50 Great Microsoft Word 2013 Shortcuts

Some of us are mouse-oriented, right-click people, and some of us are really good with a keyboard. We’ve compiled fifty of the best Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts for the Office version 2013.

 

Have fun!

Fifty Nine Great Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts
CATEGORY	Keyboard Shortcut	Function
BASICS	Ctrl+N	Create new document
	Ctrl+O	Open document
	Ctrl+W	Close document
	Ctrl+S	Save document
	F12	Save document as
	Ctrl+P	Print document/print preview
	Ctrl+F6	Switch between multiple Word documents
	Alt, then F, R	Open Recent (file, recent)
	Alt+Ctrl+P	Switch to Print Layout view
	Alt+Ctrl+O	Switch to Outline view
	Alt+Ctrl+N	Switch to Draft view (used to be normal view)
	Ctrl+scroll mouse	Zoom in and zoom out
	Alt then w, q	Open Zoom Menu (no native shortcut exists for zoom in/ zoom out)
	Alt+Ctrl+S	Split the document window
	Alt+Space	Open the window menu
	Alt+F4	Exit Word
PARAGRAPHS	Ctrl+1	Set line-spacing to single-space
	Ctrl+2	Set line-spacing to double-space
	Ctrl+5	Set line-spacing to 1.5
	Ctrl+0 (zero)	Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph
	Ctrl+R	Right-align paragraph
	Ctrl+L	Left-align paragraph
	Ctrl+E	Center-align paragraph
	Ctrl+J	Justify-align paragraph
	Ctrl+Shift+N	Apply Normal style
NAVIGATE	Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Jump one character to the left / to the right
	Ctrl+Arrow Left/Ctrl+Arrow Right	Jump one word to the left / to the right
	End/Home	Jump to the end of a line / beginning of a line
	Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Jump one line down / one line up
	Ctrl+Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Jump one paragraph down / one paragraph up
	Ctrl+End/Home	Jump to end / to beginning of document
	Ctrl+G or F5	Go to a page, bookmark, table, or other location
	Alt+Ctrl+Z	Go back to previously edited location in document (up to 4 places)
	Shift+F5	Go to the last change or revision; will work after opening document, as well
	Ctrl+Shift+F5	Go to, edit, and set bookmarks
FIND AND REPLACE	Ctrl+H	Open traditional find and replace window
	Ctrl+H, then Alt+D	Open traditional find window
	Shift+F4	Repeat last find after closing find window
	Ctrl+Tab	Jump between find menu and document
	Alt+Space, Arrow keys and Enter	Move find menu window
	Esc	Close traditional active search window
SPECIAL FIELDS	Alt+Shift+D	Insert current Date Field
	Alt+Shift+P	Insert Page Number Field
	Alt+Shift+t	Insert current Time Field
	Ctrl+F9	Insert an empty field
	F11/Shift+F11	Go to the next field/ previous field
	Ctrl+Shift+F9	Unlink a field
	Ctrl+F11/Ctrl+Shift+F11	Lock a field / Unlock a field
MERGING MAIL	Alt+Shift+K	Mail merge preview
	Alt+Shift+N	Merge a document
	Alt+Shift+M	Print merged document
	Alt+Shift+E	Edit a mail-merge document (data only)
	Alt+Shift+F	Insert a merge field
REVIEW DOCUMENTS	F7	Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).
	Alt+Ctrl+M	Insert a comment
	Ctrl+Shift+E	Turn change tracking on or off
	Alt+Shift+C	Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open
	Ctrl+Shift+*	Display nonprinting characters
	Ctrl+Shift+G	Open the Word Counting dialog box

Bonus: Download this big list of Microsoft Word 2013 Keyboard Shortcuts as a cheat sheet in PDF Format.

Hopefully there was one or more shortcuts on the list that you can use!