Tech Tip - Word or Outlook typing shortcut keystrokes
Be faster when typing in Word, Outlook, or many other typing applications.
February 12th, 2009
Finding Text
| To perform this action... | Press... |
| To find text | F4 |
| To find next during text search | SHIFT+F4 |
Checking Spelling
| To perform this action... | Press... |
| To check spelling | F7 |
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
To perform this action... | Press... |
To cut | CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE |
To copy | CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT |
To paste | CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
Adding Web Information to Messages
To perform this action... | Press... |
To convert selected text in a message to a hyperlink (when using Word as e-mail editor only) | CTRL+K |
Formatting Text
To perform this action... | Press... |
To display the Format menu | ALT+O |
To switch case (with text selected) | SHIFT+F3 |
To add bold | CTRL+B |
To add bullets | CTRL+SHIFT+L |
To add italics | CTRL+I |
To increase indent | CTRL+T |
To decrease indent | CTRL+SHIFT+T |
To left align | CTRL+L |
To center | CTRL+E |
To underline | CRTL+U |
To increase font size | CTRL+] |
To decrease font size | CTRL+[ |
To clear formatting | CTRL+SHIFT+Z or CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Working with Print Preview
To perform this action... | Press... |
To open print preview | CTRL+F2 |
To print a print preview | ALT+P |
To print preview page setup | ALT+S or ALT+U |
To zoom | ALT+Z |
To close print preview | ALT+C |