Common used Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+N Opens blank document
Ctrl+X Cut- Cuts the selection and put it on the clipboard.
Ctrl+O Open
Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the clipboard.
Ctrl+V Paste the content of the clipboard
Ctrl+S Saves the document
Ctrl+A Selects all item
Ctrl+P Print the document
Ctrl+F Find - Searches for text in the document
Alt+F4 Exit - Close
Ctrl+B Bold - Makes the text bold; removes bold formatting
Ctrl+Z Undo the last action
Ctrl+I Italic -Makes the text italic; removes italic formatting
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + U Underline;removes underline
Less commonly used keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+] Increase selected text one point
Ctrl+[ Decrease selected text one point
Shift+F3 Change case of the letters
Ctrl+Shift+W Underline words but not spaces
Ctrl+Shift+D Double underline text
Ctrl+E Center a paragraph
Ctrl+J Justify a paragraph
Ctrl+L Left align a paragraph
Ctrl+M Indent a paragraph from the left
Ctrl+T Create a hanging indent
Ctrl+Shift+T Reduce a hanging indent
Ctrl+Shift++ Apply superscript formatting
Ctrl+= Apply subscript formatting
Ctrl+Shift+C Copy formats
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste formats
Ctrl+1 Single space lines
Ctrl+5 Set 1.5 line spacing
Ctrl+2 Double space lines
Ctrl+Backspace Delete one word to the left
Ctrl+Del Delete one word to the right
Ctrl+R Right align a paragraph
Shift+Enter Insert a line break
Ctrl+Shift+A All Caps
Alt+Ctrl+M Annotation
Alt+F10 App Maximize
Alt+F5 App Restore
Alt+Ctrl+1 Apply Heading1
Alt+Ctrl+2 Apply Heading2
Alt+Ctrl+3 Apply Heading3
Ctrl+Shift+L Apply List Bullet
Alt+Shift+F7 Dictionary
Ctrl+Shift+F Show Font dialog box
Alt+Shift+T Display current time
Alt+Shift+D Display current date
If text is already selected and you want to extend the selection area
Shift+LeftArrow Extend selection one character to the left
Shift+RightArrow Extend selection one character to the right
Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow Extend selection to the end of a word
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow Extend selection to the beginning of a word
If you want to move the cursor
RightArrow One character to the right
LeftArrow One character to the left
Ctrl+RightArrow One word to the right
Ctrl+LeftArrow One word to the left
Ctrl+Home To the beginning of a document
Ctrl+End To the end of a document
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