Keyboard shortcuts in Word Online

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.

In this article

• Frequently used shortcuts

• Access keys: Shortcuts for using the ribbon

• Work with content in Editing view

• Format text

• Track and review changes

• Move insertion point

• Select content or expand selection

• More information

Frequently used shortcuts

This table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in Word Online:

To do this	Press
In Reading view, open a PDF-based view tagged to work with screen readers	Tab to the Accessibility Mode button and press Enter
Find text in Reading view	Ctrl+F or F3
Find text in Editing view	Ctrl+F or Ctrl+H
Hide the Navigation pane	Esc
Switch to Zoom control	On a Windows keyboard, press Alt+Win+W, then Q
Open Search box in Navigation pane	Ctrl+G
Print	Ctrl+P
Move to the next landmark region	Ctrl+F6
Go to Tell Me box	Alt+Q

Access keys: Shortcuts for using the ribbon

Word Online offers access keys, keyboard shortcuts to navigate the ribbon. If you've used access keys to save time on Word for desktop computers, you'll find access keys very similar in Word Online.

In Word Online, access keys all start with Alt+Win, then add a letter for the ribbon tab. For example, to go to the Review tab, press Alt+Win+R.

Go to the access keys for the ribbon

To go directly to a tab on the Ribbon, press one of the following access keys:

To do this	Press
Open the Tell Me box on the ribbon and type a search term.	Alt+Win, Q
Open the File menu to access New, Open, Save As, and Print. You can also open About for information or Help to get assistance.	Alt+Win, F
Open the Home tab to format text and numbers, or use other tools such as Find.	Alt+Win, H
Open the Insert tab and insert a picture, link, comment, header or footer, a page number. or footnote. You can also access the Symbol gallery.	Alt+Win, N
Open the Page Layout tab and set margins, orientation, size and spacing.	Alt+Win, A
Open the Review tab for Spelling, Check Accessibility, working with comments. or to Show Edit activity.	Alt+Win, R
Open the View tab to choose a view, open the Navigation pane, see Headers and Footers, and to Zoom.	Alt+Win, W

Work in the ribbon tabs and menus

The shortcuts in this table can save time when you work with the ribbon tabs and ribbon menus

To do this	Press
Select the active tab of the Ribbon, and activate the access keys.	Alt +Win. To move to a different tab, use an access keys or the Tab key.
Move the focus to commands on the Ribbon.	Enter, then Tab or Shift+Tab
Activate a selected button.	Spacebar or Enter
Open the list for a selected command	Spacebar or Enter
Open the menu for a selected button.	Alt + Down Arrow
When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command.	Esc

Work with content in Editing view

To do this	Press
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y
Move between ribbon and document content	Ctrl+F6
Shrink font size	Ctrl+[
Grow font size	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

Track and review changes

To do this	Press these keys
Toggle change tracking on or off	Ctrl+Shift+E
Accept a change	Ctrl+Alt+= (equals sign)
Reject a change	Ctrl+Alt+- (hyphen sign)
Go to previous change	Ctrl+Alt+9
Go to next change	Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero)

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

Format text

To do this	Press
Bold	Ctrl+B
Italics	Ctrl+I
Underline	Ctrl+U
Bulleted list	Ctrl+Period
Numbered list	Ctrl+/
Align left	Ctrl+L
Align right	Ctrl+R
Align centered	Ctrl+E

Select content or 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 line	Shift+Home
To end of line	Shift+End
To beginning of document	Shift+Ctrl+Home
To end of document	Shift+Ctrl+End
Whole document	Ctrl+A

More information

For help with common tasks in Word Online, see the following articles:

• Insert a picture using a screen reader in Word Online

• Print your document using a screen reader in Word Online

• Save your Word Online document using a screen reader