Ankit Kumar Agarwal

You can avoid reaching for the mouse if you are familiar with keyboard shortcuts. If you forget one of these, use the mouse and go to the menu bar. In each pull down menu you will see keyboard commands given in the right side of the window.

Commonly used keyboard combinations

Ctrl+N Open a new word document quickly.
Ctrl+O Opens a previously saved document.
Ctrl+W Closes the active window, but does not Exit Word.
Ctrl+S Saves the active document with its current file name, location and format.
Ctrl+P Prints the active file, also gives the opportunity to change print options
Alt+F4 Exit – Closes Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+Z Undo the last action. This selection can be repeated several times.
Ctrl+Y Redo – After an action has been undone, it can be reinstated in the document.

Ctrl+X Cut- Removes the selection from the active document and places it on the clipboard.
Ctrl+C Copies the selection to the clipboard
Ctrl+V Paste – Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point (cursor) or whatever is selected.
Ctrl+A Selects all text and graphics in the active window.
Ctrl+F Find – Searches for specified text in the active document
Ctrl+B Bold – Formats selected text; make text bold, or remove bold formatting
Ctrl+I Italic – Formats selected text; make text italic or remove italic
Ctrl+U Underline – Formats selected text; make text underlined or remove underline