Use keyboard shortcuts in Word for iPhone

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Word for iOS helps them work more efficiently. 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 for iOS.

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 (,).

• To move to the ribbon at the top of the page, place the cursor on a button and then press Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow.

• To activate a button, press Control+Option+Spacebar.

In this topic

• Navigate a document

• Edit and format a document

Navigate a document

To do this	Press
Find text	Command+F
Move the cursor up by one paragraph	Option+Up Arrow
Move the cursor down by one paragraph	Option+Down Arrow
Move the cursor right by one word	Option+Right Arrow
Move the cursor left by one word	Option+Left Arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line	Command+Left Arrow
Move the cursor to the end of the current line	Command+Right Arrow
Select the paragraph above	Shift+Option+Up Arrow
Select the paragraph below	Shift+Option+Down Arrow
Select the word to the left	Shift+Option+Left Arrow
Select the word to the right	Shift+Option+Right Arrow
Select from the current position to the beginning of the line	Shift+Command+Left Arrow
Select from the current position to the end of the line	Shift+Command+Right Arrow

Edit and format a document

To do this	Press
Undo the last action	Command+ Z
Repeat the last action	Command+Y
Cut the selected content	Command+X
Copy the selected content	Command+C
Paste the copied or cut content	Command+V
Bold the selected content	Command+B
Italicize the selected content	Command+I
Underline the selected content	Command+U
Insert a line break	Shift+Return

See also

Learn how to navigate Word using accessible features

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word

Technical support for customers with disabilities

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