MS_WORD Shortcut Keys

Basic Shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + N: Open a new document.
2. Ctrl + O: Open an existing document.
3. Ctrl + S: Save the current document.
4. Ctrl + P: Print the document.
5. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
6. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action.
7. Ctrl + C: Copy selected text or object.
8. Ctrl + X: Cut selected text or object.
9. Ctrl + V: Paste copied or cut text or object.
10. Ctrl + F: Open the Find dialog to search for text.
11. Ctrl + H: Open the Replace dialog to replace text.
12. Ctrl + A: Select all text and objects in the document.
13. Ctrl + B: Bold selected text.
14. Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text.
15. Ctrl + U: Underline selected text.
16. Ctrl + L: Align text to the left.
17. Ctrl + R: Align text to the right.
18. Ctrl + E: Center-align text.
19. Ctrl + J: Justify text (align both left and right).

Navigation and Editing:

20. Ctrl + Arrow keys: Navigate through text (word by word).
21. Ctrl + Backspace: Delete previous word.
22. Ctrl + Delete: Delete next word.
23. Ctrl + Home: Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
24. Ctrl + End: Move the cursor to the end of the document.
25. Ctrl + Semicolon (;): Insert the current date.
26. Ctrl + Colon (:): Insert the current time.

Formatting Shortcuts:

27. Ctrl + B: Apply or remove bold formatting.
28. Ctrl + I: Apply or remove italic formatting.
29. Ctrl + U: Apply or remove underline formatting.
30. Ctrl + 1: Single-line spacing.
31. Ctrl + 2: Double-line spacing.
32. Ctrl + 5: Set 1.5-line spacing.
33. Ctrl + ]: Increase font size.
34. Ctrl + [: Decrease font size.

Tables and Lists:

35. Ctrl + Tab: Move to the next cell in a table.
36. Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move to the previous cell in a table.
37. Tab: Indent a list item.
38. Shift + Tab: Outdent a list item.

These shortcuts can help you work more efficiently in Microsoft Word. Remember that they may vary slightly depending on your Word version and operating system.