Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

The followings are shortcut keys and mouse shortcuts that can be used for Microsoft Word
Use at your own risk.
Mouse shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Double-click (on a word)	Select the word.
Single-click (anywhere in a sentence) + Holding CTRL	Select the entire sentence.
Triple-click (anywhere in a paragraph)	Select the entire paragraph.
Click, hold, drag, then release	Select text from the click position to release position.
Click first position, hold SHIFT key, then click 2nd position	Select text from the 1st position to the 2nd position.
Hold ALT key, then click and drag	Vertical select text.
Hold CTRL key, then scroll wheel	Zoom in/out.

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + A	Select all (including text, graphics).
Ctrl + B	Bold.
Ctrl + I	Italic.
Ctrl + U	Underline.
Ctrl + C	Copy.
Ctrl + V	Paste.
Ctrl + X	Cut.
Ctrl + F	Find.
Ctrl + Z	Undo.
Ctrl + Y	Redo.
Ctrl + P	Open the print dialog.
Ctrl + K	Insert link.
Ctrl + L	Left align.
Ctrl + E	Center align.
Ctrl + R	Right align.
Ctrl + M	Indent.
Ctrl + (left arrow)	Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + (right arrow)	Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl + (up arrow)	Moves cursor to the beginning of the paragraph.
Ctrl + (down arrow)	Moves cursor to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F	Change font.
Ctrl + Shift + *	View/hide non-printing characters.
Ctrl + Del	Deletes word to the right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace	Deletes word to the left of cursor.
Ctrl + End	Moves cursor to the end of document.
Ctrl + Home	Moves cursor to the beginning of document.
Ctrl + Spacebar	Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1	Single-space.
Ctrl + 2	Double-space.
Ctrl + 5	1.5-line.
Ctrl + Alt + 1	Format text: heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2	Format text: heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3	Format text: heading 3.
F1	Help.
F4	Repeat the last action
F5	Go to .
F7	Spelling and grammar.
F12	Save as.
F8 then (left arrow)	Increase selection to the left by one character
F8 then (right arrow)	Increase selection to the right by one character
Ctrl + F1	Task Pane.
Ctrl + F2	Print preview.
Alt + Ctrl + F2	New document.
Shift + F3	Cycle between capitalized formats
Ctrl + Insert	Copy.
Shift + Insert	Paste.
Shift + End	Select from current position to the end of the line.
Shift + Home	Select from current position to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl + Shift + (left arrow)	Select from current position to the beginning of the word.
Ctrl + Shift + (right arrow)	Select from current position to the end of the word.
Ctrl + Shift + (up arrow)	Select from current position to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Shift + (down arrow)	Select from current position to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Shift + Page Up	Select from current position to the beginning of the window.
Ctrl + Shift + Page Down	Select from current position to the end of the window.
Shift + Page Up	One screen page up.
Shift + Page Down	One screen page down.
Shift + F7	Thesaurus check selected text.
Shift + F12	Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Print.
Alt + Shift + D	Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T	Insert the current time.

Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

The followings are Microsoft Excel shortcuts. Some short-cuts might be version specific.
Use at your own risk.
Mouse shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Double-click (on a cell)	Edit the cell contents.
Double-click (on a row/column divider)	Adjust height/width to auto-fit
High-light headers of multiple rows/columns then Double-click on a row/column divider	Adjust height/width to auto-fit of all high-lighted rows/columns
Triple-click	Select the entire contents in the cell
Click on row/column divider then drag	Adjust height/width of the row/colunn
High-light headers of multiple rows/columns then Click on row/column divider then drag	Adjust height/width of the rows/colunns
Ctrl + Mouse wheel	Zooms in and out of document.
Hold Shift + Click the cells	Select multiple cells

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
F2	Edit the selected cell.
F5	Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.
F7	Spell check selected text and/or document.
F11	Create chart.
Ctrl + A	Select all.
Ctrl + B	Bold.
Ctrl + C	Copy.
Ctrl + F	Find (same as Shift + F5).
Ctrl + G	Go To.
Ctrl + H	Replace.
Ctrl + I	Italic.
Ctrl + K	Insert link.
Ctrl + N	New Workbook.
Ctrl + O	Open Workbook.
Ctrl + P	Print dialog.
Ctrl + S	Save.
Ctrl + U	Underline.
Ctrl + V	Paste.
Ctrl + Z	Undo.
Ctrl + Y	Redo.
Ctrl + X	Cut.
Ctrl + 5	Strikethrough text.
Ctrl + F3	Define Name.
Ctrl + F4	Exit Excel.
Ctrl + F6	Switch between open workbooks.
Ctrl + F9	Minimize current window.
Ctrl + F10	Maximize current window.
Shift + F1	Activate Help on Item.
Shift + F2	Insert Comments
Shift + F3	Insert Function.
Ctrl + Shift + ;	Enter the current time.
Ctrl + ;	Enter the current date.
Ctrl + Page down	Move to next worksheet.
Ctrl + Page up	Move to previous worksheet.
Ctrl + Shift + #	Number Format: Date
Ctrl + Shift + @	Number Format: Time.
Ctrl + Shift + !	Number Format: Commas.
Ctrl + Shift + $	Number Format: Currency
Ctrl + Shift + %	Number Format: Percentage
Ctrl + Shift + ^	Number Format: Scientific.
Ctrl + Space	Select entire column.
Shift + Space	Select entire row.
Ctrl + (Arrow key)	Move to next section.

Draft Background in Word

This trick shows you how to add a grey background text on your document. For example, when you have a draft document, and you want to make sure other people know it is a draft version. It is a good idea to have a background printed text, i.e. "DRAFT" on every page of your document. This feature is called "Watermark" in MS Word.
You can follow the same steps to create different watermarks. For example "SAMPLE", "DRAFT", "PERSONAL", or your own text.

Here's a sample



Here's how

1. Select "Format" on the top menu of Microsoft Word, then select "Background".
   
2. Select "Printed Watermark".
   
3. On the "Printed Watermark" dialog box, select "Text Watermark". Then select your desire text or enter your own text into the "Text" field
   
   
   
4. Click "OK" to finish.

Add Author Information into Word Document

This trick shows you how to add some additional information to a Microsoft Word document. The information can be the name of the author, company, title, revision number, etc... When you open the folder which contains your document, and point the mouse to the document, the information will be displayed.

Here's a sample

Here's how

1. Open the folder that contains the document.
   
2. Right-click on the document and select "Properties".
   
3. On the "Properties" dialog, select the "Summary" tab.
   
4. Under the "Summary" tab, the fields are listed by two columns "Property" on the left and "Value" on the right.
   
   
   
   
5. Click on a field (i.e. "title") you want to edit, then edit its value. Then click "OK"