Word 2016 Keyboard Shortcuts By Scott Sekinger
Selecting Text Keyboard Shortcut
Word 2016 has tons of keyboard shortcuts that will make you very efficient in using Word 2010. Below is a table of what I consider to be the useful keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keyboard shortcut | What the shortcut does |
| Ctrl+ A | Select all text. |
| Shift+ Right Arrow Shift+ Left Arrow | Selects one letter to the right. Selects one letter to the left. |
| Shift+ UP Arrow Shift Down Arrow | Selects one line up Selects one line down. |
| Shift+ Page UP Shift+ Page Down | Selects one page up Selects one page down. |
Undo Copy and Paste Keyboard Shortcuts
All the shortcuts of the copy and cut shortcuts requires you to select the text.
| Keyboard Shortcut | What the Keyboard shortcut Does. |
| Ctrl+ C | Copies current selected text |
| Ctrl+ X | Cuts current selected text |
| Del | Deletes selected text |
| Insert | Allows you to insert text. |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ C | Copy text format |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ V | Paste text format |
| Ctrl+ T | Paste text only (No formatting at all) |
| Ctrl+ Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl+ Y | Redoes last action |
Formatting Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keyboard shortcut | What the shortcut does |
| Ctrl+ B | Turns Bold on and off |
| Ctrl+ I | Turns Italics on and off. |
| Ctrl+ U | Turns underline on and off. |
| Ctrl+ [ | Decrease font one size |
| Ctrl+] | Increase font one size |
| Ctrl + shift + w | Underline selected words but not spaces |
| Ctrl + shift + D | Double-underline text |
| Ctrl+ E | Center text |
| Ctrl+ L | Left alien text |
| Ctrl+ R | Right alien text |
Navigation
| Keyboard Shortcuts | What the shortcuts does. |
| Home | Jump to the start of the line |
| End | Jump to the end of the line |
| Ctrl + Home | Jump to the top of the document |
| Ctrl + End | Jump to the bottom of the document |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Jump to the previous word |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Jumps to next word |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Jump to the next paragraph |
| PgUP | Goes to the previous of the page |
| PgDn | Goes to the next page |
| Tab | Goes to next cell of a table |
| Shift +Tab | Goes to previous cell of a table |
Miscellaneous
| Keyboard Shortcuts | What the shortcut does |
| Ctrl + Enter | Insert page break |
| Ctrl + Insert | Insert a line breaks |
| Ctrl + N | New document |
| Ctrl+ Al t+ N | Draft mode |
| Ctrl + O | Brings up the Open File Dialog Box |
| Ctrl +Alt + O | Outline Mode |
| Ctrl + S | Saves document under the current name. Brings up the Save File Dialog Box |
| Ctrl + W | Close the document |
| Ctrl + P | Prints document or selected text |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Print layout view |
| Alt | Display the access keys |
| Ctrl + F | Find Text |
| Ctrl H or F5 | Find and replace text |
| Alt + Tab | Alternate between open windows |
| Ctrl + G | Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location |
| Alt + ctrl + C | Insert a copyright symbol |
| Alt + ctrl + T | Insert a copyright symbol |
Alt+ Shift+ D | Inserts todays date |
Alt+ Shift+ T | Inserts current time |
Alt+ Shift+ F | Inserts Footnote |
Alt+ Shift+ D | Inserts Endnote |
| Alt + ctrl + C | Insert a comment |
| Ctrl + K | Inserts hyperlink |
| F1 | Brings up Help |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Word Count |
| Alt + F | File screen |
| Ctrl+Shift+8 | Show/hide nonprinting characters |
| Alt + Shift + E | Track revisions |
| Alt + Shift + S | Split view |
Click on the link below if you want more keyboard shortcuts
156 Shortcuts for Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
I hope you find the article useful.