Word 2003 Shortcut Keys
[Keys for General Use] [Keys for Working with Views] [Keys for Navigating Documents] [Keys for Selecting Text and Graphics] [Keys for Editing Text and Graphics] [Keys for Formatting Text] [Keys for Printing and Previewing Documents] [Keys for Working with Tables] [Keys for working with Objects] [Keys for Reviewing Documents] [Keys for Working with References, Footnotes, and Endnotes] [Keys for Performing a Mail Merge] [Keys for Working with Fields]Keys for Editing Text and Graphics
All shortcut keys are based on the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts may not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys together, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign,
like this: SHIFT+F10.
For shortcuts in which you press keys one after the other, the keys to press are separated by a comma,
like this: ALT, F, X.
Inserting Special Characters
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To insert a field |
CTRL+F9 |
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To insert an AutoText entry |
ENTER (after typing the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears) |
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To insert a line break |
SHIFT+ENTER |
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To insert a page break |
CTRL+ENTER |
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To insert a section break |
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
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To insert an em dash |
ALT+CTRL+MINUS SIGN |
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To insert an en dash |
CTRL+MINUS SIGN |
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To insert an optional hyphen |
CTRL+HYPHEN |
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To insert a nonbreaking hyphen |
CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN |
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To insert a nonbreaking space |
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
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To insert the copyright symbol |
ALT+CTRL+C |
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To insert the registered trademark symbol |
ALT+CTRL+R |
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To insert the trademark symbol |
ALT+CTRL+T |
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To insert an ellipsis |
ALT+CTRL+PERIOD |
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To insert a single opening quotation mark |
CTRL+`, ` |
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To insert a single closing quotation mark |
CTRL+', ' |
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To insert double opening quotation marks |
CTRL+`, SHIFT+' |
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To insert double closing quotation marks |
CTRL+', SHIFT+' |
Inserting Characters by Using Character Codes
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code |
The character code, ALT+X (For example, to insert the euro currency symbol [�], type 20AC; hold down the ALT key; press X.) |
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To insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. |
ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad) (For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down the ALT key and press 0128 on the numeric keypad.) |
Copying and Moving Text and Graphics
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To copy text or graphics |
CTRL+C |
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To display the Office Clipboard |
CTRL+C, CTRL+C |
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To move text or graphics |
F2; move the insertion point; press ENTER |
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To create AutoText |
ALT+F3 |
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To paste the Office Clipboard contents |
CTRL+V |
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To paste the Spike contents |
CTRL+SHIFT+F3 |
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To copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document |
ALT+SHIFT+R |
Deleting Text and Graphics
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To delete one character to the left |
BACKSPACE |
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To delete one word to the left |
CTRL+BACKSPACE |
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To delete one character to the right |
DELETE |
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To delete one word to the right |
CTRL+DELETE |
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To cut selected text to the Office Clipboard |
CTRL+X |
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To undo the last action |
CTRL+Z |
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To cut to the Spike |
CTRL+F3 |
