MS Word is the most popular word processing software developed by Microsoft Corporation, which is part of the Office suite. It is popular for its easy interface, advanced features, and beginner-friendly environment.
Here, the shortcut is used on MS Word.
Shortcut Key related to Ctrl & Ctrl+Shift
| S.N. | Shortcut Key | Use of the key |
| 1 | Ctrl+A | Select All |
| 2 | Ctrl+B | Make the letter bold |
| 3 | Ctrl+C | Copy the selected text |
| 4 | Ctrl+D | Open the font dialog box |
| 5 | Ctrl+E | Align the line or selected text to the center |
| 6 | Ctrl+F | Align the line or selected text to the center |
| 7 | Ctrl+G | Open the go to dialog box |
| 8 | Ctrl+H | Open the replace dialog box |
| 9 | Ctrl+I | Make the selected text italic |
| 10 | Ctrl+j | Align the selected line or text justify |
| 11 | Ctrl+K | To insert a hyperlink |
| 12 | Ctrl+L | Align the selected line or text to the left |
| 13 | Ctrl+M | Indent the paragraph |
| 14 | Ctrl+N | To open a new blank document |
| 15 | Ctrl+O | Open the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open. |
| 16 | Ctrl+P | To open the print dialog box |
| 17 | Ctrl+Q | To remove paragraph formatting |
| 18 | Ctrl+R | Align the selected line or text right |
| 19 | Ctrl+S | To save the document |
| 20 | Ctrl+T | Decrease selected font -1pt if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decrease font by -2pt. |
| 21 | Ctrl+U | To underline the selected text |
| 22 | Ctrl+V | Paste the selected text |
| 23 | Ctrl+W | Close the currently open document |
| 24 | Ctrl+X | To cut the selected text |
| 25 | Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action performed |
| 26 | Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action |
| 27 | Ctrl+0 | Toggle 6pt spacing above the paragraph |
| 28 | Ctrl+Shift +A | Make the selected text capital |
| 29 | Ctrl+Shift+B | Bold a word |
| 30 | Ctrl+Shift+D | Double underline the selected text |
| 31 | Ctrl+Shift+F | Open the font window to change the font |
| 32 | Ctrl+Shift+G | Shows the word count dialog box |
| 33 | Ctrl+Shift+L | To make a bulleted list |
| 34 | Ctrl+Shift+O | To Open research dialog box |
| 35 | Ctrl+Shift+P | Open the font dialog box for size |
| 36 | Ctrl+Shift+S | To open the apply style box |
| 37 | Ctrl+Shift+U | To underline a word |
| 38 | Ctrl+Shift+→ | To understand a word |
| 39 | Ctrl+Shift+← | To select the word left |
| 40 | Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase selected font +1pt up to 12pt or lower; if above 12, increases font +2pts |
| 41 | Ctrl+Shift+< | Decrease selected font -1pt if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decrease font by -2pt. |
Shortcut Key related to Alt Key
In MS Word Alt key is used with other key combinations to perform different tasks.
| S.N. | Shortcut Key | Use of the key |
| 1 | Alt + = | Insert a mathematical equation |
| 2 | Alt + A | Open the Data tab (or Table Layout in some contexts) |
| 3 | Alt + Ctrl + C | To insert the Copyright symbol (©) |
| 4 | Alt+Ctrl+D | To insert an Endnote |
| 5 | Alt+Ctrl+F | To Insert a Footnote |
| 6 | Alt+Ctrl+G | To select an image |
| 7 | Alt+Ctrl+I | Switch in or out of Print Preview |
| 8 | Alt+Ctrl+M | Insert a comment |
| 9 | Alt+Ctrl+R | To insert a Registered Trademark Symbol (®) |
| 10 | Alt + Ctrl + S | Split the document or remove the split |
| 11 | Alt+Ctrl+T | Insert the Trademark symbol (™) |
| 12 | Alt + Down Arrow | Move a selected table row down (when used with Shift) |
| 13 | Alt + End | Move to the last cell of the table |
| 14 | Alt+F | Open a file tab |
| 15 | Alt+F1 | Jump to the next field |
| 16 | Alt+F3 | Create a new AutoText entry from selected text |
| 17 | Alt+F4 | Quit Microsoft Word or close the active window |
| 18 | Alt+F7 | Find the next spelling or grammar error |
| 19 | Alt+F8 | Open the Macros dialog box |
| 20 | Alt+F9 | Toggle the display of field codes |
| 21 | Alt+F10 | Show/hide selection pane |
| 22 | Alt+G | Open design tab |
| 23 | Alt+H | Open home tab |
| 24 | Alt+Home | Move to the first cell in a table |
| 25 | Alt+M | Open Mailing tab |
| 26 | Alt+N | Open the insert tab |
| 27 | Alt+P | Open the layout tab |
| 28 | Alt + Page Down | Move to the last cell in the table |
| 29 | Alt + Page Up | Move to the first cell in the table |
| 30 | Alt+Q | Move focus to the Search or “Tell me what you want to do” box |
| 31 | Alt+R | Open the review tab |
| 32 | Alt+S | Open reference tab |
| 33 | Alt + Shift + D | Insert the current date |
| 34 | Alt+Shift+O | Insert a table of contents in every field |
| 35 | Alt+Shift+P | Insert a page number |
| 36 | Alt+Shift+T | Insert the current time |
| 37 | Alt+W | Open view tab |
| 38 | Alt+X | Convert a Unicode hex value to its character (or vice versa) |
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