Keyboard Short Cuts
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F5 Go To/Find & Replace
Ctrl + A Selects the entire document
Ctrl + 1 Line spacing 1 (single spacing)
Ctrl + 2 Lines spacing 2 (double spacing)
Ctrl + 5 Line spacing 1.5
Shift + F3 Changes text case (goes to all caps, then small caps; then initial caps)
Ctrl + ] Increases font size one point
Ctrl + [ Decreases font size one point
Ctrl + home Takes you to the beginning of your document
Ctrl + end Takes you to the end of your document
Ctrl + Ô Moves the insertion point one word to the right
Ctrl + ç Moves the insertion point one word to the left
Home Moves insertion point to the beginning of a line
End Moves the insertion point to the end of a line
Ctrl + é Moves the insertion point one paragraph up
Ctrl + ê Moves the insertion point one paragraph down
Alt + Tab Allows you to go between programs that are open on your screen
Ctrl + Q Removes the formatting carries over from previous paragraphs
Ctrl + Shift + = Allows you to type in superscript (must repeat to turn off when finished)
Ctrl + = Allows you to type in subscript (must repeat to turn off when finished)
Shift + F5 Finds the last 3 locations where you edited or keyed text
3 or more hyphens; press Enter A thin bottom border is applied to your text
3 or more underscores; press Enter A thick bottom border is applied to your text
3 or more equal signs; press Enter A double-line bottom border is applied to your text
Ctrl + backspace Deletes a word to the left of the insertion point
Ctrl + delete Deletes a word to the right of the insertion point
Non-breaking space Remove space; then hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar
Ctrl + Shift + N Restores text to default formatting
Alt + Shift + D Inserts Date
Alt + Shift + T Inserts Time
F6 Switches panes when you split a document (windows; split)
Ctrl + Enter Inserts a hard page break or a column break
F4 Repeat command -- allows you to key text in a document that you want to repeat in other areas of the document (CAUTION: must do it immediately without other interruptions as it has a short term memory)

 

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