99 Insanely Helpful Word Shortcuts for PC and Mac

99 Word Shortcuts for PC and Mac

So you think you’re fancy, huh? Just because you know how to copy and paste without the click of the mouse in Word. Well, get ready to be even fancier (and more productive) because we've curated 99 of the best Word keyboard shortcuts.

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Word Basics Navigating the Document Selection Copy and Paste Formatting Text Comments and Citing Fields Inserts and Symbols Deletion Spacing Help Menus Tables

Word Basics

The most of basic but useful of shortcuts within Word can be found in this section. Save your work, close it out safely, or even print a file; we’ve got you covered.

To do this

Windows keys

Mac keys

Open a new Word doc

Ctrl N

⌘ N

Open an existing Word doc

Ctrl O

⌘ O

Close a specific Word doc

Ctrl W

⌘ W

Save a Word doc

Ctrl S

⌘ S

Save "as"

F12

⌘ Shift S

Print a file

Ctrl P

⌘ P

Open print preview

Ctrl F2

⌘ P

Toggle the ribbon

Ctrl F1

Option ⌘ R

Confirm ribbon command

Return

Enter

Close Word program

Alt F4

⌘ Q

Close specific Word window

Ctrl F4

⌘ F4

Undo

Ctrl Z

⌘ Z

Re-do

Ctrl Y

⌘ Y

Cancel

Esc

Esc

Word Basics

The most of basic but useful of shortcuts within Word can be found in this section. Save your work, close it out safely, or even print a file; we’ve got you covered.

Open a new Word doc

Open an existing Word doc

Close a specific Word doc

Save a Word doc

⌘ Shift S

Open print preview

Toggle the ribbon

Option ⌘ R

Confirm ribbon command

Close Word program

Close specific Word window

Navigating the Document

Selection

Copy and Paste

Formatting Text

Comments and Citing

Fields

Inserts and Symbols

Deletion

Spacing

Help Menus

Tables

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