Table 4589. Word shortcut hotkeys.
| Powerpoint |
Corresponding Python code |
| Shortcut |
Function |
| Ctrl + N |
Open a new or blank document |
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| Ctrl + X |
Cut selected text |
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| Ctrl + C |
Copy selected text |
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| Ctrl + B |
Bold the highlighted selection |
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| Ctrl + A |
Select all contents of the page |
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| Ctrl + O |
Open options |
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| Ctrl + P |
Open the print window |
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| Ctrl + F |
Open find box to search text within the document |
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| Ctrl + I |
Italicise the highlighted selection |
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| Ctrl + K |
Insert a link |
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| Ctrl + U |
Underline the highlighted selection |
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| Ctrl + V |
Paste the copied data |
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| Ctrl + Y |
Redo the last action performed |
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| Ctrl + Z |
Undo the last action |
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| Ctrl + G |
Find and replace options |
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| Ctrl + H |
Find and replace options |
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| Ctrl + J |
Justify paragraph alignment |
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| Ctrl + L |
Align selected text or line to the left |
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| Ctrl + Q |
Align selected paragraph to the left |
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| Ctrl + E |
Align selected text or line to the centre |
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| Ctrl + R |
Align selected text or line to the right |
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| Ctrl + M |
Indent the paragraph |
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| Ctrl + T |
Hanging indent |
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| Ctrl + D |
Font options |
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| Ctrl + Shift + F |
Change the font |
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| Ctrl + Shift + > |
Increase selected font +1 |
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| Ctrl + ] |
Increase selected font +1 |
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| Ctrl + [ |
Decrease selected font -1 |
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| Ctrl + Shift + * |
View or hide non printing characters |
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| Ctrl + (Left arrow) |
Move one word to the left |
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| Ctrl + (Right arrow) |
Move one word to the right |
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| Ctrl + (Up arrow) |
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph |
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| Ctrl + (Down arrow) |
Move to the end of the paragraph |
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| Ctrl + Del |
Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
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| Ctrl + Backspace |
Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
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| Ctrl + End |
Move cursor to end of the document |
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| Ctrl + Home |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the document |
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| Ctrl + Space |
Reset highlighted text to the default font |
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| Ctrl + 1 |
Add single-space lines |
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| Ctrl + 2 |
Add double-space lines |
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| Ctrl + 5 |
Add a 1.5-line spacing |
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| Ctrl + Alt + 1 |
Change text to heading 1 |
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| Ctrl + Alt + 2 |
Change text to heading 2 |
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| Ctrl + Alt + 3 |
Change text to heading 3 |
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| F1 |
Open the help function |
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| Shift + F3 |
Change case of selected text |
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| Shift + Insert |
Paste |
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| F4 |
Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) |
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| F7 |
Spell check selected text and/or document |
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| Shift + F7 |
Activate the thesaurus |
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| F12 |
Save as |
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| Ctrl + S |
Save |
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| Shift + F12 |
Save |
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| Alt + Shift + D |
Insert the current date |
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| Alt + Shift + T |
Insert the current time |
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| Ctrl + W |
Close document |
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