Here is a list of the most popular shortcut keys in Microsoft Word along with their descriptions:
### 1. **Ctrl + N**
– **Action**: New Document
– **Description**: Creates a new, blank document in Microsoft Word.
### 2. **Ctrl + O**
– **Action**: Open Document
– **Description**: Opens an existing document. This shortcut opens the file dialog box to browse and select the document.
### 3. **Ctrl + S**
– **Action**: Save Document
– **Description**: Saves the current document. If the document hasn’t been saved yet, it will prompt you to provide a name and location.
### 4. **Ctrl + P**
– **Action**: Print Document
– **Description**: Opens the print dialog box, allowing you to print the document.
### 5. **Ctrl + C**
– **Action**: Copy
– **Description**: Copies the selected text or object to the clipboard, so you can paste it elsewhere.
### 6. **Ctrl + X**
– **Action**: Cut
– **Description**: Cuts the selected text or object, removing it from the document and placing it on the clipboard.
### 7. **Ctrl + V**
– **Action**: Paste
– **Description**: Pastes the content from the clipboard into the document at the current cursor location.
### 8. **Ctrl + Z**
– **Action**: Undo
– **Description**: Reverses the most recent action. If you make a mistake, this is a quick way to undo it.
### 9. **Ctrl + Y**
– **Action**: Redo
– **Description**: Reapplies the last undone action. This is useful if you accidentally undo something and want to restore it.
### 10. **Ctrl + B**
– **Action**: Bold Text
– **Description**: Toggles bold formatting on or off for the selected text.
### 11. **Ctrl + I**
– **Action**: Italicize Text
– **Description**: Toggles italic formatting on or off for the selected text.
### 12. **Ctrl + U**
– **Action**: Underline Text
– **Description**: Toggles underline formatting on or off for the selected text.
### 13. **Ctrl + A**
– **Action**: Select All
– **Description**: Selects all content in the document.
### 14. **Ctrl + F**
– **Action**: Find
– **Description**: Opens the Find and Replace dialog box to search for specific text or keywords in the document.
### 15. **Ctrl + H**
– **Action**: Find and Replace
– **Description**: Opens the Find and Replace dialog box to search for text and replace it with new text.
### 16. **Ctrl + K**
– **Action**: Insert Hyperlink
– **Description**: Opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, allowing you to insert a hyperlink into the document.
### 17. **Ctrl + E**
– **Action**: Center Align Text
– **Description**: Aligns the selected text or paragraph to the center of the page.
### 18. **Ctrl + L**
– **Action**: Left Align Text
– **Description**: Aligns the selected text or paragraph to the left.
### 19. **Ctrl + R**
– **Action**: Right Align Text
– **Description**: Aligns the selected text or paragraph to the right.
### 20. **Ctrl + M**
– **Action**: Indent Paragraph
– **Description**: Indents the selected paragraph by one level.
### 21. **Ctrl + Shift + N**
– **Action**: Apply Normal Style
– **Description**: Applies the Normal style to the selected text, which is the default style for Word documents.
### 22. **Ctrl + T**
– **Action**: Hanging Indent
– **Description**: Applies a hanging indent to the selected text, where the first line is flush left, and the rest are indented.
### 23. **Ctrl + Shift + L**
– **Action**: Bullet List
– **Description**: Turns the selected text into a bulleted list or adds a bullet point.
### 24. **Ctrl + Shift + >**
– **Action**: Increase Font Size
– **Description**: Increases the font size of the selected text by one point.
### 25. **Ctrl + Shift + <** - **Action**: Decrease Font Size - **Description**: Decreases the font size of the selected text by one point.### 26. **Alt + F4** - **Action**: Close Application - **Description**: Closes Microsoft Word. If there are unsaved changes, Word will prompt you to save the document before closing.### 27. **Ctrl + Shift + C** - **Action**: Copy Formatting - **Description**: Copies the formatting of the selected text (e.g., font, size, color) to the clipboard.### 28. **Ctrl + Shift + V** - **Action**: Paste Formatting - **Description**: Pastes the copied formatting onto the selected text.### 29. **Ctrl + Shift + F** - **Action**: Open Font Dialog Box - **Description**: Opens the Font dialog box, where you can change the font type, size, style, and other text formatting options.### 30. **Ctrl + Shift + P** - **Action**: Open Paragraph Dialog Box - **Description**: Opens the Paragraph dialog box, where you can change paragraph alignment, spacing, and indentation.These shortcuts help increase efficiency and productivity while working in Microsoft Word!