Comparison of Shortcut Keys for WinWord 6 and WinWord 7

Last reviewed: August 5, 1997
Article ID: Q133812
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

This article compares shortcut keys in Word 6.0 and Word 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

                          Word 6.0 for Windows    Word 7.0 for
Command Name              Keys                    Windows Keys
------------              --------------------    ------------------

ActivateRuler             CTRL+SHIFT+F10          CTRL+SHIFT+F10
AllCaps                   CTRL+SHIFT+A            CTRL+SHIFT+A
ApplyHeading1             ALT+CTRL+1              ALT+CTRL+1
ApplyHeading2             ALT+CTRL+2              ALT+CTRL+2
ApplyHeading3             ALT+CTRL+3              ALT+CTRL+3
ApplyListBullet           CTRL+SHIFT+L            CTRL+SHIFT+L
AppMaximize               ALT+F10                 ALT+F10
AppRestore                ALT+F5                  ALT+F5
Bold                      CTRL+B or               CTRL+B or
                          CTRL+SHIFT+B            CTRL+SHIFT+B
Cancel                    ESC                     ESC
CenterPara                CTRL+E                  CTRL+E
ChangeCase                SHIFT+F3                SHIFT+F3
CharLeft                  LEFT ARROW              LEFT ARROW
CharLeftExtend            SHIFT+LEFT ARROW        SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
CharRight                 RIGHT ARROW             RIGHT ARROW
CharRightExtend           SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW       SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Close or CloseAll         CTRL+W                  CTRL+W
ClosePane                 ALT+SHIFT+C             ALT+SHIFT+C
ColumnBreak               CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER        See InsertColumnBreak
ColumnSelect              CTRL+SHIFT+F8           CTRL+SHIFT+F8
CopyFormat                CTRL+SHIFT+C            CTRL+SHIFT+C
CopyrightSymbol           ALT+CTRL+C              ALT+CTRL+C
CopyText                  SHIFT+F2 or CTRL+C      SHIFT+F2 or CTRL+C
CustomizeAddMenu          ALT+CTRL+=              See ToolsCustomize
   Shortcut                                           AddMenuShortcut
CustomizeKeyboard         ALT+CTRL+NUM+           See ToolsCustomize
   Shortcut                                           KeyboardShortcut
CustomizeRemoveMenu       ALT+CTRL+Hyphen         See ToolsCustomize
   Shortcut                                           RemoveMenuShortcut
DeleteBackWord            CTRL+BACKSPACE          CTRL+BACKSPACE
DeleteWord                CTRL+DELETE             CTRL+DELETE
DemotetoBodyText          CTRL+SHIFT+N            CTRL+SHIFT+N
DocClose                  CTRL+F4 or CTRL+W       CTRL+F4 or CTRL+W
DocMaximize               CTRL+F10                CTRL+F10
DocMove                   CTRL+F7                 CTRL+F7
DocRestore                CTRL+F5                 CTRL+F5
DocSize                   CTRL+F8                 CTRL+F8
DocSplit                  ALT+CTRL+S              ALT+CTRL+S
DoFieldClick              SHIFT+ALT+F9            SHIFT+ALT+F9
DoubleUnderline           CTRL+SHIFT+D            CTRL+SHIFT+D
EditBookmark              CTRL+SHIFT+F5           CTRL+SHIFT+F5
EditClear                 DELETE                  DELETE
EditCopy                  CTRL+C                  CTRL+C or
                                                  CTRL+INSERT
EditCut                   CTRL+X or               CTRL+X or
                          SHIFT+DELETE            SHIFT+DELETE
EditFind                  CTRL+F                  CTRL+F
EditGoTo                  CTRL+G or F5            CTRL+G or F5
EditPaste                 CTRL+V or               CTRL+V or
                          SHIFT+INSERT            SHIFT+INSERT
EditRedo                  ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE     ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
EditRedo or Repeat        CTRL+Y or F4 or         CTRL+Y or F4 or
                          ALT+ENTER               ALT+ENTER
EditReplace               CTRL+H                  CTRL+H
EditSelectAll             CTRL+A or               CTRL+A or
                          CTRL+NUM 5              CTRL+NUM 5
EditUndo                  CTRL+Z or               CTRL+Z or
                          ALT+BACKSPACE           ALT+BACKSPACE
EllipsisSymbol            ALT+CTRL+.              ALT+CTRL+.
EmDashSymbol              ALT+CTRL+NUM -          ALT+CTRL+NUM -
EnDashSymbol              CTRL+NUM -              CTRL+NUM -
EndNoteNow                ALT+CTRL+E              See InsertEnDownoteNow
EndofColumn               ALT+PAGE DOWN or        ALT+PAGE DOWN or
                          ALT+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN     ALT+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
EndofDocExtend            CTRL+SHIFT+END          CTRL+SHIFT+END
EndofDocument             CTRL+END                CTRL+END
EndofLine                 END or CTRL+DOWN ARROW  END
EndofLineExtend           SHIFT+END               SHIFT+END
EndofRow                  ALT+END or              ALT+END or
                          ALT+SHIFT+END           ALT+SHIFT+END
EndofWindow               CTRL+PAGE DOWN          CTRL+PAGE DOWN
EndofWindowExtend         CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN    CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
ExtendSelection           F8                      F8
FileExit                  ALT+F4                  ALT+F4
FileNew                   CTRL+N                  CTRL+N
FileOpen                  CTRL+O or CTRL+F12 or   CTRL+O or CTRL+F12 or
                          ALT+CTRL+F2             ALT+CTRL+F2
FilePrint                 CTRL+P                  CTRL+P or
                                                  CTRL+SHIFT+F12
FilePrintPreview          CTRL+F2 or ALT+CTRL+I   CTRL+F2 or ALT+CTRL+I
FileSave                  SHIFT+F12 or            SHIFT+F12 or
                          CTRL+S or               CTRL+S or
                          ALT+SHIFT+F2            ALT+SHIFT+F2
FileSaveAs                F12                     F12
Font                      CTRL+SHIFT+F            CTRL+SHIFT+F
FontSizeSelect            CTRL+SHIFT+P            CTRL+SHIFT+P
FootnoteNow               ALT+CTRL+F              See InsertFootNoteNow
FormatAutoFormat          CTRL+K                  CTRL+K
FormatFont                CTRL+D                  CTRL+D
FormatHeaderFooterLink    ALT+SHIFT+R             ALT+SHIFT+R
GoBack                    SHIFT+F5 or             SHIFT+F5 or
                          ALT+CTRL+Z              ALT+CTRL+Z
GotoAnnotationScope       ALT+F11                 ALT+F11
GotoNextPage              ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN      ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
GotoPreviousPage          ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP        ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
GrowFont                  CTRL+SHIFT+>            CTRL+SHIFT+>
GrowFontOnePoint          CTRL+]                  CTRL+]
HangingIndent             CTRL+T                  CTRL+T
Help                      F1                      F1
HelpTool                  SHIFT+F1                SHIFT+F1
Hidden                    CTRL+SHIFT+H            CTRL+SHIFT+H
Indent                    CTRL+M                  CTRL+M
InsertAnnotation          CTRL+ALT+A              CTRL+ALT+A
InsertAutoText            ALT+CTRL+V or F3        ALT+CTRL+V or F3
InsertColumnBreak         See ColumnBreak         CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
InsertDateField           ALT+SHIFT+D             ALT+SHIFT+D
InsertEndNoteNow          See EndNoteNow          ALT+CTRL+E
InsertFieldChars          CTRL+F9                 CTRL+F9
InsertFootNoteNow         See FootNoteNow         ALT+CTRL+F
InsertMergeField          ALT+SHIFT+F             ALT+SHIFT+F
InsertPageBreak           CTRL+ENTER              CTRL+ENTER
InsertPageField           ALT+SHIFT+P             ALT+SHIFT+P
InsertSpike               CTRL+SHIFT+F3           CTRL+SHIFT+F3
InsertTimeField           See TimeField           ALT+SHIFT+T
Italic                    CTRL+I or               CTRL+I or
                          CTRL+SHIFT+I            CTRL+SHIFT+I
JustifyPara               CTRL+J                  CTRL+J
LeftPara                  CTRL+L                  CTRL+L
LineDown                  DOWN ARROW              DOWN ARROW
LineDownExtend            SHIFT+DOWN ARROW        SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
LineUp                    UP ARROW                UP ARROW
LineUpExtend              SHIFT+UP ARROW          SHIFT+UP ARROW
LockFields                CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11      CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11
MailMergeCheck            ALT+SHIFT+K             ALT+SHIFT+K
MailMergeEditDataSource   ALT+SHIFT+E             ALT+SHIFT+E
MailMergetoDoc            ALT+SHIFT+N             ALT+SHIFT+N
MailMergetoPrinter        ALT+SHIFT+M             ALT+SHIFT+M
MarkCitation              ALT+SHIFT+I             ALT+SHIFT+I
MarkIndexEntry            ALT+SHIFT+X             ALT+SHIFT+X
MarkTableofContentsEntry  ALT+SHIFT+O             ALT+SHIFT+O
MenuMode                  F10                     F10
MicrosoftSystemInfo       ALT+CTRL+F1             ALT+CTRL+F1
MoveText                  F2                      F2
NextField                 F11 or ALT+F1           F11 or ALT+F1
NextMisspelling           Not Available           ALT+F7
NextObject                ALT+DOWN ARROW          ALT+DOWN ARROW
NextWindow                CTRL+F6 or ALT+F6       CTRL+F6 or ALT+F6
Nonbreaking Hyphen        CTRL+SHIFT+-            CTRL+SHIFT+-
Nonbreaking Space         CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR     CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
NormalStyle               CTRL+SHIFT+N or         CTRL+SHIFT+N or
                          ALT+SHIFT+NUM 5         ALT+SHIFT+NUM 5
Open or CloseUpPara       CTRL+0(zero)            CTRL+0(zero)
OptionalHyphen            CTRL+-                  CTRL+-
OtherPane                 F6 or SHIFT+F6          F6 or SHIFT F6
Outline                   ALT+CTRL+O              See ViewOutline
OutlineCollapse           ALT+SHIFT+_ or          ALT+_ or
                          ALT+SHIFT+NUM -         ALT+SHIFT+NUM -
OutlineDemote             ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW   ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
OutlineExpand             ALT+SHIFT+=             ALT++ or
                                                  ALT+SHIFT+NUM +
OutlineMoveDown           ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW    ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
OutlineMoveUp             ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW      ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
OutlinePromote            ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW    ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
OutlineShowFirstLine      ALT+SHIFT+L             ALT+SHIFT+L
Overtype                  INSERT                  INSERT
Page Down                 PAGE DOWN               PAGE DOWN
Page DownExtend           SHIFT+PAGE DOWN         SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Page Up                   PAGE UP                 PAGE UP
Page UpExtend             SHIFT+PAGE UP           SHIFT+PAGE UP
PageField                 ALT+SHIFT+P             See InsertPageField
ParaDown                  CTRL+DOWN ARROW         CTRL+DOWN ARROW
ParaDownExtend            CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW   CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
ParaUp                    CTRL+UP ARROW           CTRL+UP ARROW
ParaUpExtend              CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW     CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
PasteFormat               CTRL+SHIFT+V            CTRL+SHIFT+V
PrevField                 SHIFT+F11 or            SHIFT+F11 or
                          ALT+SHIFT+F1            ALT+SHIFT+F1
PrevObject                ALT+UP ARROW            ALT+UP ARROW
PrevWindow                CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or        CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or
                          ALT+SHIFT+F6            ALT+SHIFT+F6
RegisteredSymbol          ALT+CTRL+R              ALT+CTRL+R
RepeatFind                SHIFT+F4 or             SHIFT+F4 or
                          ALT+CTRL+Y              ALT+CTRL+Y
ResetChar                 CTRL+SPACEBAR or        CTRL+SPACEBAR or
                          CTRL+SHIFT+Z            CTRL+SHIFT+Z
ResetPara                 CTRL+Q                  CTRL+Q
RightPara                 CTRL+R                  CTRL+R
Shortcut Menu             NOT AVAILABLE           SHIFT+F10
ShowAll                   CTRL+SHIFT+*            CTRL+SHIFT+*
ShowAllHeadings           ALT+SHIFT+A             ALT+SHIFT+A
ShowHeading1              ALT+SHIFT+1             ALT+SHIFT+1
ShowHeading2              ALT+SHIFT+2             ALT+SHIFT+2
ShowHeading3              ALT+SHIFT+3             ALT+SHIFT+3
ShowHeading4              ALT+SHIFT+4             ALT+SHIFT+4
ShowHeading5              ALT+SHIFT+5             ALT+SHIFT+5
ShowHeading6              ALT+SHIFT+6             ALT+SHIFT+6
ShowHeading7              ALT+SHIFT+7             ALT+SHIFT+7
ShowHeading8              ALT+SHIFT+8             ALT+SHIFT+8
ShowHeading9              ALT+SHIFT+9             ALT+SHIFT+9
ShrinkFont                CTRL+SHIFT+<            CTRL+SHIFT+<
ShrinkFontOnePoint        CTRL+[                  CTRL+[
ShrinkSelection           SHIFT+F8                SHIFT+F8
SmallCaps                 CTRL+SHIFT+K            CTRL+SHIFT+K
SpacePara1                CTRL+1                  CTRL+1
SpacePara15               CTRL+5                  CTRL+5
SpacePara2                CTRL+2                  CTRL+2
Spelling                  F7                      See ToolsSpelling
Spike                     CTRL+F3                 CTRL+F3
StartofColumn             ALT+PAGE UP or          ALT+PAGE UP or
                          ALT+SHIFT+PAGE UP       ALT+SHIFT+PAGE UP
StartofDocExtend          CTRL+SHIFT+HOME         CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
StartofDocument           CTRL+HOME               CTRL+HOME
StartofLine               HOME or CTRL+UP ARROW   HOME
StartofLineExtend         SHIFT+HOME              SHIFT+HOME
StartofRow                ALT+HOME or             ALT+HOME or
                          ALT+SHIFT+HOME          ALT+SHIFT+HOME
StartofWindow             CTRL+PAGE UP            CTRL+PAGE UP
StartofWindowExtend       CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP      CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP
Style                     CTRL+SHIFT+S            CTRL+SHIFT+S
Subscript                 CTRL+=                  CTRL+=
Superscript               CTRL+SHIFT+=            CTRL+SHIFT+=
SymbolFont                CTRL+SHIFT+Q            CTRL+SHIFT+Q
TableSelectTable          ALT+NUM 5               ALT+NUM 5
                          NUMLOCK OFF)            (NUMLOCK OFF)
TableUpdateAutoFormat     ALT+CTRL+U              ALT+CTRL+U
Thesaurus                 SHIFT+F7                See ToolsThesaurus
TimeField                 ALT+SHIFT+T             See InsertTimeField
ToggleFieldDisplay        SHIFT+F9                SHIFT+F9
ToolsCustomizeAdd         See CustomizeAdd        ALT+CTRL+=
   MenuShortcut               MenuShortcut
ToolsCustomizeKeyboard    See CustomKeyboard      ALT+CTRL+NUM+
   Shortcut                   Shortcut
ToolsCustomizeRemove      See CustomizeRemove     ALT+CTRL+-
   MenuShortcut               MenuShortcut
ToolsSpelling             See Spelling            F7
ToolsThesaurus            See Thesaurus           SHIFT+F7
TrademarkSymbol           ALT+CTRL+T              ALT+CTRL+T
Underline                 CTRL+U or               CTRL+U or
                          CTRL+SHIFT+U            CTRL+SHIFT+U
Unhang                    CTRL+SHIFT+T            CTRL+SHIFT+T
Unindent                  CTRL+SHIFT+M            CTRL+SHIFT+M
UnlinkFields              CTRL+6 or               CTRL+6 or
                          CTRL+4 or               CTRL+SHIFT+F9
                          CTRL+SHIFT+F9
UnlockFields              CTRL+SHIFT+F11          CTRL+SHIFT+F11 or
                                                  CTRL+4
UpdateFields              F9 or                   F9 or
                          ALT+SHIFT+F9 or         ALT+SHIFT+U
                          ALT+SHIFT+U
UpdateSource              CTRL+SHIFT+F7           CTRL+SHIFT+F7
ViewFieldCodes            ALT+F9                  ALT+F9
ViewNormal                ALT+CTRL+N              ALT+CTRL+N
ViewOutline               See Outline             ALT+CTRL+O
ViewPage                  ALT+CTRL+P              ALT+CTRL+P
WordLeft                  CTRL+LEFT ARROW or      CTRL+LEFT ARROW or
                          ALT+LEFT ARROW          ALT+LEFT ARROW
WordLeftExtend            CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW   CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
WordRight                 CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or     CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or
                          ALT+RIGHT ARROW         ALT+RIGHT ARROW
WordRightExtend           CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW  CTRL+SHIFT+
                                                  RIGHT ARROW
WordUnderline             CTRL+SHIFT+W            CTRL+SHIFT+W


KBCategory: kbref
KBSubcategory:
Additional reference words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 word95 word6 word7
winword
Keywords : kbref
Version : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: August 5, 1997
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