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Common Microsoft
Word Shortcut keys

Save a document: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl S
Open a document: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl O
Start a New document: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl N
Print: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl P to navigate to the Print section
Navigate to the beginning of a document: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl HOME
Navigate to the end of a document: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl END
Increase Font Size: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl ]
Decrease Font Size: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl [
Apply Single Line Spacing: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl 1
Apply Double Line Spacing: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl 2
Apply 1.5 line Spacing: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl 5
Highlight Entire Document: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl A
Apply Bold: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl B
Apply Underline: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl U
Apply Italics: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl U
Change/Toggle Case of Text: Press the keyboard shortcut Shift F3
Left Align: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl L
Centre Align: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl E
Right Align: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl R
Cut text: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl X
Copy Text: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl C
Paste Text: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl V
Find Command: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl F
Replace Command: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl H
Undo your last action: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Z
Redo the last action: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Y
Add an extra row at the bottom of a table: From the last cell in the table press the TAB key on the keyboard
Insert a Page Break: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Enter
Repeat the last command: Press the keyboard shortcut F4

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