Shortcuts are key combinations used to save the time spent in clicking the mouse and dragging the pointer to perform the desired action. Shortcuts help a user to work efficiently and faster. Some of the MS Word shortcuts are as follows:
General Shortcuts
| Task to perform | Shortcut keys |
| New Document | Ctrl+N |
| Open Document | Ctrl+O |
| Save Document | Ctrl+S |
| Close the open document | Ctrl+W |
| Check spelling and grammar | F7 |
Formatting Shortcuts
| Task to perform | Shortcut keys |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Centre Align | Ctrl+E |
| Left Align | Ctrl+L |
| Right Align | Ctrl+R |
| Justify | Ctrl+J |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Find Dialog Box | Ctrl+F |
| Replace Dialog Box | Ctrl+H |
| GoTo Dialog Box | Ctrl+G |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Underline | Ctrl+U |
| Increase the font size | Ctrl+Shift+> |
| Decrease the font size | Ctrl+Shift+< |
| Subscript | Ctrl+= |
| Superscript | Ctrl+Shift+= |
Navigating Shortcuts
| Task to perform | Shortcut keys |
| Left one character | Left Arrow |
| Right one character | Right Arrow |
| Down one line | Down Arrow |
| Up one line | Up Arrow |
| Left one word | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
| Right one word | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
| To the beginning of the current line | Home |
| To the end of the current line | End |
| To the beginning of the document | Ctrl+Home |
| To the end of the document | Ctrl+End |
| To the beginning of the pervious page | Ctrl+Page Up |
| To the beginning of the next page | Ctrl+Page Down |
| Up one screen | Page Up |
| Down one screen | Page Down |
