Shortcuts Key of MS Word
Important / Frequently used shortcuts in MS Word
This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts in Microsoft Word.
| To do this | Press |
| Open a document. | Ctrl+O |
| Create a new document. | Ctrl+N |
| Save the document. | Ctrl+S |
| Close the document. | Ctrl+W |
| Cut the selected content to the Clipboard. | Ctrl+X |
| Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. | Ctrl+C |
| Paste the contents of the Clipboard. | Ctrl+V |
| Select all document content. | Ctrl+A |
| Apply bold formatting to text. | Ctrl+B |
| Apply italic formatting to text. | Ctrl+I |
| Apply underline formatting to text. | Ctrl+U |
| Decrease the font size by 1 point. | Ctrl+[ |
| Increase the font size by 1 point. | Ctrl+] |
| Center the text. | Ctrl+E |
| Align the text to the left. | Ctrl+L |
| Align the text to the right. | Ctrl+R |
| Cancel a command. | Esc |
| Undo the previous action. | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo the previous action, if possible. | Ctrl+Y |
| Adjust the zoom magnification. | Alt+W, Q, then tab in Zoom dialog box to the value you want. |
| Split the document window. | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Remove the document window split. | Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S |