| To | Press |
| Create a new document | CTRL+N |
| Open a document | CTRL+O |
| Close a document | CTRL+W |
| Save a document | CTRL+S |
| Quit Word | ALT+F4 |
| Find text, formatting, and special items | CTRL+F |
| Repeat find | ALT+CTRL+Y |
| Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location | CTRL+G |
| Go back to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location | ALT+CTRL+Z |
| Cancel an action | ESC |
| Undo an action | CTRL+Z |
| Redo or repeat an action | CTRL+Y |
| Switch to page layout view | ALT+CTRL+P |
| Switch to normal view | ALT+CTRL+N |
| Change the font | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
| Change the font size | CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| Change the formatting of characters (Font command, Format menu) | CTRL+D |
| Change the case of letters | SHIFT+F3 |
| Format letters as all capitals | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
| Apply bold formatting | CTRL+B |
| Apply an underline | CTRL+U |
| Underline words but not spaces | CTRL+SHIFT+W |
| Apply italic formatting | CTRL+I |
| Format letters as small capitals | CTRL+SHIFT+K |
| Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing) | CTRL+EQUAL SIGN |
| Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing) | CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN |
| Center a paragraph | CTRL+E |
| Justify a paragraph | CTRL+J |
| Left align a paragraph | CTRL+L |
| Right align a paragraph | CTRL+R |
| Indent a paragraph from the left | CTRL+M |
| Remove a paragraph indent from the left | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
| Create a hanging indent | CTRL+T |
| Reduce a hanging indent | CTRL+SHIFT+T |
| Remove paragraph formatting | CTRL+Q |
| Delete one character to the left | BACKSPACE |
| Delete one word to the left | CTRL+BACKSPACE |
| Delete one character to the right | DELETE |
| Delete one word to the right | CTRL+DELETE |
| Cut selected text to the Clipboard | CTRL+X |
| Copy text or graphics | CTRL+C |
| Paste the Clipboard contents | CTRL+V |
| Insert a line break | SHIFT+ENTER |
| Insert a page break | CTRL+ENTER |
| Print a document | CTRL+P |
| Switch to Print Preview | ALT+CTRL+I |