Microsoft Word Shortcut For Highlighting

Below is a listing of the more commonly used shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.

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Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words. If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can record a macro to create one. If you are using Microsoft Word Starter, be aware that not all the features listed for Word are supported in Word Starter. Highlight more than one word (Hint: Extend to left or right to highlight more than the cursor width.) 5. Cut the highlighted text from the document 6. Open a new Word document 7. Paste the text you cut from the first document into the new document 8. Save the document. Position the insertion point in the Press New Shortcut Key text box. Press the shortcut key you want to use for highlighting. For instance, you might want to press Alt+H.

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Ms Word Shortcut For Highlight

If the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts are unavailable to you.

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Microsoft Word Shortcut For Highlight Mac

Microsoft Word Shortcut For Highlighting

Some of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365, and most shortcut keys do not work in Word on a mobile device.

ShortcutDescription
Ctrl+0Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph.
Ctrl+ASelect all contents of the page.
Ctrl+BBold highlighted selection.
Ctrl+CCopy selected text.
Ctrl+DOpen the font preferences window.
Ctrl+EAligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl+FOpen find box.
Ctrl+IItalic highlighted selection.
Ctrl+JAligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl+KInsert a hyperlink.
Ctrl+LAligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl+MIndent the paragraph.
Ctrl+NOpens new, blank document window.
Ctrl+OOpens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
Ctrl+POpen the print window.
Ctrl+RAligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl+SSave the open document. Like Shift+F12.
Alt+F, ASave the document under a different file name.
Alt+XShow the Unicode code of a highlighted character.
Ctrl+TCreate a hanging indent.
Ctrl+UUnderline the selected text.
Ctrl+VPaste.
Ctrl+WClose the currently open document.
Ctrl+XCut selected text.
Ctrl+YRedo the last action performed.
Ctrl+ZUndo last action.
Ctrl+Shift+ASets the selected text to all capital letters.
Ctrl+Shift+DAdds double underline to the selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+EEnable or disable revision tracking.
Ctrl+Shift+FOpens Font window to change the font.
Ctrl+Shift+LQuickly create a bullet point.
Ctrl+Shift+>Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.
Ctrl+]Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl+Shift+<Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl+[Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl+/+CInsert a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl+'+<char>Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key.
Ctrl+Shift+*View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl+Left arrowMoves one word to the left.
Ctrl+Right arrowMoves one word to the right.
Ctrl+Up arrowMoves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl+Down arrowMoves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl+DelDeletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl+BackspaceDeletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl+EndMoves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl+HomeMoves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl+SpacebarReset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl+1Single-space lines.
Ctrl+2Double-space lines.
Ctrl+51.5-line spacing.
Ctrl+=Set selected text as subscript.
Ctrl+Shift+=Set selected text as superscript.
Ctrl+Alt+TInsert trademark (TM) symbol.
Ctrl+Alt+1Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl+Alt+2Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl+Alt+3Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl+Alt+F2Open new document.
Ctrl+F1Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl+F2Display the print preview.
Ctrl+Shift+>Increases the font size of selected text by one point.
Ctrl+Shift+<Decreases the font size of selected text by one point.
Ctrl+Shift+F6Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl+Shift+F12Prints the document.
F1Open help.
F4Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
F5Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.
F7Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
F12Save As.
Shift+F3Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift+F7Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
Shift+F12Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S.
Shift+EnterCreate a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift+InsertPaste.
Shift+Alt+DInsert the current date.
Shift+Alt+TInsert the current time.

You can also utilize the mouse to perform many common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.

Mouse shortcutsDescription
Click, hold, and dragSelects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-clickIf double-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-clickDouble-clicking the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-clickDouble-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop.
Triple-clickSelects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked.
Ctrl+Mouse wheelZooms in and out of document.
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