M.S. Word 2010 shortkeys and description for competition Exam and general use.
| Short key | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL+X | Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard. |
| CTRL+Z | Undo the last action. |
| CTRL+F3 | Cut to the Spike. |
| Press ALT+H to move to the Home tab, and then press F,O. | Open the Office Clipboard |
| CTRL+C | Copy selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard. |
| CTRL+X | Cut selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard. |
| CTRL+V | Paste the most recent addition or pasted item from the Office Clipboard. |
| F2 (then move the cursor and press ENTER) | Move text or graphics once. |
| SHIFT+F2 (then move the cursor and press ENTER) | Copy text or graphics once. |
| ALT+F3 | When text or an object is selected, open the Create New Building Block dialog box. |
| SHIFT+F10 | When the building block — for example, a SmartArt graphic — is selected, display the shortcut menu that is associated with it. |
| CTRL+F3 | Cut to the Spike. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F3 | Paste the Spike contents. |
| ALT+SHIFT+R | Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document. |
| CTRL+F9 | A field |
| SHIFT+ENTER | A line break |
| CTRL+ENTER | A page break |
| CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER | A column break |
| ALT+CTRL+MINUS SIGN | An em dash |
| CTRL+MINUS SIGN | An en dash |
| CTRL+HYPHEN | An optional hyphen |
| CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN | A nonbreaking hyphen |
| CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR | A nonbreaking space |
| ALT+CTRL+C | The copyright symbol |
| ALT+CTRL+R | The registered trademark symbol |
| ALT+CTRL+T | The trademark symbol |
| ALT+CTRL+PERIOD | An ellipsis |
| CTRL+`(single quotation mark), `(single quotation mark) | A single opening quotation mark |
| CTRL+' (single quotation mark), ' (single quotation mark) | A single closing quotation mark |
| CTRL+` (single quotation mark), SHIFT+' (single quotation mark) | Double opening quotation marks |
| CTRL+' (single quotation mark), SHIFT+' (single quotation mark) | Double closing quotation marks |
| The character code, ALT+X |  Insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol ( ), type 20AC, and then hold down ALT and press X. |
| ALT+X | Find out the Unicode character code for the selected character |
| ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad) | Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down ALT and press 0128 on the numeric keypad. |
| F8 | Turn extend mode on. |
| F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW | Select the nearest character. |
| F8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so on) | Increase the size of a selection. |
| SHIFT+F8 | Reduce the size of a selection. |
| ESC | Turn extend mode off. |
| SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Extend a selection one character to the right. |
| SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Extend a selection one character to the left. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Extend a selection to the end of a word. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Extend a selection to the beginning of a word. |
| SHIFT+END | Extend a selection to the end of a line. |
| SHIFT+HOME | Extend a selection to the beginning of a line. |
| SHIFT+DOWN ARROW | Extend a selection one line down. |
| SHIFT+UP ARROW | Extend a selection one line up. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW | Extend a selection to the end of a paragraph. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW | Extend a selection to the beginning of a paragraph. |
| SHIFT+PAGE DOWN | Extend a selection one screen down. |
| SHIFT+PAGE UP | Extend a selection one screen up. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+HOME | Extend a selection to the beginning of a document. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+END | Extend a selection to the end of a document. |
| ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN | Extend a selection to the end of a window. |
| CTRL+A | Extend a selection to include the entire document. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode | Select a vertical block of text. |
