Word Keyboard Shortcuts

Formatting and editing shortcuts for documents. Every shortcut below links to its own page with Windows, Mac and Web keys.

Most Useful Word Shortcuts

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Find and Replace

Windows
Ctrl+H

Finds text and replaces it.

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Save As

Windows
F12

Saves a copy with a new name or location.

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Undo

Windows
Ctrl+Z

Reverses your last action.

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Strikethrough

Windows
Ctrl+D→Alt+K

Draws a line through the selected text.

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Find

Windows
Ctrl+F

Opens the search box to find text.

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Change Case

Windows
Shift+F3

Cycles through UPPERCASE, lowercase and Title Case.

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Page Break

Windows
Ctrl+Enter

Starts a new page at the cursor.

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Highlight

Windows
Ctrl+Alt+H

Highlights the selected text.

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Word Formatting Shortcuts

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Word Inserting Shortcuts

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Word Editing and Review Shortcuts

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Word Files Shortcuts

Word Shortcuts for Windows

TaskShortcut
Find and ReplaceCtrl+H
Save AsF12
UndoCtrl+Z
StrikethroughCtrl+D→Alt+K
FindCtrl+F
Change CaseShift+F3
Page BreakCtrl+Enter
HighlightCtrl+Alt+H
Word CountCtrl+Shift+G
Degree SymbolAlt+0176
Insert HyperlinkCtrl+K
SaveCtrl+S
Select AllCtrl+A
Insert CommentCtrl+Alt+M
Spell CheckF7
BoldCtrl+B
ItalicCtrl+I
UnderlineCtrl+U
Center TextCtrl+E
Clear FormattingCtrl+Space
SuperscriptCtrl+Shift+=
SubscriptCtrl+=
CutCtrl+X
CopyCtrl+C
PasteCtrl+V
Paragraph SymbolCtrl+Shift+8
Insert FootnoteCtrl+Alt+F
Insert EquationAlt+=
All CapsCtrl+Shift+A
Increase Font SizeCtrl+Shift+>
Decrease Font SizeCtrl+Shift+<
Copy FormattingCtrl+Shift+C
RedoCtrl+Y
PrintCtrl+P
Left AlignCtrl+L
JustifyCtrl+J
Bullet ListCtrl+Shift+L

Word Shortcuts for Mac

Only shortcuts with confirmed Mac keys are listed.

TaskShortcut
Find and ReplaceCtrl+H
Save AsCmd+Shift+S
UndoCmd+Z
StrikethroughCmd+Shift+X
FindCmd+F
Change CaseFn+Shift+F3
Page BreakCmd+Enter
HighlightCmd+Ctrl+H
Word CountCmd+Shift+G
Degree SymbolOption+Shift+8
Insert HyperlinkCmd+K
SaveCmd+S
Select AllCmd+A
Insert CommentCmd+Option+A
Spell CheckCmd+Option+L
BoldCmd+B
ItalicCmd+I
UnderlineCmd+U
Center TextCmd+E
Clear FormattingCtrl+Space
SuperscriptCmd+Shift+=
SubscriptCmd+=
CutCmd+X
CopyCmd+C
PasteCmd+V
Paragraph SymbolCmd+8
Insert FootnoteCmd+Option+F
All CapsCmd+Shift+A
Increase Font SizeCmd+Shift+>
Decrease Font SizeCmd+Shift+<
Copy FormattingCmd+Shift+C
RedoCmd+Y
PrintCmd+P
Left AlignCmd+L
JustifyCmd+J
Bullet ListCmd+Shift+L

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the most useful Word keyboard shortcuts?

The most used Word shortcuts are Find and Replace (Ctrl + H), Save As (F12), Undo (Ctrl + Z), Strikethrough (Ctrl + D → Alt + K), Find (Ctrl + F).

Do Word shortcuts work on a Mac?

Many do, usually with Cmd in place of Ctrl. We list Mac keys for 36 of the 37 Word shortcuts on this page; the rest are marked where a Mac version isn't confirmed.

What if a Word task has no keyboard shortcut?

Each shortcut page shows the menu route instead, so you can still get it done quickly.