Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts that make working in MS Word easier and more efficient.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + C Copy selected text
Ctrl + X Cut selected text
Ctrl + V Paste Selected Text
Ctrl + N Open a new/blank document
Ctrl + O Open options
Ctrl + P Open the print window
Ctrl + F Open find box
Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
Ctrl + K Insert link
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + G / Ctrl + H Find and replace options
Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment
Ctrl + L It is used to align selected text or lines to the left
Ctrl + Q It is used to align selected paragraphs to the left
Ctrl + E Aligns the selected text or line to the center.
Ctrl + R Align selected text or lines to the right
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph
Ctrl + T Hanging indent
Ctrl + D Font options
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non-printing characters
Ctrl + (Left arrow) Move one word to the left
Ctrl + (Right arrow) Move one word to the right
Ctrl + (Up arrow) It moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph
Ctrl + (Down arrow) Move to the end of the paragraph
Ctrl + Del This Delete the word to the right of the cursor
Ctrl + Backspace This deletes the word to the left of the cursor
Ctrl + End It is used to move the cursor to the end of the document
Ctrl + Home This moves the cursor to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + Space Reset highlighted text to the default font
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3
Shift + F3 Change the case of the selected text
F4 Repeat the last action performed
F7 Spell-check selected text and/or document
Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus
F12 Save as
Ctrl + S / Shift + F12 Save
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time
Ctrl + W Close document
Ctrl + = Set chosen text as a subscript.
Ctrl + Shift + = Set chosen text as superscript.