Common Short Cut Keys for Microsoft Windows:
• Common Short Cut Keys
• Function key Shortcuts
• Shift + Function key Shortcuts
• Control + Function key Short Cuts
• Control key Short Cuts
• Control + Shift + Function key Short Cuts
• Alt + Function key Short Cuts
• Alt + Shift + Function key Short Cuts
• Control + Alt + Function key Short Cuts

Common Short Cut Keys:
• Create a nonbreaking space: Control + Shift + Spacebar
• Create a nonbreaking hyphen: Control + Hyphen
• Toggle the Bold Attribute: Control + B
• Toggle the Italic Attribute: Control + I
• Toggle the Underline Attribute: Control + U
• Decrease font size one point: Control + Shift + < (Less Than Sign) or (shift + comma)
• Increase font size one point: Control + Shift + > (greater than sign) or (shift + period)
• Remove paragraph formatting: Control + Q
• Remove Character Formatting: Control + Spacebar
• Copy selected text to the clipboard: Control + C or Shift + F2
• Cut selected text to the clipboard: Control + X
• Paste Text from clipboard: Control + V
• Undo the last action: Control + Z
• Redo the last action: Control + Y

Function key Shortcuts:
• Get online Help or the Office Assistant: F1
• Move text or graphics: F2
• Insert an AutoText entry (after Word displays the entry): F3
• Repeat the last action: F4
• Choose the Go To command (Edit menu) : F5
• Go to next pane or frame: F6
• Launch the Spelling and Grammar check: F7
• Extend a selection: F8
• Update selected fields: F9
• Activate the menu bar: F10
• Go to the next field: F11
• Choose the Save As command (File menu): F12

Shift + Function key Shortcuts:
• Start context-sensitive Help or reveal formatting: Shift + F1
• Copy selected text: Shift + F2
• Change the case of letters: Shift + F3
• Repeat a Find or Go To action: Shift + F4
• Move to a previous revision: Shift + F5
• Go to the previous pane or frame: Shift + F6
• Choose the Thesaurus command (Tools menu, Language submenu) : Shift + F7
• Shrink a selection: Shift + F8
• Switch between a field code and its result: Shift + F9
• Display a shortcut menu: Shift + F10
• Go to the previous field: Shift + F11
• Choose the Save command (File menu): Shift + F12

Control + Function key Short Cuts:
• Choose the Print Preview command (File menu): Control + F2
• Cut to the Spike: Control + F3
• Close the window: Control + F4
• Restore the document window size: Control + F5
• Go to the next window: Control + F6
• Choose the Move command (Control menu): Control + F7
• Choose the Size command (document Control menu): Control + F8
• Insert an empty field: Control + F9
• Maximize the document windowControl + F10
• Lock a field: Control + F11
• Choose the Open command (File menu): Control + F12

Control Key Short Cuts:
• Copy selected text to the clipboard: Control + C or Shift + F2
• Cut selected text to the clipboard: Control + X
• Paste Text from clipboard: Control + V
• Undo the last action: Control + Z
• Redo the last action: Control + Y
• New document: Control + N
• Open a document: Control + O
• Print a document: Control + P
• Select all: Control + A
• Find: Control + F
• Replace: Control + H
• Go to: Control + G
• Paragraph up: Control + up arrow
• Paragraph down: Control + down arrow
• Go to the word to the left: Control + left arrow
• Go to the word to the right: Control + right arrow

Control + Shift + Function key Short Cuts:
• Insert the contents of the Spike: Control + Shift + F3
• Edit a bookmark: Control + Shift + F5
• Go to the previous window: Control + Shift + F6
• Update linked information in a Word source document: Control + Shift + F7
• Extend a selection or block (then press an arrow key): Control + Shift + F8
• Unlink a field: Control + Shift + F9
• Activate the ruler: Control + Shift + F10
• Unlock a field: Control + Shift + F11
• Choose the Print command (File menu): Control + Shift + F12

Alt + Function key Short Cuts:
• Go to the next field: Alt + F1
• Create an AutoText entry: Alt + F3
• Quit Word: Alt + F4
• Restore the program window size: Alt + F5
• Find the next misspelling or grammatical error. The Check
spelling as you type check box must be selected (Tools menu, Options dialog box,
Spelling & Grammar tab): Alt + F7
• Run a macro: Alt + F8
• Switch between all field codes and their results: Alt + F9
• Maximize the program window: Alt + F10
• Display Microsoft Visual Basic code: Alt + F11

Alt + Shift + Function key Short Cuts:
• Go to the previous field: Alt + Shift + F1
• Choose the Save command (File menu): Alt + Shift + F2
• Run GoToButton or MacroButton from the field that displays the field results: Alt + Shift + F9
• Display Microsoft Visual Studio code: Alt + Shift + F11

Control + Alt + Function key:
• Display Microsoft System Information: Control + Alt + F1
• Open command (File menu): Control + Alt + F2
 

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