Microsoft Word Basic Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+N: Create a new document
• Ctrl+O: Open an existing document
• Ctrl+S: Save a document
• F12: Open the Save As dialog box
• Ctrl+W: Close a document
• Ctrl+Z: Undo an action
• Ctrl+Y: Redo an action
• Alt+Ctrl+S: Split a window or remove the split view
• Ctrl+Alt+V: Print Layout View
• Ctrl+Alt+O: Outline View
• Ctrl+Alt+N: Draft View
• Ctrl+F2: Print Preview View
• F1: Open the Help pane
• Alt+Q: Go to the “Tell me what you want to do” box
• F9: Refresh the field codes in the current selection
• Ctrl+F: Search a document