Microsoft Word 2003 Keyboard Shortcuts
In the Help task pane
F1 Display the Help task pane.
F6 Switch between the Help task pane and Word.
TAB Select the next item in the Help task pane.
Shift+TAB Select the previous item in the Help task pane.
ENTER Perform the action for the selected item.
DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW In a table of contents, select the next and previous item, respectively.
RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW In a table of contents, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively.
ALT+LEFT ARROW Move back to the previous task pane.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Move forward to the next task pane.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Open the menu of task panes.
CTRL+F1 Close and reopen the current task pane.
RIGHT ARROW Expand a +/- list.
LEFT ARROW Collapse a +/- list.
In the Help window
TAB Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.
Shift+TAB Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article.
ENTER Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink.
ALT+LEFT ARROW Move back to the previous Help topic.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Move forward to the next Help topic.
CTRL+P Print the current Help topic.
UP ARROW AND DOWN ARROW Scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.
PAGE UP AND PAGE DOWN Scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.
ALT+U Change the Help window from being separate from (untiled) to connected to (tiled) Word.
Shift+F10 Display a menu of commands for the Help window; requires that the Help window have active focus (click an item in the Help window).
Access and use menus and toolbars
F10 or ALT Select the menu bar (menu bar: The horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the names of menus. A menu bar can be the built-in menu bar or a custom menu bar.), or close an open menu and submenu at the same time.
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+Shift+TAB Select a task pane or toolbar after pressing F10 or ALT to select the menu bar. Pressing the keys repeatedly moves the focus among the open toolbars, menu bars, and task pane.
TAB or Shift+TAB When a toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.) or menu bar is selected, select the next or previous button or menu.
ENTER Open the selected menu, or perform the action for the selected button or command.
Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.) for the selected item.
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the title bar shortcut menu.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW When a menu or submenu (submenu: A menu that appears when a user points to a command on a higher-level menu.) is open, select the next or previous command.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW Select the menu to the left or right. When a submenu is open, switch between the main menu and the submenu.
HOME or END Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu.
ESC Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.
Shift+DOWN ARROW Open the selected menu.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW When a shortened menu is open, display the full set of commands.
ALT+CTRL+= (equal sign) Add a toolbar button to a menu. When you type this shortcut key and then click a toolbar button, Microsoft Word adds the button to the appropriate menu. For example, click Bullets on the Formatting toolbar to add the Bullets command to the Format menu.
ALT+CTRL+- (dash key) Remove a command from a menu. When you type this shortcut key and then select a menu command, the command is removed. You can add the menu command back to the menu if you change your mind.
ALT+CTRL++ (plus key on numeric keypad) Customize the shortcut key for a menu command. When you type this shortcut key and then select a menu command, the Customize Keyboard dialog box opens so you can add, change, or remove the shortcut key.
Access and use task panes
CTRL+F1 Open the task pane or hide the current task pane.
F6 Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)
CTRL+TAB When a menu or toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.) is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)
CTRL+SPACEBAR Open the menu of task panes.
ALT+HOME Go to the Getting Started task pane.
ALT+LEFT ARROW Reverse the sequence of task panes you opened.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Repeat the sequence of task panes you opened.
ESC Close a menu if one is currently open, or go back to the document.
TAB or Shift+TAB When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW Move among choices in a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options.
SPACEBAR or ENTER Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button.
Shift+F10 Open a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.) in a document; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.
HOME or END When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu.
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or CTRL+LEFT ARROW Expand or collapse a collapsible item in the gallery list.
CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list.
Use dialog boxes
ALT+F6 Move from an open dialog box back to the document for dialog boxes such as Find and Replace that support this behavior.
TAB Move to the next option or option group.
Shift+TAB Move to the previous option or option group.
CTRL+TAB Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.
CTRL+Shift+TAB Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.
Arrow keys Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.
SPACEBAR Perform the action assigned to the selected button; check or clear the selected check box.
First letter of an option in a drop-down list Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list.
ALT+ the letter underlined in an optn Select an option; select or clear a check box.
ALT+DOWN ARROW Open a selected drop-down list.
ESC Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
ENTER Run the selected command.
Use edit boxes within dialog boxes
HOME Move to the beginning of the entry.
END Move to the end of the entry.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW Move one character to the left or right.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move one word to the left.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move one word to the right.
Shift+LEFT ARROW Select or unselect one character to the left.
Shift+RIGHT ARROW Select or unselect one character to the right.
CTRL+Shift+LEFT ARROW Select or unselect one word to the left.
CTRL+Shift+RIGHT ARROW Select or unselect one word to the right.
Shift+HOME Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry.
Shift+END Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry.
Use the Open, Save As, and Insert Picture dialog boxes
CTRL+F12 Display the Open dialog box.
F12 Display the Save As dialog box.
ALT+1 Go to the previous folder ().
ALT+2 Open the folder up one level from the open folder (Up One Level button ).
ALT+3 Close the dialog box and open your World Wide Web (World Wide Web (WWW): The multimedia branch of the Internet that presents not only text, but also graphics, sound, and video. On the Web, users can easily jump from item to item, page to page, or site to site by using hyperlinks.) search page (Search the Web button ).
ALT+4 Delete the selected folder or file (Delete button ).
ALT+5 Create a new subfolder in the open folder (Create New Folder button ).
ALT+6 Switch between List, Details, Properties, Preview Thumbnails, Tiles, and Icons views (click the arrow next to Views ).
ALT+7 or ALT+L Show the Tools menu (Tools button).
Shift+F10 Display a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.) for a selected item such as a folder or file.
TAB Move between options or areas in the dialog box.
F4 or ALT+I Open the Look in or Save in list.
F5 Update the files visible in the Open or Save As dialog box (File menu).
Common tasks done in a Microsoft Word document
CTRL+Shift+SPACEBAR Create a nonbreaking space.
CTRL+HYPHEN Create a nonbreaking hyphen.
CTRL+B Make letters bold.
CTRL+I Make letters italic.
CTRL+U Make letters underline.
CTRL+Shift+ Decrease font size.
CTRL+Shift+> Increase font size.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Remove paragraph or character formatting.
CTRL+C Copy the selected text or object.
CTRL+X Cut the selected text or object.
CTRL+V Paste text or an object.
CTRL+Z Undo the last action.
CTRL+Y Redo the last action.
Speech and handwriting recognition
Left ALT+Shift Switch between languages or keyboard layouts.
+V Switch microphone on or off.
+T Switch between Voice Command mode and Dictation mode.
+C Display a list of correction alternatives.
+H Turn handwriting on or off.
ALT+~ Turn Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) (IME: A program that enters East Asian text (Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) into programs by converting keystrokes into complex East Asian characters. The IME is treated as an alternate type of keyboard layout.) on 101 keyboard on or off.
Right ALT Turn Korean IME on 101 keyboard on or off.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Turn Chinese IME on 101 keyboard on or off.
Sending e-mail messages
ALT+S Send the active document (active document: The document in which you're working. Text you type or graphics you insert in Microsoft Word appear in the active document. The title bar of the active document is highlighted.) or message.
CTRL+Shift+B Open the Address Book.
ALT+K, CTRL+K When the insertion point is in the message header, check the names on the To, Cc, and Bcc lines against the Address Book.
ALT+. (period) Open the Address Book in the To field.
ALT+C When the insertion point is in the message header, open the Address Book in the Cc field.
ALT+B If the Bcc field is visible, open the Address Book in the Bcc field. To display the Bcc field, open the Address Book for any field, and insert or type a name in the Bcc box.
ALT+J Go to the Subject field.
ALT+P Open the Microsoft Outlook Message Options dialog box.
CTRL+Shift+G Create a message flag.
TAB When the insertion point is in the message header, move to the next box in the e-mail header. When the last box in the e-mail header is active, TAB moves the insertion point to the body of the document or message.
Shift+TAB Select the previous field or button in the e-mail header.
CTRL+TAB When the insertion point is in the message header, select the Send button. You can then use the arrow keys to move to the other buttons. To perform the action for the selected button or command, press ENTER.
Create, view, and save documents
CTRL+N Create a new document of the same type as the current or most recent document.
CTRL+O Open a document.
CTRL+W Close a document.
ALT+CTRL+S Split the document window.
ALT+Shift+C Remove the document window split.
CTRL+S Save a document.
Find, replace, and browse through text
CTRL+F Find text, formatting, and special items.
ALT+CTRL+Y Repeat find (after closing Find and Replace window).
CTRL+H Replace text, specific formatting, and special items.
CTRL+G Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location.
ALT+CTRL+Z Switch between documents or sections of a document, and between a document and an open e-mail message if you use Word as your e-mail editor.
ALT+CTRL+HOME Open a list of browse options; use the arrow keys to select an option, and then press ENTER to browse through a document by using the selected option.
Undo and redo actions
ESC Cancel an action.
CTRL+Z Undo an action.
CTRL+Y Redo or repeat an action.
Switch to another view
ALT+CTRL+P Switch to print layout view (Print Layout view: A view of a document or other object as it will appear when you print it. For example, items such as headers, footnotes, columns, and text boxes appear in their actual positions.).
ALT+CTRL+O Switch to outline view (outline view: A view that shows the headings of a document indented to represent their level in the document's structure. You can also use outline view to work with master documents.).
ALT+CTRL+N Switch to normal view (normal view: A view that shows text formatting and a simplified page layout. Normal view is convenient for most editing and formatting tasks.).
ALT+R Switch to Reading View.
CTRL+\ Expand or collapse subdocuments in a master document.
Outline view
ALT+Shift+LEFT ARROW Promote a paragraph.
ALT+Shift+RIGHT ARROW Demote a paragraph.
CTRL+Shift+N Demote to body text.
ALT+Shift+UP ARROW Move selected paragraphs up.
ALT+Shift+DOWN ARROW Move selected paragraphs down.
ALT+Shift+PLUS SIGN Expand text under a heading.
ALT+Shift+MINUS SIGN Collapse text under a heading.
ALT+Shift+A Expand or collapse all text or headings.
The slash (/) key on the numeric keypad Hide or display character formatting.
ALT+Shift+L Show the first line of body text or all body text.
ALT+Shift+1 Show all headings with the Heading 1 style.
ALT+Shift+n Show all headings up to Heading n.
CTRL+TAB Insert a tab character.
Printing and previewing documents
CTRL+P Print a document.
ALT+CTRL+I Switch in or out of print preview (print preview: A view of a document as it will appear when you print it.).
Arrow keys Move around the preview page when zoomed in.
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move by one preview page when zoomed out.
CTRL+HOME Move to the first preview page when zoomed out.
CTRL+END Move to the last preview page when zoomed out.
Reviewing documents
ALT+CTRL+M Insert a comment (comment: A note or annotation that an author or reviewer adds to a document. Microsoft Word displays the comment in a balloon in the margin of the document or in the Reviewing Pane.).
CTRL+Shift+E Turn track changes (tracked change: A mark that shows where a deletion, insertion, or other editing change has been made in a document.) on or off.
ALT+Shift+C Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open.
Reading layout view
HOME Go to beginning of document.
END Go to end of document.
Number, then ENTER Go to page number.
CTRL+] Increase the size of selected text by one point.
CTRL+[ Decrease the size of selected text by one point.
ESC Exit reading layout view.
References, footnotes, and endnotes
ALT+Shift+O Mark a table of contents entry.
ALT+Shift+I Mark a table of authorities entry (citation).
ALT+Shift+X Mark an index entry.
ALT+CTRL+F Insert a footnote.
ALT+CTRL+D Insert an endnote.
Working with Web pages
CTRL+K Insert a hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a Web page on the World Wide Web, or a Web page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.).
ALT+LEFT ARROW Go back one page.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Go forward one page.
F9 Refresh.
Delete text and graphics
BACKSPACE Delete one character to the left.
CTRL+BACKSPACE Delete one word to the left.
DELETE Delete one character to the right.
CTRL+DELETE Delete one word to the right.
CTRL+X Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard.
CTRL+Z Undo the last action.
CTRL+F3 Cut to the Spike (Spike: A special AutoText entry that stores multiple deletions. Microsoft Word appends one item to another until you paste the contents as a group in a new location in your document. You can also use the Microsoft Office Clipboard to get the same result.).
Copy and move text and graphics
CTRL+C Copy text or graphics.
CTRL+C, CTRL+C Display the Office Clipboard.
F2 (then move the insertion point and press ENTER) Move text or graphics.
ALT+F3 Create AutoText (AutoText: A storage location for text or graphics you want to use again, such as a standard contract clause or a long distribution list. Each selection of text or graphics is recorded as an AutoText entry and is assigned a unique name.).
CTRL+V Paste the Office Clipboard contents.
CTRL+Shift+F3 Paste the Spike (Spike: A special AutoText entry that stores multiple deletions. Microsoft Word appends one item to another until you paste the contents as a group in a new location in your document. You can also use the Microsoft Office Clipboard to get the same result.) contents.
ALT+Shift+R Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document.
Insert special characters
CTRL+F9 A field
ENTER (after typing the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears) An AutoText (AutoText: A storage location for text or graphics you want to use again, such as a standard contract clause or a long distribution list. Each selection of text or graphics is recorded as an AutoText entry and is assigned a unique name.) entry
Shift+ENTER A line break
CTRL+ENTER A page break
CTRL+Shift+ENTER A section break
ALT+CTRL+MINUS SIGN An em dash
CTRL+MINUS SIGN An en dash
CTRL+HYPHEN An optional hyphen
CTRL+Shift+HYPHEN A nonbreaking hyphen
CTRL+Shift+SPACEBAR A nonbreaking space
ALT+CTRL+C The copyright symbol
ALT+CTRL+R The registered trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+T The trademark symbol
ALT+CTRL+PERIOD An ellipsis
CTRL+`, ` A single opening quotation mark
CTRL+', ' A single closing quotation mark
CTRL+`, Shift+' Double opening quotation marks
CTRL+', Shift+' Double closing quotation marks
Insert characters by using character codes
The character code, ALT+X The Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol (), type 20AC, and then hold down the ALT key and press X.
ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad) The ANSI (ANSI character set: An 8-bit character set used by Microsoft Windows that allows you to represent up to 256 characters (0 through 255) by using your keyboard. The ASCII character set is a subset of the ANSI set.) character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down the ALT key and press 0128 on the numeric keypad.
Extend a selection
F8 Turn extend mode on.
F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW Select the nearest character.
F8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so on) Increase the size of a selection.
Shift+F8 Reduce the size of a selection.
ESC Turn extend mode off.
Shift+RIGHT ARROW One character to the right
Shift+LEFT ARROW One character to the left
CTRL+Shift+RIGHT ARROW To the end of a word
CTRL+Shift+LEFT ARROW To the beginning of a word
Shift+END To the end of a line
Shift+HOME To the beginning of a line
Shift+DOWN ARROW One line down
Shift+UP ARROW One line up
CTRL+Shift+DOWN ARROW To the end of a paragraph
CTRL+Shift+UP ARROW To the beginning of a paragraph
Shift+PAGE DOWN One screen down
Shift+PAGE UP One screen up
CTRL+Shift+HOME To the beginning of a document
CTRL+Shift+END To the end of a document
ALT+CTRL+Shift+PAGE DOWN To the end of a window
CTRL+A To include the entire document
CTRL+Shift+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode A vertical block of text
F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode To a specific location in a document
Select text and graphics in a table
TAB Select the next cell's contents.
Shift+TAB Select the preceding cell's contents.
Hold down Shift and press an arrow key repeatedly Extend a selection to adjacent cells.
Click in the column's top or bottom cell. Hold down Shift and press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key repeatedly Select a column.
CTRL+Shift+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode Extend a selection (or block).
Shift+F8 Remove the selection.
ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK off) Select an entire table.
Move the insertion point
LEFT ARROW One character to the left
RIGHT ARROW One character to the right
CTRL+LEFT ARROW One word to the left
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW One word to the right
CTRL+UP ARROW One paragraph up
CTRL+DOWN ARROW One paragraph down
Shift+TAB One cell to the left (in a table)
TAB One cell to the right (in a table)
UP ARROW Up one line
DOWN ARROW Down one line
END To the end of a line
HOME To the beginning of a line
ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP To the top of the window
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN To the end of the window
PAGE UP Up one screen (scrolling)
PAGE DOWN Down one screen (scrolling)
CTRL+PAGE DOWN To the top of the next page
CTRL+PAGE UP To the top of the previous page
CTRL+END To the end of a document
CTRL+HOME To the beginning of a document
Shift+F5 To a previous revision
Shift+F5 After opening a document, to the location it was in when the document was last closed
Move around in a table
TAB Next cell in a row
Shift+TAB Previous cell in a row
ALT+HOME First cell in a row
ALT+END Last cell in a row
ALT+PAGE UP First cell in a column
ALT+PAGE DOWN Last cell in a column
UP ARROW Previous row
DOWN ARROW Next row
Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table
ENTER New paragraphs in a cell
CTRL+TAB Tab characters in a cell
Copy formatting
CTRL+Shift+C Copy formatting from text.
CTRL+Shift+V Apply copied formatting to text.
Change or resize the font
CTRL+Shift+F Change the font.
CTRL+Shift+P Change the font size.
CTRL+Shift+> Increase the font size.
CTRL+Shift+ Decrease the font size.
CTRL+] Increase the font size by 1 point.
CTRL+[ Decrease the font size by 1 point.
Apply character formats
CTRL+D Change the formatting of characters (Font command, Format menu).
Shift+F3 Change the case of letters.
CTRL+Shift+A Format letters as all capitals.
CTRL+B Apply bold formatting.
CTRL+U Apply an underline.
CTRL+Shift+W Underline words but not spaces.
CTRL+Shift+D Double-underline text.
CTRL+Shift+H Apply hidden text formatting.
CTRL+I Apply italic formatting.
CTRL+Shift+K Format letters as small capitals.
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
CTRL+Shift+PLUS SIGN Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).
CTRL+SPACEBAR Remove manual character formatting.
CTRL+Shift+Q Change the selection to the Symbol font.
View and copy text formats
CTRL+Shift+* (asterisk) Display nonprinting characters.
Shift+F1 (then click the text whose formatting you want to review) Review text formatting.
CTRL+Shift+C Copy formats.
CTRL+Shift+V Paste formats.
Set line spacing
CTRL+1 Single-space lines
CTRL+2 Double-space lines
CTRL+5 Set 1.5-line spacing
CTRL+0 (zero) Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph
Align paragraphs
CTRL+E Center a paragraph.
CTRL+J Justify a paragraph.
CTRL+L Left align a paragraph.
CTRL+R Right align a paragraph.
CTRL+M Indent a paragraph from the left.
CTRL+Shift+M Remove a paragraph indent from the left.
CTRL+T Create a hanging indent.
CTRL+Shift+T Reduce a hanging indent.
CTRL+Q Remove paragraph formatting.
Apply paragraph styles
CTRL+Shift+S Apply a style.
ALT+CTRL+K Start AutoFormat.
CTRL+Shift+N Apply the Normal style.
ALT+CTRL+1 Apply the Heading 1 style.
ALT+CTRL+2 Apply the Heading 2 style.
ALT+CTRL+3 Apply the Heading 3 style.
CTRL+Shift+L Apply the List style.
Performing a mail merge
ALT+Shift+K Preview a mail merge.
ALT+Shift+N Merge a document.
ALT+Shift+M Print the merged document.
ALT+Shift+E Edit a mail-merge data document.
ALT+Shift+F Insert a merge field.
Working with fields
ALT+Shift+D Insert a DATE field (field: A set of codes that instructs Microsoft Word to insert text, graphics, page numbers, and other material into a document automatically. For example, the DATE field inserts the current date.).
ALT+CTRL+L Insert a LISTNUM field.
ALT+Shift+P Insert a PAGE field.
ALT+Shift+T Insert a TIME field.
CTRL+F9 Insert an empty field.
CTRL+Shift+F7 Update linked information in a Microsoft Word source document.
F9 Update selected fields.
CTRL+Shift+F9 Unlink a field.
Shift+F9 Switch between a selected field code (field code: Placeholder text that shows where specified information from your data source will appear; the elements in a field that generate a field's result. The field code includes the field characters, field type, and instructions.) and its result (field results: Text or graphics inserted in a document when Microsoft Word carries out a field's instructions. When you print the document or hide field codes, the field results replace the field codes.).
ALT+F9 Switch between all field codes and their results.
ALT+Shift+F9 Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results.
F11 Go to the next field.
Shift+F11 Go to the previous field.
CTRL+F11 Lock a field.
CTRL+Shift+F11 Unlock a field.
Function keys
F1 Get Help or visit Microsoft Office Online.
F2 Move text or graphics.
F3 Insert an AutoText (AutoText: A storage location for text or graphics you want to use again, such as a standard contract clause or a long distribution list. Each selection of text or graphics is recorded as an AutoText entry and is assigned a unique name.) entry (after Microsoft Word displays the entry).
F4 Repeat the last action.
F5 Choose the Go To command (Edit menu).
F6 Go to the next pane or frame.
F7 Choose the Spelling command (Tools menu).
F8 Extend a selection.
F9 Update selected fields.
F10 Activate the menu bar.
F11 Go to the next field.
F12 Choose the Save As command (File menu).
SHIFT+Function key
Shift+F1 Start context-sensitive Help or reveal formatting.
Shift+F2 Copy text.
Shift+F3 Change the case of letters.
Shift+F4 Repeat a Find or Go To action.
Shift+F5 Move to the last change.
Shift+F6 Go to the previous pane or frame.
Shift+F7 Choose the Thesaurus command (Tools menu, Language submenu).
Shift+F8 Shrink a selection.
Shift+F9 Switch between a field code and its result.
Shift+F10 Display a shortcut menu.
Shift+F11 Go to the previous field.
Shift+F12 Choose the Save command (File menu).
CTRL Function key
CTRL+F2 Choose the Print Preview command (File menu).
CTRL+F3 Cut to the Spike (Spike: A special AutoText entry that stores multiple deletions. Microsoft Word appends one item to another until you paste the contents as a group in a new location in your document. You can also use the Microsoft Office Clipboard to get the same result.).
CTRL+F4 Close the window.
CTRL+F5 Restore the document window size (for example, after maximizing it).
CTRL+F6 Go to the next window.
CTRL+F7 Choose the Move command (title bar shortcut menu).
CTRL+F8 Choose the Size command (title bar shortcut menu).
CTRL+F9 Insert an empty field.
CTRL+F10 Maximize the document window.
CTRL+F11 Lock a field.
CTRL+F12 Choose the Open command (File menu).
CTRL+SHIFT+Function key
CTRL+Shift+F3 Insert the contents of the Spike (Spike: A special AutoText entry that stores multiple deletions. Microsoft Word appends one item to another until you paste the contents as a group in a new location in your document. You can also use the Microsoft Office Clipboard to get the same result.).
CTRL+Shift+F5 Edit a bookmark.
CTRL+Shift+F6 Go to the previous window.
CTRL+Shift+F7 Update linked information in a Microsoft Word source document.
CTRL+Shift+F8 Extend a selection or block (then press an arrow key).
CTRL+Shift+F9 Unlink a field.
CTRL+Shift+F11 Unlock a field.
CTRL+Shift+F12 Choose the Print command (File menu).
ALT Function key
ALT+F1 Go to the next field.
ALT+F3 Create an AutoText (AutoText: A storage location for text or graphics you want to use again, such as a standard contract clause or a long distribution list. Each selection of text or graphics is recorded as an AutoText entry and is assigned a unique name.) entry.
ALT+F4 Quit Microsoft Word.
ALT+F5 Restore the program window size.
ALT+F6 Move from an open dialog box back to the document for dialog boxes such as Find and Replace that support this behavior.
ALT+F7 Find the next misspelling or grammatical error. The Check spelling as you type check box must be selected (Tools menu, Options dialog box, Spelling & Grammar tab).
ALT+F8 Run a macro.
ALT+F9 Switch between all field codes and their results.
ALT+F10 Maximize the program window.
ALT+F11 Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.
ALT+SHIFT+Function key
ALT+Shift+F1 Go to the previous field.
ALT+Shift+F2 Choose the Save command (File menu).
ALT+Shift+F9 Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results.
ALT+Shift+F10 Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
ALT+Shift+F11 Start the Microsoft Script Editor.
CTRL+ALT+Function key
CTRL+ALT+F1 Display Microsoft System Information.
CTRL+ALT+F2 Open command (File menu).
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