Shortcut keys every Windows and Microsoft Word user must know

By Emuobo Okeme

Today I am going to show you how to use keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word. Some of you might be wondering why it is necessary to use shortcuts when you have the mouse, the truth is that your work will be done faster and you will save a lot of time by using keyboard shortcuts. Here is a list of the most commonly used and needed keyboard shortcuts.

Open: Press Ctrl + O
Save: Press Ctrl + S
Close: Press Ctrl + W
Cut: Press Ctrl + X
Copy: Press Ctrl + C
Paste: Press Ctrl + V
Select All: Press Ctrl + A
Select some words or part of a sentence: Press Shift + Arrow Keys
Bold: Press Ctrl + B
Italic: Press Ctrl + I
Underline: Press Ctrl + U
Cancel: Press ESC
Undo: Press Ctrl + Z
Redo: Press Ctrl + Y
Center Text: Press Ctrl + E
Justify Text: Press Ctrl + J
Left Align Text: Press Ctrl + L
Right Align Text: Press Ctrl + R
Decrease Font Size by 1 point: Press Ctrl + [
Increase Font Size by 1 point: Press Ctrl + ]
Subscript: Press Ctrl + =
Superscript: Press Ctrl + Shift + =
Print: Press Ctrl + P
Print Preview: Alt+ Ctrl + I

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