Some Windows keyboard shortcuts conflict with the corresponding default Mac OS keyboard shortcuts. To use these shortcuts, you may have to change your Mac keyboard settings to change the Show Desktop shortcut for the key. Move one character to the left. Move one character to the right. Option + Arrow Left. However, the difference in Mac is that you need to type the content and press enter key to create a bulleted list. #4 – Option or Alt Code Shortcuts. Use alt or option code shortcuts to insert bullet symbols in Mac. Hold option key and type the hex code in the above table to produce bullet symbols.
Below is a listing of the more commonly used shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.
- Jun 02, 2020 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. F7: Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. F12: Save As. Shift+F3: Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Shift+F7: Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. Shift+F12: Save the open document.
- I can't find a list of keyboard shortcuts in Word for use on the Mac (Word 08). Would love to see the list. Also, I am used to using 'Control Home/End' to move very quickly to the beginning/end of a line or a document. Are there actually corresponding keys on the Mac for home and end, as on the PC? Thanks for your help (in anticipation).
If the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.
NoteSome of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365.
Shortcut | Description |
---|---|
Ctrl+0 | Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph. |
Ctrl+A | Select all contents of the page. |
Ctrl+B | Bold highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected text. |
Ctrl+D | Open the font preferences window. |
Ctrl+E | Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. |
Ctrl+F | Open find box. |
Ctrl+I | Italic highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+J | Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. |
Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+L | Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. |
Ctrl+M | Indent the paragraph. |
Ctrl+N | Opens new, blank document window. |
Ctrl+O | Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open. |
Ctrl+P | Open the print window. |
Ctrl+R | Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. |
Ctrl+S | Save the open document. Like Shift+F12. |
Alt+F, A | Save the document under a different file name. |
Alt+X | Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character. |
Ctrl+T | Create a hanging indent. |
Ctrl+U | Underline the selected text. |
Ctrl+V | Paste. |
Ctrl+W | Close the currently open document. |
Ctrl+X | Cut selected text. |
Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action performed. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo last action. |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Quickly create a bullet point. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase 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+/+c | Insert a cent sign (¢). |
Ctrl+'+ | Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key. |
Ctrl+Shift+* | View or hide non printing characters. |
Ctrl+ | Moves one word to the left. |
Ctrl+ | 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+Ctrl+F2 | Open new document. |
Ctrl+F1 | Open the Task Pane. |
Ctrl+F2 | Display the print preview. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decreases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Prints the document. |
F1 | Open help. |
F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+). |
F5 | Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. |
F7 | Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. |
F12 | Save As. |
Shift+F3 | Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. |
Shift+F7 | Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. |
Shift+F12 | Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S. |
Shift+Enter | Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. |
Shift+Insert | Paste. |
Shift+Alt+D | Insert the current date. |
Shift+Alt+T | Insert the current time. |
You can also utilize the mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcuts | Description |
---|---|
Click, hold, and drag | Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. |
Double-click | If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word. |
Double-click | Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. |
Double-click | Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop. |
Triple-click | Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked. |
Ctrl+Mouse wheel | Zooms in and out of document. |
Additional information
Get Word For Mac
Microsoft Word has many shortcut keys that allow you to accessfunctions quickly. Some shortcuts are built into the program, but youcan also assign shortcuts to macros you create. Once you have createda macro, follow the appropriate steps to assign a shortcut to it:
Microsoft Word 2007
Word For Mac Free
- Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
- Click Popular. Under 'Top options for working with Word',check Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. Click OK.
- On the Developer tab, click Record Macro.
- In the
Record Macro
window, under 'Macro name:', typea name for the macro.Note: To view a list of built-in macros, on theDeveloper tab, click Macros. Next to 'Macros in:', fromthe drop-down list, select Word Commands.
- From the drop-down list under 'Store macro in:', select thetemplate or document in which you want to store the macro.
- Under 'Description:', type a description of the macro. Do one ofthe following:
- To begin recording the macro without assigning it to a button onthe Quick Access Toolbar or to a shortcut key, click OK.
- To assign the macro to the Quick Access Toolbar:
- Click Button.
- From the drop-down list under 'Customize Quick Access Toolbar:',select the document (or all documents) for which you want to add themacro to the Quick Access Toolbar.
- From the box on the left, click the macro that you arerecording, and then click Add.
- Click OK to begin recording the macro.
- To assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut:
- Click Keyboard.
- Under 'Commands:', click the macro that you are recording.
- Under 'Press new shortcut key:', type the key sequence that youwant, and then click Assign.
- Click Close to begin recording the macro.
- Perform the actions that you want to include in the macro.
- To stop recording your actions, in the Developer tab,click Stop Recording.
Delete Key On Mac
- Jun 02, 2020 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. F7: Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. F12: Save As. Shift+F3: Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Shift+F7: Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. Shift+F12: Save the open document.
- I can't find a list of keyboard shortcuts in Word for use on the Mac (Word 08). Would love to see the list. Also, I am used to using 'Control Home/End' to move very quickly to the beginning/end of a line or a document. Are there actually corresponding keys on the Mac for home and end, as on the PC? Thanks for your help (in anticipation).
If the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.
NoteSome of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365.
Shortcut | Description |
---|---|
Ctrl+0 | Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph. |
Ctrl+A | Select all contents of the page. |
Ctrl+B | Bold highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected text. |
Ctrl+D | Open the font preferences window. |
Ctrl+E | Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. |
Ctrl+F | Open find box. |
Ctrl+I | Italic highlighted selection. |
Ctrl+J | Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. |
Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+L | Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. |
Ctrl+M | Indent the paragraph. |
Ctrl+N | Opens new, blank document window. |
Ctrl+O | Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open. |
Ctrl+P | Open the print window. |
Ctrl+R | Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. |
Ctrl+S | Save the open document. Like Shift+F12. |
Alt+F, A | Save the document under a different file name. |
Alt+X | Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character. |
Ctrl+T | Create a hanging indent. |
Ctrl+U | Underline the selected text. |
Ctrl+V | Paste. |
Ctrl+W | Close the currently open document. |
Ctrl+X | Cut selected text. |
Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action performed. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo last action. |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Quickly create a bullet point. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase 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+/+c | Insert a cent sign (¢). |
Ctrl+'+ | Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key. |
Ctrl+Shift+* | View or hide non printing characters. |
Ctrl+ | Moves one word to the left. |
Ctrl+ | 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+Ctrl+F2 | Open new document. |
Ctrl+F1 | Open the Task Pane. |
Ctrl+F2 | Display the print preview. |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decreases the selected text size by one font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Prints the document. |
F1 | Open help. |
F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+). |
F5 | Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. |
F7 | Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. |
F12 | Save As. |
Shift+F3 | Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. |
Shift+F7 | Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. |
Shift+F12 | Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S. |
Shift+Enter | Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. |
Shift+Insert | Paste. |
Shift+Alt+D | Insert the current date. |
Shift+Alt+T | Insert the current time. |
You can also utilize the mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.
Mouse shortcuts | Description |
---|---|
Click, hold, and drag | Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. |
Double-click | If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word. |
Double-click | Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. |
Double-click | Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop. |
Triple-click | Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked. |
Ctrl+Mouse wheel | Zooms in and out of document. |
Additional information
Get Word For Mac
Microsoft Word has many shortcut keys that allow you to accessfunctions quickly. Some shortcuts are built into the program, but youcan also assign shortcuts to macros you create. Once you have createda macro, follow the appropriate steps to assign a shortcut to it:
Microsoft Word 2007
Word For Mac Free
- Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
- Click Popular. Under 'Top options for working with Word',check Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. Click OK.
- On the Developer tab, click Record Macro.
- In the
Record Macro
window, under 'Macro name:', typea name for the macro.Note: To view a list of built-in macros, on theDeveloper tab, click Macros. Next to 'Macros in:', fromthe drop-down list, select Word Commands.
- From the drop-down list under 'Store macro in:', select thetemplate or document in which you want to store the macro.
- Under 'Description:', type a description of the macro. Do one ofthe following:
- To begin recording the macro without assigning it to a button onthe Quick Access Toolbar or to a shortcut key, click OK.
- To assign the macro to the Quick Access Toolbar:
- Click Button.
- From the drop-down list under 'Customize Quick Access Toolbar:',select the document (or all documents) for which you want to add themacro to the Quick Access Toolbar.
- From the box on the left, click the macro that you arerecording, and then click Add.
- Click OK to begin recording the macro.
- To assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut:
- Click Keyboard.
- Under 'Commands:', click the macro that you are recording.
- Under 'Press new shortcut key:', type the key sequence that youwant, and then click Assign.
- Click Close to begin recording the macro.
- Perform the actions that you want to include in the macro.
- To stop recording your actions, in the Developer tab,click Stop Recording.
Delete Key On Mac
Earlier versions of Microsoft Word
Mac Keys For Save On Word 2016
- From the Tools menu, selectCustomize...
- In the window that opens, click Keyboard...
Note: In Word 2000, first click the Optionstab, and then the Keyboard.. Adapter for mac to projector. button.
- Under 'Categories:', click Macros. This will show a listof existing macros.
- Click the macro for which you'd like to assign a shortcut.
- Place your cursor in the 'Press new shortcut key:' box, and thenassign a key combination for the selected macro by pressing thedesired key combination. You must use a combination of
Ctrl
orAlt
(Ctrl
orCmd
in Mac OS) and a letter,number, or symbol (e.g.,Ctrl-a
orCtrl-u
). - When you are satisfied with your shortcut, clickAssign.
Note: If another function or macro is assignedto the combination you entered, you will see its name in the listunder 'Currently Assigned To:'. If there is nothing currentlyassigned to the combination, the message will read '[unassigned]'. Besure to pick a combination that's unassigned, or you couldunintentionally remove important combinations from Word.
- To save the macro to your normal template or to a specificdocument, under 'Save changes in:', select the appropriate option.