F1 = opens help panel
Shift + F1 = opens reveal formatting panel
Alt + F1 = jumps to the next field
Alt + Shift + F1 = Jumps to the previous field
F2 = move text or objects
Ctrl + F2 = open the print window
Alt + Shift + F2 = save your document
Alt + Ctrl + F2 = pop up the open window
F3 = Expand an AutoText entry
Alt + F3 = Create an AutoText entry
Shift + F3 = Change the case of selected text
Ctrl + F3 = Cut selected text to the Spike
Ctrl + Shift + F3 = Insert the contents of the
Spike
F4 = repeat your last action
Shift + F4 = repeat the last “Find” action
Ctrl + F4 = close the current document
Alt + F4 = quit Microsoft Word
F5 = open “Go To” tab on the Find and
Replace window
Shift + F5 = jump the previous edit you made
in your document
Ctrl + Shift + F5 = open Bookmark window
F6 = Go to the next pane or frame in your
Word window
Shift + F6 = Go to the previous pane or frame
Ctrl + F6 = Go to the next open document
window
Ctrl + Shift + F6 = Go to the previous open
document window
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MS Word Shortcuts
F7 =Open the Editor pane and start a spelling and
grammar check
Shift + F7 = Open the thesaurus
Alt + F7 = Find the next spelling or grammar
error
Alt + Shift + F7 = Open the Translation pane
F8 = Enter Word’s selection mode and expand a
selection
Shift+F8 = Reduce a selection
Ctrl + Shift + F8 = Selects a column
F9: Update a field
Shift+F9: Reveal a field’s code
Ctrl+F9: Insert new Empty Field {} braces
Ctrl+Shift+F9: Unlink a field
Alt+F9: Toggle the display of a field’s code
F10: Show key tips
Shift+F10: Display a context menu
Ctrl+F10: Maximize document window
Alt+Shift+F10: Display a menu or window for
an available selection
F11: Jump to the next field in your document
Shift+F11: Jump to the previous field in your
document
Ctrl+F11: Lock a field so it cannot be edited
Ctrl+Shift+F11: Unlock a field
Alt+Shift+F11: Start the Microsoft Script Editor
F12: Open the Save As window
Shift+F12: Save your document
Ctrl+F12: Open the Open window
Ctrl+Shift+F12: Open the Print window
The below shortcuts will work if you have the function keys on your keyboard.