Microsoft Word 2000 Hot Key Guide

 

Table of Contents

 

Common Short Cut Keys. 2

Function key Shortcuts. 3

Shift + Function key Shortcuts. 3

Control + Function key Short Cuts. 5

Control + Shift + Function key Short Cuts. 5

Alt + Function key Short Cuts. 6

Alt + Shift  + Function key Short Cuts. 7

Control + Alt + Function key. 7

Font and Character Formatting. 7

Change or resize the font 7

Apply character formats. 8

Viewing and Clipboard Functions. 8

View and copy text formats. 8

Text Spacing, Alignment, and Styles. 9

Set line spacing. 9

Align Text and Paragraphs. 9

Apply paragraph styles. 10

Text and Graphic Management (copying, inserting, moving, etc….) 10

Select text and graphics. 10

Extend a selection. 11

Copy and move text and graphics. 11

Delete text and graphics. 12

Insert special characters. 12

Move the insertion point 13

Cursor Movement 15

Tables. 15

Move around in a table. 15

Select text and graphics in a table. 15

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table. 16

Managing Documents. 16

Create, view, and save documents. 16

Find, replace, and browse through text 16

Undo and redo actions. 17

Switch to another view.. 17

Keys for working with a document in outline view.. 17

Keys for reviewing documents. 18

Keys for working with references, footnotes, and endnotes. 19

Keys for working with fields. 19

Keys for performing a mail merge. 20

Keys for working with Web pages. 20

Printing and Previewing. 21

Word 2000 Help. 21

Using the Office Assistant 21

Work in the Help window.. 22

Move around in the navigation pane. 22

Move around in the topic pane. 22

Windows Hot Keys. 23

Windows Keys for menus. 23

Move in or among document and program windows. 24

Move around in a dialog box. 25

Move around or select text in a text box. 26

Keys for working with the Open and Save As dialog boxes. 26

Keys for toolbars. 27

Keys for sending e-mail 28

Inserting Items into a Document 28

Insert an Autoshape. 28

Insert a text box. 29

Insert a WordArt drawing object 29

Select a drawing object 29

Rotate a drawing object. 30

Change the position of a drawing object on a page. 30

Change the size of a drawing object. 30

Copy the attributes of a drawing object. 31

 

Common Short Cut Keys

Create a nonbreaking space

Control + Shift + Spacebar

Create a nonbreaking hyphen

Control + Hyphen

Toggle the Bold Attribute

Control + B

Toggle the Italic Attribute

Control + I

Toggle the Underline Attribute

Control + U

Decrease font size one point.

Control + Shift + < (Less Than Sign) (shift + comma)

Increase font size one point.

Control + Shift + > (greater than sign) (shift + period)

Remove paragraph formatting

Control + Q

Remove Character Formatting

Control + Spacebar

Copy selected text to the  clipboard.

Control + C or Shift + F2

Cut selected text to the clipboard.

Control + X

Paste Text from clipboard.

Control + V

Undo the last action

Control + Z

Redo the last action

Control + Y

 

Function key Shortcuts

Get online Help or the Office Assistant

F1

Move text or graphics

F2

Insert an AutoText entry (after Word displays the entry)

F3

Repeat the last action

F4

Choose the Go To command (Edit menu)

F5

Go to next pane or frame

F6

Launch the Spelling and Grammar check.

F7

Extend a selection

F8

Update selected fields

F9

Activate the menu bar

F10

Go to the next field

F11

Choose the Save As command (File menu)

F12

 

Shift + Function key Shortcuts

Start context-sensitive Help or reveal formatting

Shift + F1

Copy selected text

Shift + F2

Change the case of letters

Shift + F3

Repeat a Find or Go To action

Shift + F4

Move to a previous revision

Shift + F5

Go to the previous pane or frame

Shift + F6

Choose the Thesaurus command (Tools menu, Language submenu)

Shift + F7

Shrink a selection

Shift + F8

Switch between a field code and its result

Shift + F9

Display a shortcut menu

Shift + F10

Go to the previous field

Shift + F11

Choose the Save command (File menu)

Shift + F12

 


Control + Function key Short Cuts

Choose the Print Preview command (File menu)

Control + F2

Cut to the Spike

Control + F3

Close the window

Control + F4

Restore the document window size

Control + F5

Go to the next window

Control + F6

Choose the Move command (Control menu)

Control + F7

Choose the Size command (document Control menu)

Control + F8

Insert an empty field

Control + F9

Maximize the document window

Control + F10

Lock a field

Control + F11

Choose the Open command (File menu)

Control + F12

 

Control + Shift + Function key Short Cuts

Insert the contents of the Spike

Control + Shift + F3

Edit a bookmark

Control + Shift + F5

Go to the previous window

Control + Shift + F6

Update linked information in a Word source document

Control + Shift + F7

Extend a selection or block (then press an arrow key)

Control + Shift + F8

Unlink a field

Control + Shift + F9

Activate the ruler

Control + Shift + F10

Unlock a field

Control + Shift + F11

Choose the Print command (File menu)

Control + Shift + F12

Alt + Function key Short Cuts

Go to the next field

Alt + F1

Create an AutoText entry

Alt + F3

Quit Word

Alt + F4

Restore the program window size

Alt + F5

Find the next misspelling or grammatical error. The Check spelling as you type check box must be selected (Tools menu, Options dialog box, Spelling & Grammar tab).

Alt + F7

Run a macro

Alt + F8

Switch between all field codes and their results

Alt + F9

Maximize the program window

Alt + F10

Display Microsoft Visual Basic code

Alt + F11

 


Alt + Shift  + Function key Short Cuts

Go to the previous field

Alt + Shift + F1

Choose the Save command
(File menu)

Alt + Shift + F2

Run GoToButton or MacroButton from the field that displays the field results

Alt + Shift + F9

Display Microsoft Visual Studio code

Alt + Shift + F11

 

Control + Alt + Function key

Display Microsoft System Information

Control + Alt + F1

Open command
(File menu)

Control + Alt + F2

 

 

Font and Character Formatting

Change or resize the font

Change the font

Control + Shift + F

Change the font size