Monday, February 11, 2008

Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word

Sometimes when you are typing, the most frustration thing is having to pick up the mouse - espcially when you are in full flow!
Using the keyboard shortcuts are not going to save you lots of time but it may help you keep your train of thoughts going.

Most of the shortcuts rely on the Control key which is situated in the bottom left hand corner of the keyboard. It is abbreviated to CTRL. Hold down the CTRL key and then press the other key once.

The most useful keyboard shortcuts I use on a daily basis are:
Ctrl and Z - to undo
Ctrl and A - to select all of the text in the document.
Ctrl and C - to copy
Ctrl and X - to cut
Ctrl and V - to paste

There are many others - type keyboard shortcuts in to the help box in Microsoft Word to see a complete list.