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
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To insert a field
|
CTRL+F9
|
To insert an
AutoText entry |
ENTER
(after typing the first few characters of
the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears)
|
To insert a line
break |
SHIFT+ENTER
|
To insert a page
break |
CTRL+ENTER
|
To insert a section
break |
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
|
To insert an em dash
|
ALT+CTRL+MINUS
SIGN |
To insert an en dash
|
CTRL+MINUS SIGN
|
To insert an
optional hyphen |
CTRL+HYPHEN
|
To insert a
nonbreaking hyphen |
CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
|
To insert a
nonbreaking space |
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
To insert the
copyright symbol |
ALT+CTRL+C
|
To insert the
registered trademark symbol |
ALT+CTRL+R
|
To insert the
trademark symbol |
ALT+CTRL+T
|
To insert an
ellipsis |
ALT+CTRL+PERIOD
|
To insert a single
opening quotation mark |
CTRL+`, `
|
To insert a single
closing quotation mark |
CTRL+', '
|
To insert double
opening quotation marks |
CTRL+`, SHIFT+'
|
To insert double
closing quotation marks |
CTRL+', SHIFT+'
|
Inserting Characters by Using Character Codes
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
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.) |
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
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To copy text or
graphics |
CTRL+C
|
To display the
Office Clipboard |
CTRL+C, CTRL+C
|
To move text or
graphics |
F2; move the
insertion point; press ENTER |
To create AutoText
|
ALT+F3
|
To paste the Office
Clipboard contents |
CTRL+V
|
To paste the Spike
contents |
CTRL+SHIFT+F3
|
To copy the header
or footer used in the previous section of the document |
ALT+SHIFT+R
|
Deleting Text and Graphics
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To delete one
character to the left |
BACKSPACE
|
To delete one word
to the left |
CTRL+BACKSPACE
|
To delete one
character to the right |
DELETE
|
To delete one word
to the right |
CTRL+DELETE
|
To cut selected text
to the Office Clipboard |
CTRL+X
|
To undo the last
action |
CTRL+Z
|
To cut to the Spike |
CTRL+F3
|
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