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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keys for Editing and Moving Text and Graphics - Word 97



Delete Text and Graphics:

 Delete one character to the left       BACKSPACE
 Delete one word to the left              CTRL+BACKSPACE
 Delete one character to the right     DELETE
 Delete one word to the right            CTRL+DELETE
 Cut selected text to the Clipboard   CTRL+X
 Undo the last action                       CTRL+Z
 Cut to the Spike                             CTRL+F3

Copy and Move Text and Graphics:

 Copy text or graphics                     CTRL+C
 Move text or graphics                     F2 (then move the
                                                     insertion point and
                                                     press ENTER)
 Create AutoText                            ALT+F3
 Paste the Clipboard contents         CTRL+V
 Paste the Spike contents               CTRL+SHIFT+F3

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Insert Special Characters:

 A field                                         CTRL+F9
 An AutoText entry                        ENTER (after typing the
                                                  first few characters of
                                                  the AutoText entry name
                                                  and when the ScreenTip
                                                  appears)
 A line break                                SHIFT+ENTER
 A page break                              CTRL+ENTER
 A column break                          CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
 An optional hyphen                     CTRL+HYPHEN
 A non-breaking hyphen                CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
 A non-breaking space                  CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
 The copyright symbol                   ALT+CTRL+C
 The registered trademark symbol   ALT+CTRL+R
 The trademark symbol                  ALT+CTRL+T
 An ellipsis                                   ALT+CTRL+period

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Select Text and Graphics:

NOTE : Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing the key that moves the
insertion point.

 One character to the right             SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
 One character to the left               SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
 To the end of a word                     CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
 To the beginning of a word            CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
 To the end of a line                       SHIFT+END
 To the beginning of a line              SHIFT+HOME
 One line down                              SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
 One line up                                  SHIFT+UP ARROW
 To the end of a paragraph              CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
 To the beginning of a paragraph     CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
 One screen down                         SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
 One screen up                             SHIFT+PAGE UP
 To the end of a window                  ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
 To the beginning of a document     CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
 To include the entire document      CTRL+A
 To a vertical block of text               CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then
                                                    use the arrow keys; press
                                                    ESC to cancel selection
                                                    mode
 To a specific location in a document    F8+arrow keys; press ESC
                                          to cancel selection mode


TIP : If you know the key combination to move the insertion point, you can
select the text by using the same key combination while holding down SHIFT.

For example, CTRL+RIGHT ARROW moves the insertion point to the next word,
and CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW selects the text from the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word.

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Select Text and Graphics in a Table:

 Select the next cell's contents               TAB
 Select the preceding cell's contents       SHIFT+TAB
 Extend a selection to adjacent cells       Hold down SHIFT and press
                                                           an arrow key repeatedly
 Select a column                            Click in the column's top
                                                    or bottom cell. Hold down
                                                    SHIFT and press the UP
                                                    ARROW or DOWN ARROW key
                                                    repeatedly
 Extend a selection (or block)           CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then
                                                     use the arrow keys; press
                                                     ESC to cancel selection
                                                     mode
 Reduce the selection size               SHIFT+F8
 Select an entire table                     ALT+5 on the numeric
                                                     keypad (with NUM LOCK
                                                     off)

Extend a Selection:

 Turn extend mode on                        F8
 Select the nearest character             F8, and then press LEFT
                                            ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
 Increase the size of a selection         F8 (press once to select
                                              a word, twice to select a
                                              sentence, and so forth)
 Reduce the size of a selection         SHIFT+F8
 Turn extend mode off                       ESC

Move the Insertion Point:

 One character to the left                  LEFT ARROW
 One character to the right                RIGHT ARROW
 One word to the left                       CTRL+LEFT ARROW
 One word to the right                      CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
 One paragraph up                           CTRL+UP ARROW
 One paragraph down                         CTRL+DOWN ARROW
 One cell to the left (in a table)          SHIFT+TAB
 One cell to the right (in a table)         TAB
 Up one line                                UP ARROW
 Down one line                              DOWN ARROW
 To the end of a line                       END
 To the beginning of a line                 HOME
 To the top of the window                   ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
 To the end of the window                   ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
 Up one screen (scrolling)                  PAGE UP
 Down one screen (scrolling)                PAGE DOWN
 To the top of the next page                CTRL+PAGE DOWN
 To the top of the previous page            CTRL+PAGE UP
 To the end of a document                   CTRL+END
 To the beginning of a document             CTRL+HOME
 To a previous revision                           SHIFT+F5
 To the location of the insertion point when
    the document was last closed            SHIFT+F5

Move Around in a Table:

 Next cell in a row                         TAB
 Previous cell in a row                     SHIFT+TAB
 First cell in a row                        ALT+HOME
 Last cell in a row                         ALT+END
 First cell in a column                     ALT+PAGE UP
 Last cell in a column                      ALT+PAGE DOWN
 Previous row                               UP ARROW
 Next row                                   DOWN ARROW

Insert Paragraphs and Tab Characters in a Table:

 New paragraphs in a cell                   ENTER
 Tab characters in a cell                   CTRL+TAB

 


 

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