Press and release ALT, N, and then M to select SmartArt.
Press the TAB key to get to Object name, press ENTER, and then press ENTER again. With the cursor positioned to the left of the object in your document, select the object by pressing SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW. Press CTRL+TAB to switch to the Create from File tab, press TAB, and then type the file name of the object that you want to insert or browse to the file. Press DOWN ARROW to select an object type, and then press ENTER to create an object. Press ALT, N, J, and then J to open the Object dialog box. Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then press ENTER. If the Styles task pane is not selected, press F6 to select it. Switch a paragraph between right-aligned and left-aligned. Switch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned. Switch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned. SHIFT+F1 (then click the text with the formatting you want to review)Īdd or remove one line space preceding a paragraph. View and copy text formats Display nonprinting characters.ĬTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk on numeric keypad does not work) Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters.Īpply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).Īpply superscript formatting (automatic spacing). Open the Font dialog box to change the font. Note The following keyboard shortcuts do not work in Read mode. To turn Overtype mode on or off, press INSERT.Ĭharacter and paragraph formatting Copy formatting Copy formatting from text. Press SPACEBAR to select the check box, and then press ENTER. Press ALT+O to move to the Use the Insert key to control overtype mode check box. Press A to select ADVANCED, and then press TAB. To change the overtype settings so that you can access overtype mode by pressing INSERT, do the following: Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table To insert Use the arrow keys to move to the column’s top or bottom cell, and then do one of the following:ĪLT+5 on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK off)Īfter opening a document, to the location you were working in when the document was last closed Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP to select the column from bottom to top.
Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN to select the column from top to bottom.
Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly Select text and graphics in a table Description Extend a selection To do thisį8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROWį8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so on)Įxtend a selection one character to the right.Įxtend a selection one character to the left.Įxtend a selection to the beginning of a word.Įxtend a selection to the beginning of a line.Įxtend a selection to the end of a paragraph.Įxtend a selection to the beginning of a paragraph.Įxtend a selection to the beginning of a document.Įxtend a selection to the end of a document.Įxtend a selection to the end of a window.Įxtend a selection to include the entire document.ĬTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys press ESC to cancel selection modeĮxtend a selection to a specific location in aį8+arrow keys press ESC to cancel selection mode Select text by holding down SHIFT and using the arrow keys to move the cursor. Insert the euro currency symbol, hold down ALT and press 0128 on the numeric keypad. Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code.
For example, to insert the euro currency symbol ( ), type 20AC, and then hold down ALT and press X.įind out the Unicode character code for the selected character Insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code.
MS Word Shortcut keys and Tips For Windows Insert special characters DescriptionĬTRL+`(single quotation mark), `(single quotation mark)ĬTRL+’ (single quotation mark), ‘ (single quotation mark)ĬTRL+` (single quotation mark), SHIFT+’ (single quotation mark)ĬTRL+’ (single quotation mark), SHIFT+’ (single quotation mark)ĮNTER (after you type the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears)