Speed up your everyday writing workflow with these basic keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word.
Sometimes mouse-work can be slow and tedious. Here are a few essential PC keyboard shortcuts you can use to get more done in less time!
Ctrl + A | Select all |
Ctrl + C | Copy |
Ctrl + V | Paste |
Ctrl + F | Find |
Ctrl + P | |
Ctrl + F2 | Print preview |
Ctrl + Z | Undo |
Ctrl + Y | Redo |
Ctrl + B | Bold |
Ctrl + I | Italicize |
Ctrl + U | Underline |
Ctrl + E | Center text |
Ctrl + J | Justify |
Ctrl + L | Left justify |
Ctrl + R | Right justify |
Shift + F3 | Change the case of text |
Ctrl + = | Subscript |
Alt + 0145 | Left single curly quote |
Alt + 0146 | Right single curly quote |
Alt + 0147 | Left double curly quote |
Alt + 0148 | Right double curly quote |
Alt + 0150 | En dash (–) |
Alt + 0151 | Em dash (—) |
Obviously, do not enter the + signs.