Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.

The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts. You can also utilize the mouse to perform many common actions. Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.Ĭreate a soft break instead of a new paragraph. Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.Ĭhange the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).

Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. Increases the font size of selected text by one point.ĭecreases the font size of selected text by one point. Reset highlighted text to the default font. Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Moves the cursor to the end of the document. Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where is the character you want. Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.

Sets the selected text to all capital letters.Īdds double underline to the selected text. Show the Unicode code of a highlighted character. Save the document under a different file name. Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.Īligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph.Īligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.Īligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.Īligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Some of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365, and most shortcut keys do not work in Word on a mobile device.

Microsoft word shortcuts for symbols