Complete shortcut keys of Microsoft Word

 Common Short Cut Keys of microsoft word

• Press Ctrl + B to toggle the Bold attribute 
• Press Ctrl + I to toggle the Italic attribute
• Press Ctrl + U to toggle the Underline attribute
• Press Ctrl + Q to remove paragraph formatting
• Press Ctrl + C to copy selected text to the clipboard
• Press Ctrl + X to cut selected text to the clipboard
• Press Ctrl + V to paste text from clipboard
• Press Ctrl + Z to undo the last action
• Press Ctrl + Y to redo the last action
• Press Ctrl + Shift + < to decrease font size one point
• Press Ctrl + Shift + > to increase font size one point
• Press Ctrl + Spacebar to remove character formatting
• Press Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar to create a non-breaking space
• Press Ctrl + Hyphen to create a non-breaking hyphen
• Press Ctrl + Home to go to the start of the document
• Press Ctrl + End to go to the end of the document

Function key Shortcuts

• Press F1 to access online Help or the Office Assistant
• Press F2 to move text or graphics
• Press F3 to insert an AutoText entry (after Word displays the entry)
• Press F4 to repeat the last action
• Press F5 to choose the Go To command (Edit menu)
• Press F6 to go to next pane or frame
• Press F7 to launch the Spelling and Grammar check
• Press F8 to extend a selection
• Press F9 to update selected fields
• Press F10 to activate the Menu Bar
• Press F11 to go to the next field
• Press F12 to choose the Save As command (File menu)

Shift + Function key

• Press Shift + F1 to start context-sensitive Help or reveal formatting
• Press Shift + F2 to copy selected text
• Press Shift + F3 to change the case of letters
• Press Shift + F4 to repeat a Find or Go To action
• Press Shift + F5 to move to a previous revision
• Press Shift + F6 to go to the previous pane or frame
• Press Shift + F7 to choose the Thesaurus command (Tools menu, Language submenu)
• Press Shift + F8 to shrink a selection
• Press Shift + F9 to switch between a field code and its result
• Press Shift + F10 to display a shortcut menu
• Press Shift + F11 to go to the previous field
• Press Shift + F12 to choose the Save command (File menu)

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Ctrl + Function key

• Press Ctrl + F2 to choose the Print Preview command (File menu)
• Press Ctrl + F4 to close the window
• Press Ctrl + F5 to restore the document window size
• Press Ctrl + F6 to go to the next window
• Press Ctrl + F10 to maximize the document window
• Press Ctrl + F12 to choose the Open command (File menu)

Ctrl Key

• Press Ctrl + C or Shift + F2 to copy selected text to the clipboard
• Press Ctrl + X to cut selected text to the clipboard
• Press Ctrl + V to paste text from clipboard
• Press Ctrl + Z to undo the last action
• Press Ctrl + Y to redo the last action
• Press Ctrl + N to new document
• Press Ctrl + O to open a document
• Press Ctrl + P to print a document
• Press Ctrl + A to select all
• Press Ctrl + F to find
• Press Ctrl + H to replace
• Press Ctrl + G to go to
• Press Ctrl + up arrow to paragraph up
• Press Ctrl + down arrow to paragraph down
• Press Ctrl + left arrow to go to the word to the left
• Press Ctrl + right arrow to go to the word to the right

Press Ctrl + Shift + Function key

• Press Ctrl + Shift + F5 to edit a bookmark
• Press Ctrl + Shift + F6 to go to the previous window
• Press Ctrl + Shift + F7 to update linked information in a Word source document
• Press Ctrl + Shift + F8 to extend a selection or block (then press an arrow key)
• Press Ctrl + Shift + F10 to activate the ruler
• Press Ctrl + Shift + F12 to choose the Print command (File menu)

Alt + Function key

• Press Alt + F1 to go to the next field
• Press Alt + F3 to create an AutoText entry
• Press Alt + F4 to quit Word
• Press Alt + F5 to restore the program window size
• Press Alt + F8 to run a macro
• Press Alt + F9 to switch between all field codes and their results
• Press Alt + F10 to maximize the program window