Contents
An Introduction to Keyboard Shortcuts and KeyTips
The Most Commonly Used Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts for Creating, Opening, Closing, and Saving Documents
Shortcuts for Navigating Word Documents
Shortcuts for Viewing Documents
Shortcuts for Selecting Text
Shortcuts for Copying and Moving Text and Graphics
Shortcuts for Deleting Text and Graphics
Shortcuts for Reviewing Documents
Shortcuts for Printing Documents
Shortcuts for Navigating Tables
Selecting Text and Graphics in Tables
Shortcuts for Character and Paragraph Formatting
Shortcuts for References, Footnotes, and Endnotes
Shortcuts for Inserting Fields and Special Characters
Function Key Quick Reference
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- A quick-reference list of the top 15 most commonly used shortcuts
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- How to use Word’s new KeyTips feature to execute any command in Word
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An Introduction to Keyboard Shortcuts and KeyTips
A keyboard shortcut is a combination of two or three keystrokes that you can use to execute a command in a computer program more quickly than you could by clicking with a mouse. This guide covers the most helpful and popular keyboard shortcuts in Word® 2007—except for the shortcuts to commands that are new to Word 2007, the shortcuts in this guide apply to earlier versions of Word as well.
How to Use Word with Only Your Keyboard
Word 2007’s KeyTips feature is a keyboard-based system that allows you to use Word
without even touching the mouse. KeyTips are different from keyboard shortcuts in that they can involve up to five keys per combination.
How to Use KeyTips
To use KeyTips, press the Alt key—little letters and numbers will appear next to the various commands on the screen. Hit the appropriate key (or keys) to use the command. For instance, to get to the Ribbon’s Home tab, you’d type Alt+H. Once there, a new set of letters and numbers appear that mark the Home tab commands. Press those keys to execute those commands. To make the shortcut numbers and letters disappear, hit the Alt key again.
Overlap Between KeyTips and Keyboard Shortcuts
Traditional keyboard shortcuts and Alt-key commands may sometimes overlap. For instance, you can save files using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S or the KeyTip Alt+F, S. This guide focuses on Word’s keyboard shortcuts but lists helpful KeyTips where appropriate.
How to Make Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
In addition to providing hundreds of built-in keyboard shortcuts, Word 2007 also makes it easy to create your own. To create custom keyboard shortcuts, follow these steps:
- On the Office Button Menu, click the Word Options tab at the bottom.
- In the Word Options dialog box, click Customize.
- Click the Customize... button next to the words “Keyboard Shortcuts” in the Customize dialog box. The dialog box for creating or modifying keyboard shortcuts will open.
- After writing in the new or modified shortcut, click Assign, then click Close.
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