If you use Microsoft Office Word 2016, then you probably know about all the different keyboard shortcut keys that are available.
However, did you know that there is a way to see all of the keyboard shortcut keys in one place?
This can be extremely useful if you are trying to learn all of the different shortcut keys or if you want a reference guide to keep handy. In this post, we will show all the keyboard shortcut keys in MS Office Word 2016.
Keyboard Shortcut Keys In MS Office Word 2016
Do you need a list of all the keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Office Word 2016? If so, you are at the right place. Let us show you a comprehensive list of all the keyboard shortcuts for Word 2016:
1. Ctrl + A: Select all page contents.
2. Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
3. Ctrl + C: Copy selected text.
4. Ctrl + X: Cut selected text.
5. Ctrl + P: Open the print window.
6. Ctrl + F: Open find box.
7. Ctrl + I: Italic highlighted selection.
8. Ctrl + K: Insert a link (Shortcut Keys and their Functions).
9. Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
10. Ctrl + V: Paste.
11. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action performed.
12. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
13. Ctrl + L: Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
14. Ctrl + E: Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
15. Ctrl + R: Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
16. Ctrl + M: Indent the paragraph.
17. Ctrl + Shift + F: Change the font.
18. Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
19. Ctrl + ]: Increase selected font +1pts.
20. Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
21. Ctrl + [: Decrease selected font -1pts.
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22. Ctrl + Shift + *: View or hide non printing characters.
23. Ctrl + L: Moves one word to the left.
24. Ctrl + R: Moves one word to the right.
25. Ctrl +: Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
26. Ctrl +: Moves to the end of the paragraph.
27. Ctrl + Del: Deletes word to the right of the cursor.
28. Ctrl + Backspace: Deletes word to the left of the cursor.
29. Ctrl + End: Moves the cursor to the end of the
document.
30. Ctrl + Home: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
31. Ctrl + Spacebar: Reset highlighted text to the default font.
32. Ctrl + 1: Single-space lines.
33. Ctrl + 2: Double-space lines.
34. Ctrl + 5: 1.5-line spacing.
35. Ctrl + Alt + 1: Changes text to heading 1.
36. Ctrl + Alt + 2: Changes text to heading 2.
37. Ctrl + Alt + 3: Changes text to heading 3.
38. Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date.
39. Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time.
40. Alt + F: File menu options in the current program.
41. Alt + E: Edit options in the current program
42. F1: Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
43. Ctrl + A: Select all text.
44. Ctrl + X: Cut
45. Shift + Del: Cut selected item.
46. Ctrl + C: Copy selected item.
47. Ctrl + Ins: Copy selected item.
48. Ctrl + V: Paste selected item.
49. Shift + Ins: Paste.
50. Home: Goes to the beginning of the current line.
51. Ctrl + Home: This goes to the beginning of a document.
52. End: Goes to the end of the current line.
53. Ctrl + End: This goes to the end of the document.
54. Windows key: Open or close the Start Menu.
55. Windows key + A: Open Action center.
56. Windows key + C: Open Cortana in listening mode.
57. Windows key + D: Display or hide the desktop.
58. Windows key + E: Open File Explorer.
59. Windows key + G: Open the Game bar when a game is open.
60. Windows key + H: Open the Share charm.
61. Windows key + I: Open Settings.
62. Windows key + K: Open the Connect quick action.
63. Windows key + L: Lock your PC or switch accounts.
64. Windows key + M: Minimize all windows.
65. Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box.
66. Windows key + S: Open Search.
67. Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.
68. Windows key + X: Open the Quick Link menu.
69. Windows key + Number: Open the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
70. Windows key + Left arrow key: Snap app windows left.
71. Windows key + Right arrow key: Snap app windows right.
72. Windows key + Up arrow key: Maximize app windows.
73. Windows key + Down arrow key: Minimize app windows.
74. Windows key + Comma: Temporarily peek at the desktop.
75. Windows key + Ctrl + D: Add a virtual desktop.
76. Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right arrow: Switch between virtual desktops.
77. Windows key + Ctrl + F4: Close current virtual desktop.
78. Windows key + Enter: Open Narrator.
79. Windows key + Home: Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on the second stroke).
80. Windows key + PrtScn: Capture a screenshot and save it in the Screenshots folder.
81. Windows key + Shift + Up arrow: Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
82. Windows key + Tab: Open Task view.
83. Windows key + “+” key: Zoom in using the magnifier.
84. Windows key + “-” key: Zoom out using the magnifier.
85. Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.
86. Alt + Tab: Switch between open apps.
87. Alt + Left arrow key: Go back.
88. Alt + Right arrow key: Go forward.
89. Alt + Page Up: Move up one screen.
90. Alt + Page down: Move down one screen.
91. Ctrl + Alt +Tab: View open apps
92. Ctrl + C: Copy selected items to clipboard.
93. Ctrl + X: Cut selected items.
94. Ctrl + V: Paste content from clipboard.
95. Ctrl + A: Select all content.
96. Ctrl + Z: Undo an action.
97. Ctrl + Y: Redo an action.
98. Ctrl + D: Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
99. Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start Menu.
100. Ctrl + Shift: Switch the keyboard layout.
101. Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.
102. Ctrl + F4: Close the active window.
103. Ctrl+W: Close the active window / document.
104. Ctrl+Z: Undo an action.
105. Ctrl+Y: Redo the last action or repeat a step.
106. Ctrl+S: Save a document.
107. Ctrl+P: Print a document.
108. Ctrl+K: Insert a hyperlink.
109. Alt+Left: Arrow Go back one page.
110. Alt+Right: Arrow Go forward one page.
111. Ctrl+C: Copy selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.
112. Ctrl+V: Paste the most recent addition to the Office Clipboard.
113. Ctrl+Shift+A: Format all letters as capitals.
114. Ctrl+B: Applies or removes bold formatting.
115. Ctrl+I: Applies or removes italic formatting.
116. Ctrl+=: Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
117. Alt, F, A: Save As.
118. Alt, S, T, I: Insert Table of Contents.
119. Alt, S, T, R: Remove Table of Contents.
120. Alt, W, F: Full-Screen Reading – View > Document Views > Full-Screen Reading.
121. Alt, W, R: Ruler. View > Show/Hide > Ruler.
122. Alt, F, X: Exit Word.
123. Shift + Home: Highlights from the current position to the beginning of a line.
124. Shift + End: Highlights from the current position to the end of the line.
125. Ctrl + Left arrow: Moves one word to the left at a time.
126. Ctrl + Right arrow: Moves one word to the right at a time.
Conclusion
If you work with Microsoft Office Word 2016, then you know there are many keyboard shortcuts that can make your work go much faster.
In this blog post, we showed you how to view all the keyboard shortcut keys in MS Office Word 2016. We hope you found this article helpful.