet with no keyboard, word processing remains a keyboard-bound activity. The following tables show how to access Microsoft Word 2016’s commands and functions.
Here are all of the options you can utilize for cursor movement.
| Pressing This Key | Moves the Insertion Pointer . . . |
|---|---|
| uarr; | Up one line of text |
| darr; | Down one line of text |
| larr; | Left to the next character |
| → | Right to the next character |
| Ctrl+uarr; | Up one paragraph |
| Ctrl+darr; | Down one paragraph |
| Ctrl+larr; | Left one word |
| Ctrl+→ | Right one word |
| PgUp | Up one screen |
| PgDn | Down one screen |
| Home | To start of current line |
| End | To end of current line |
| Ctrl+Home | To top of document |
| Ctrl+End | To bottom of document |
Here are some basic editing commands that are always helpful when word processing.
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
Check out these useful commands when you need to do some text formatting.
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Double underline | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Word underline | Ctrl+Shift+W |
| Small caps | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Superscript | Ctrl+Shift++ |
| Subscript | Ctrl+= |
| Clear formatting | Ctrl+spacebar |
| Grow font | Ctrl+Shift+> |
| Shrink font | Ctrl+Shift+< |
| ALL CAPS | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Font dialog box | Ctrl+D |
Here are some commands that will help simplify paragraph formatting.
| Center text | Ctrl+E |
| Left-align | Ctrl+L |
| Right-align | Ctrl+R |
| One-line spacing | Ctrl+1 |
| 1-1/2-line spacing | Ctrl+5 |
| Two-line spacing | Ctrl+2 |
| Justify | Ctrl+J |
| Indent | Ctrl+M |
| Unindent | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Hanging indent | Ctrl+T |
| Un-hang indent | Ctrl+Shift+T |
And just for fun, here are some popular Word keyboard shortcuts.
| Help | F1 |
| Cancel | Escape |
| Go back | Shift+F5 |
| New document | Ctrl+N |
| Open screen | Ctrl+O |
| Ctrl+P | |
| Close document | Ctrl+W |
| Quick save | Ctrl+S |
| Repeat | Ctrl+Y |
| Find | Ctrl+F |
| Find and replace | Ctrl+H |
| Insert hard page break | Ctrl+Enter |
Haven’t found what you’re looking for? Check out these uncommon (but useful) Word keyboard shortcuts.
| Go to | F5 |
| Show/hide nonprinting characters | Ctrl+Shift+8 |
| File screen | Alt+F |
| Styles task pane | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S |
| Word count | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Symbol font | Ctrl+Shift+Q |
| Print Layout view | Ctrl+Alt+P |
| Draft (normal) mode | Ctrl+Alt+N |
| Outline mode | Ctrl+Alt+O |
| Split window | Alt+Ctrl+S |
| Track revisions | Alt+Shift+E |
And finally, here are some commands that insert something.
| Today’s date | Alt+Shift+D |
| Current time | Alt+Shift+T |
| Paste special | Alt+Ctrl+V |
| Footnote | Alt+Ctrl+F |
| Endnote | Alt+Ctrl+D |
| Comment | Ctrl+Alt+M |