Microsoft Word 2008 (Mac): Keyboard Shortcuts


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Microsoft Word 2008 (Mac): Keyboard Shortcuts

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Microsoft Word has keyboard shortcuts that makes typing a document easier and faster.

Most Common Shortcuts:

To Do	Do This
Open a new document	Apple + N
Open a saved document	Apple + O
Closes the active window	Apple + W
Save the active document	Apple + S
Print the active document	Apple + P
Quit	Apple + Q
Undo	Apple + Z
Redo	Apple + Y
Cut	Apple + X
Copy	Apple + C
Paste	Apple + V
Select All	Apple + A
Find	Apple + F
Bold	Apple + B
Italic	Apple + I
Underline	Apple + U

Less Common Shortcuts:

To Do	Do This
Increase selected text two points	Apple + Shift + >
Decrease selected text two points	Apple + Shift + <
Increase selected text one point	Apple + ]
Decrease selected text one point	Apple + [
Change case of the letters	Shift + F3
Underline words but not spaces	Apple + Shift + W
Double underline text	Apple + Shift + D
Center a paragraph	Apple + E
Justify a paragraph	Apple + J
Left align a paragraph	Apple + L
Right align a paragraph	Apple + R
Indent a paragraph from the left	Apple + M
Create a hanging indent	Apple + T
Apply superscript formatting	Apple + Shift + +
Apply subscript formatting	Apple + Shift + =
Copy formats	Apple + Shift + C
Paste formats	Apple + Shift + V
Single space lines	Apple + 1
Set 1.5 line spacing	Apple + 5
Double space lines	Apple + 2
Delete one word to the left	Apple + Delete
Delete one word to the right	Apple + Del
Cut	F2
Paste	F4
Insert a line break	Shift + Return
Reduce a hanging indent	Apple + Shift + T

If text is already selected and you want to extend the selection area:

To Do	Do This
Extend selection one character to the left	Shift + ->
Extend selection one character to the right	Shift + <-
Extend selection to the end of the word	Apple + Shift + ->
Extend selection to the beginning of a word	Apple + Shift + <-

To move the cursor:

To Do	Do This
One character to the right	-->
One character to the left	<--
One word to the right	Apple + -->
One word to the left	Apple + <--
To the end of a document	Apple + End
To the beginning of a document	Apple + Home

Article ID: 7439
Last Updated: 6/22/2009 10:36:29 AM

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