Work Faster!: Keyboard Shortcuts in Word

We're big fans of keyboard shortcuts. If you've never used them before, or only used one or two, how 'bout giving a new shortcut a try today? Get to know these shortcuts and we promise, working in those Microsoft Word documents will feel a little less like drudgery.

What is a shortcut? It's a combination of keys on your computer keyboard that you press at the same time to make something happen. Try these:

"Oops, I didn't mean to do that." Want to undo what you just did? Press CTRL + Z.

Make selected text bold with CTRL + B

Make selected text italicized with CTRL + I

Underline selected text with CTRL + U

Want to make the font size smaller? Press CTRL + SHIFT + < and each time you do, your selected text will get smaller and smaller.

Want to make the font size bigger? Press CTRL + SHIFT + > and each time you do, your selected text will get bigger and bigger.

To copy selected text, press CTRL + C

To paste the text you just copied someplace else in a document, put your cursor where you want to insert the text and press CTRL + V

To close the document you're in, press CTRL + W

Here's another idea: print this page, then cut out the key below and tape it to the side of your monitor. Here ya go:

Undo -- CTRL + Z
Bold -- CTRL + B
Italics -- CTRL + I
Underline -- CTRL + U
Font smaller -- CTRL + SHIFT + <
Font bigger -- CTRL + SHIFT + >
Copy -- CTRL + C
Paste -- CTRL + V
Close -- CTRL + W
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