KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS IN MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007

COMMON SHORT CUT KEYS

• 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)

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

CORTANA SHORTCUTS

Windows + Q: Opens Cortana's Home View, enables search by speech or keyboard input.

Windows + C: Opens Cortana's speech prompt

NEW IN WINDOWS 10

Windows Key + A: Opens Windows 10 notifications

Windows Key + I: Opens Windows 10 settings

Windows Key + Ctrl + D: Creates new virtual desktop

Windows Key + Ctrl + F4: Closes current virtual desktop

Windows Key + Ctrl + Left or Right: Switches between virtual desktops

Windows Key + F1: Opens Edge and Searches "How do I get help in Windows 10" with Bing (formerly opens Help)

Windows Key + Print Screen Key: Creates a screenshot of the whole screen in the Photos app. More screenshot key commands can be found here.

WINDOWS STANDARDS

Windows Key: Shows the Windows 10 Start Menu

Windows Key + L: Locks your Windows 10 device

Windows Key + Tab: Launches Windows 10 Task View

Windows Key + Enter: Opens Narrator, a program that reads text for you and shows you tips.

DESKTOP COMMANDS

Windows Key + X: Opens Start button context menu

Windows Key + Left, Right, Up or Down: Moves the active window around on your screen. Left and Right snap the window to either side so it takes up half of the screen, Up and Down shrink the window to a quarter-size and move it to that corner. Once you have used Windows Key + Up to place it in the top corner, pressing that command again makes the window take up your whole screen. If you have hit Windows Key + Down to place a window in the bottom corner, hitting that command again minimizes the window.

Windows Key + D: Show Windows desktop (also available with Windows Key + M)

Windows Key + ,: Temporarily show desktop

CONNECTING AND SHARING

Windows Key + H: Share content (if supported by current app)

Windows Key + K: Connect to wireless displays and audio devices

Windows Key + E: Open Windows Explorer

TRADITIONAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Windows Key + Space: Switch keyboard input language (if you have added at least a second one)

Windows Key + Shift + Left or Right: Move current Window from one monitor to another (when using a multiple monitor setup)

Windows Key + 1, 2, 3 and so on: Open programs that are pinned to task bar

Windows Key + R: Run a command

Windows Key + P: Project a screen

Alt + Tab: Switch to previous window

Windows Key + T = Cycle through screenshots of open apps

Alt + F4: Close current window, but if you perform this combination when viewing the desktop, you open Power dialogue to shut down or restart Windows, put your device in sleep mode, sign out or switch the current user.