Keyboard shortcuts in Word Web App

The keyboard shortcuts that are described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.

For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+). For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).

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Microsoft Word Online keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts in Word Online are very similar to keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word. The keyboard shortcuts listed in this article are for the most common tasks in Word Online. For a list of keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word 2010, see Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word.

Reading view

To do this	Press
Go to a view that is accessible to screen-reader software and to keyboard selection of content (requires PDF reader)	TAB to the Generate more accessible view (new window) command, ENTER
Find text	CTRL+F, or F3
Hide the Search pane	ESC
Switch to Zoom control	CTRL+Z
Switch to page-number control	CTRL+G
Go to a specific page	Type page number (in page-number control)
Print	CTRL+P

Editing view

To do this	Press
Move between ribbon and document content	CTRL+F6
Move from editing document to Home tab	CTRL+[
Move from editing document to most recently used ribbon command	CTRL+]
Activate a different ribbon tab	TAB, ENTER
Move among ribbon commands	TAB
Execute the currently selected ribbon command	ENTER
Collapse or expand the ribbon	CTRL+F3

Move insertion point

To do this	Press
Right one character	RIGHT ARROW
Left one character	LEFT ARROW
Right one word	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Left one word	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Up one line	UP ARROW
Down one line	DOWN ARROW
Up one paragraph	CTRL+UP ARROW
Down one paragraph	CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Beginning of line	HOME
End of line	END
Beginning of page	CTRL+HOME
End of page	CTRL+END

Select content: expand selection

To do this	Press
Right one character	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Left one character	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Right one word	SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Left one word	SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Up one line	SHIFT+UP ARROW
Down one line	SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Up one paragraph	SHIFT+CTRL+UP ARROW
Down one paragraph	SHIFT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To beginning of paragraph	SHIFT+HOME
To end of paragraph	SHIFT+END
To beginning of document	SHIFT+CTRL+HOME
To end of document	SHIFT+CTRL+END
Whole document	CTRL+A

Edit content

To do this	Press
Cut	CTRL+X
Copy	CTRL+C
Paste	CTRL+V
Insert hyperlink	CTRL+K
Undo	CTRL+Z
Redo	CTRL+Y
Move from on misspelled word to another	ALT+F7

Format text

To do this	Press
Bold	CTRL+B
Italics	CTRL+I
Underline	CTRL+U
Bulleted list	CTRL+PERIOD
Align left	CTRL+L
Align right	CTRL+R
Align centered	CTRL+E

Windows and Mac keyboard equivalents

Key	Modifier	Windows	Mac
BACKSPACE	ALT		Backspace by word
End	ALT		Move IP to bottom of document/outline
ENTER	ALT	Page Properties in IE
TAB	CTRL-ALT	Task Switcher
Home	ALT	Navigate to Home Page	Move IP to top of document/outline
Left	ALT	Navigate back in IE	Navigate left by word
PageDn	ALT		Move IP to bottom of document
PageUp	ALT		Move IP to top of document
Right	ALT	Navigate forward in IE	Navigate right by word
TAB	ALT	Switch between Apps	Accessibility Loop (moves focus between browser UI and page elements)
Down	ALT-SHIFT	Move current page Down one position in the Nav Pane	Selects from the IP to the end of the paragraph
ENTER	ALT-SHIFT	Full Screen in IE
TAB	CTRL-ALT-SHIFT	Task Switcher
Left	ALT-SHIFT	Outdent	Select left by word
Right	ALT-SHIFT	Indent	Select left by word
TAB	ALT-SHIFT	Switch between Apps	Accessibility Loop (moves focus between browser UI and page elements)
Up	ALT-SHIFT	Move current page Down one position in the Nav Pane	Selects from the IP to the end of the paragraph
BACKSPACE	CMD		Backspace by word
DELETE	CMD		Delete by word
Down	CMD		Move IP down by paragraph
End	CMD		Move IP to bottom of document/outline
Home	CMD		Navigate to top of document/outline (in Safari on Mac this navigates to the browser home page)
Left	CMD		Move IP to the beginning of the line (in Firefox on Mac this navigates the browser back to the previous page)
Right	CMD		Move IP to the end of the line (in Firefox on Mac this navigates the browser forward)
TAB	CMD		Task Switcher (like Windows Alt-Tab)
Up	CMD		Move IP up by paragraph
ESC	CMD-ALT		Task Manager (Force Quit Apps)
Home	CMD-ALT		In Safari on Mac this navgiates to the browser home page
Left	CMD-ALT		In Chrome on Mac this navigates between browser tabs
DELETE	CMD-SHIFT		Iin Firefox on Mac this clears the browser cache
Down	CMD-SHIFT		Select down by paragraph
End	CMD-SHIFT		Select to bottom of document/page
Home	CMD-SHIFT		Select to top of document/page (in Safari on Mac this navigates to the browser home page)
Left	CMD-SHIFT		Select to beginning of line
Right	CMD-SHIFT		Select to end of line
TAB	CMD-SHIFT		Task Switcher (like Windows Alt-Tab)
Up	CMD-SHIFT		Select up by paragraph
ESC	CTRL-SHIFT	Task Manager
Right	CTRL-SHIFT	Select right by word
Down	CTRL	Move IP down by paragraph	Move IP to end of line
Left	CTRL-SHIFT	Select left by word
ESC	CTRL	Open Start Menu/Start Screen
DELETE	CTRL-ALT	Open Lock Screen Menu
Left	CTRL	Move IP left by word	Displays a widget dashboard
PageDn	CTRL		in Firefox and Chrome on Mac this switches between open tabs
PageUp	CTRL		in Firefox and Chrome on Mac this switches between open tabs
End	CTRL	Move IP to end of document/outline
TAB	CTRL	Switch between open tabs	Switch between open tabs
Up	CTRL	Move IP up by paragraph	Move IP to beginning of line
BACKSPACE	CTRL-ALT	Backspace by word	Backspace by letter
Home	CTRL	Move IP to beginning of document/outline
Down	CTRL-ALT	in IE this scrolls the page down
End	CTRL-ALT	in IE this scrolls to the bottom of the page
Home	CTRL-ALT	in IE this scrolls to the top of the page
PageDn	CTRL-ALT	in IE this scrolls down
PageUp	CTRL-ALT	in IE this scrolls up
Right	CTRL	Move IP left by word
Up	CTRL-ALT	in IE this scrolls the page down
BACKSPACE	CTRL-ALT-SHIFT	Backspace by word	Backspace by letter
End	CTRL-ALT-SHIFT	in IE this scrolls to the bottom of the page
Home	CTRL-ALT-SHIFT	in IE this scrolls to the top of the page
PageDn	CTRL-ALT-SHIFT	in IE this scrolls down
PageUp	CTRL-ALT-SHIFT	in IE this scrolls up
ESC	ALT	Minimize Window
Down	CTRL-SHIFT	Select down by paragraph	Select to end of line
ESC	ALT-SHIFT	Minimize Window
Home	CTRL-SHIFT	Select up by paragraph	Select to beginning of line
Insert	None	Enter Overtype Mode
TAB	CTRL-SHIFT	Switch between open tabs	Switch between open tabs
Up	CTRL-SHIFT	Select up by paragraph	Select to beginning of line
BACKSPACE	None	Backspace by letter	Backspace by letter
DELETE	None	Delete by letter	Delete by letter
Down	None	Move IP down by line	Move IP down by line
End	None	Move IP to end of line	Move IP to end of line
ENTER	None	Insert new line	Insert new line
BACKSPACE	CTRL	Backspace by word
Home	None	Move IP to beginning of line	In Safari and Chrome this moves the IP to the beginning of the paragraph
Left	None	Move IP left by letter	Move IP left by letter
PageDn	None	Move IP down by one screen	Move IP down by one screen
PageUp	None	Move IP up by one screen	Move IP up by one screen
Right	None	Move IP right by letter	Move IP right by letter
TAB	None	Indent or Navigate to next Table Cell	Indent, Navigate to next Table Cell, or Insert a Table
Up	None	Move IP up by one line	Move IP up by one line
BACKSPACE	SHIFT	Backspace by letter	Backspace by letter
Down	SHIFT	Select down by line	Select down by line
End	SHIFT	Select to end of line	Select to end of line
ENTER	SHIFT	Insert soft line break	Insert soft line break
Home	SHIFT	Select to beginning of line	Select to beginning of line
Left	SHIFT	Select left by letter	Select left by letter
Right	SHIFT	Select right by letter	Select right by letter
TAB	SHIFT	Outdent, Navigate to Previous Table Cell	Outdent, Navigate to Previous Table Cell
Up	SHIFT	Select up by line	Select up by line