Use keyboard shortcuts with an external keyboard in Word Mobile for Windows 10

Using an external keyboard with Word Mobile allows you to use the familiar keyboard shortcuts. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for Word Mobile on Windows.

Notes: 

• The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.

• Commands that require you to press and release multiple keys together are indicated with a plus sign (+). Commands that require you to press multiple keys in order are indicated by a comma sign (,).

Editing and formatting the document

To	Press
Undo the last action	CONTROL + Z
Repeat the last action	CONTROL + Y
Cut the selected content (and copy to the Clipboard)	CONTROL + X
Copy the selected content to the Clipboard	CONTROL + C
Paste copied or cut content	CONTROL + V
Duplicate shapes and images	CONTROL + D
Select all	CONTROL + A
Bold selected content	CONTROL + B
Italicize selected content	CONTROL + I
Underline selected content	CONTROL + U
Indent	CONTROL + M
Justify	CONTROL + J
Align left	CONTROL + L
Open	CONTROL + O
Align right	CONTROL + R
Center	CONTROL + E
Save or sync	CONTROL + S
Delete	DELETE
Copy formatting	CONTROL + SHIFT + C
Select text	SHIFT + LEFT/RIGHT ARROW or SHIFT + UP/DOWN ARROW
Cycle through floating shapes, such as text boxes or images.	Ctrl+Alt+5, and then the Tab key repeatedly
Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation.	Esc

See also

Learn how to navigate Word using accessible features

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

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