MS Word Shortcut Keys

some Microsoft Word commands and shortcuts that are often useful in an exam-oriented context for improving your productivity:

  1. Ctrl + N: Create a new document.
  2. Ctrl + O: Open an existing document.
  3. Ctrl + S: Save the current document.
  4. Ctrl + P: Print the document.
  5. Ctrl + F: Find text within the document.
  6. Ctrl + H: Replace text within the document.
  7. Ctrl + C: Copy selected text or objects.
  8. Ctrl + X: Cut selected text or objects.
  9. Ctrl + V: Paste copied or cut text or objects.
  10. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
  11. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action.
  12. Ctrl + A: Select all text and objects in the document.
  13. Ctrl + B: Bold selected text.
  14. Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text.
  15. Ctrl + U: Underline selected text.
  16. Ctrl + E: Center-align text.
  17. Ctrl + L: Left-align text.
  18. Ctrl + R: Right-align text.
  19. Ctrl + J: Justify text.
  20. Ctrl + 1: Set single line spacing.
  21. Ctrl + 2: Set double line spacing.
  22. Ctrl + 5: Set 1.5 line spacing.
  23. Ctrl + ]: Increase font size.
  24. Ctrl + [: Decrease font size.
  25. Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase font size of selected text.
  26. Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease font size of selected text.
  27. Ctrl + Home: Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
  28. Ctrl + End: Move the cursor to the end of the document.
  29. Ctrl + Page Up: Move to the previous page.
  30. Ctrl + Page Down: Move to the next page.
  31. Ctrl + F2: Open the Print Preview.
  32. Ctrl + F4: Close the active document.
  33. Ctrl + F6: Switch between open documents.
  34. Ctrl + Tab: Switch between open documents (forward).
  35. Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Switch between open documents (backward).
  36. Ctrl + Shift + N: Apply Normal style to selected text (removes formatting).
  37. Alt + Enter: Insert a line break within a paragraph.
  38. Ctrl + Enter: Insert a page break.
  39. Ctrl + Shift + S: Open the Save As dialog box.
  40. Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink.
  41. Alt + F4: Close Microsoft Word.
  42. Ctrl + W: Close the active document.
  43. Ctrl + F9: Insert an empty field.
  44. Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date.
  45. Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time.
  46. Ctrl + Click: Select non-contiguous text.
  47. Ctrl + Space: Remove character formatting.
  48. Ctrl + Shift + Space: Remove paragraph formatting.
  49. Shift + F3: Change text case (toggle between uppercase, lowercase, and title case).
  50. F7: Run spelling and grammar check.

These shortcuts can be particularly useful when you need to quickly navigate, edit, and format documents during an exam or any time-sensitive document-related task.