Ctrl + Shift + M : Indent Text (Move text back to left after indent)Ĭhange text format or style in word can be time consuming, but it can easily be done with some text shortcut keys for formatting.Ctrl + M : Indent Text (Move text to the right).Ctrl + J : Justify-align for selected text (Straight edges on both side of the document).Ctrl + E : Center-align for selected text.Ctrl + L : Left-align for selected text.Ctrl + R : Right-align for selected text.Shortcuts for text alignment can come in handy especially when you are writing a long document that span over a few pages. Ctrl + 0 : Toggle (Apply/Remove) spacing before paragraph.That literally took me hours just to make the report look nice with spacing between paragraphs. I still remember the days when I first use word to write my school report. Ctrl + Shift + S : Open “Apply Style” dialog box.įormatting the lines and paragraph spacing is probably the most irritating part when you are trying to make your word document look nice.Alt + Shift + Right/Left Arrow : Promote or demote Headings (Heading 1,2,3... to Heading 9).Alt + Ctrl + 3 : Apply Heading 3 style to selected text or paragraph.Alt + Ctrl + 2 : Apply Heading 2 style to selected text or paragraph.Alt + Ctrl + 1 : Apply Heading 1 style to selected text or paragraph.You can think of it as putting items in a big folder with small little tag on the folder. Heading 1 (H1) as the highest priority and Heading 9 (H9) as the lowest. Header formatting is like sorting the different things according to their priority. You may have used Word for a long time, but chances are, you may not be familiar with formatting the headers of the document. Ctrl + Backspace : Delete word to the left of cursor.Backspace : Delete character to the left of cursor.Ctrl + Delete : Delete word to the right of cursor.Delete : Delete character to the right of cursor.Not an amazing discovery, but knowing these shortcuts can help you a tiny little bit in improving your productivity when you are editing your document. Alt + H > V > K : Paste with source formatting (By format ribbon).Alt + H > V > M : Paste with merged formatting (By format ribbon).Alt + H > V > T : Paste text only (By format ribbon).
Probably the most used keyboard shortcuts by any user working on a PC or Mac.