M.S. Word 2010 shortkeys and description for competition Exam and general use.
| Short key | Description |
|---|---|
| F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode |  Extend a selection to a specific location in a document. |
| TAB | Select the next cell's contents. |
| SHIFT+TAB | Select the preceding cell's contents. |
| Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly | Extend a selection to adjacent cells. |
| Use the arrow keys to move to the column's top or bottom cell, and then do one of the following: | Select a column. |
| Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN to select the column from top to bottom. | |
| Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP to select the column from bottom to top. | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode | Extend a selection (or block). |
| ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK off) | Select an entire table. |
| LEFT ARROW | One character to the left |
| RIGHT ARROW | One character to the right |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW | One word to the left |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | One word to the right |
| CTRL+UP ARROW | One paragraph up |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW | One paragraph down |
| SHIFT+TAB | One cell to the left (in a table) |
| TAB | One cell to the right (in a table) |
| UP ARROW | Up one line |
| DOWN ARROW | Down one line |
| END | To the end of a line |
| HOME | To the beginning of a line |
| ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP | To the top of the window |
| ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN | To the end of the window |
| PAGE UP | Up one screen (scrolling) |
| PAGE DOWN | Down one screen (scrolling) |
| CTRL+PAGE DOWN | To the top of the next page |
| CTRL+PAGE UP | To the top of the previous page |
| CTRL+END | To the end of a document |
| CTRL+HOME | To the beginning of a document |
| SHIFT+F5 | To a previous revision |
| SHIFT+F5 | After opening a document, to the location you were working in when the document was last closed |
| TAB | To the next cell in a row |
| SHIFT+TAB | To the previous cell in a row |
| ALT+HOME | To the first cell in a row |
| ALT+END | To the last cell in a row |
| ALT+PAGE UP | To the first cell in a column |
| ALT+PAGE DOWN | To the last cell in a column |
| UP ARROW | To the previous row |
| DOWN ARROW | To the next row |
| ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW | Row up |
| ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW | Row down |
| CTRL+SHIFT+C | Copy formatting from text. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+V | Apply copied formatting to text. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F | Open the Font dialog box to change the font. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+> | Increase the font size. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+< | Decrease the font size. |
| CTRL+] | Increase the font size by 1 point. |
| CTRL+[ | Decrease the font size by 1 point. |
| CTRL+D | Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters. |
| SHIFT+F3 | Change the case of letters. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+A | Format all letters as capitals. |
