Word 2003 Shortcut Keys
[Keys for General Use] [Keys for Working with Views] [Keys for Navigating Documents] [Keys for Selecting Text and Graphics] [Keys for Editing Text and Graphics] [Keys for Formatting Text] [Keys for Printing and Previewing Documents] [Keys for Working with Tables] [Keys for working with Objects] [Keys for Reviewing Documents] [Keys for Working with References, Footnotes, and Endnotes] [Keys for Performing a Mail Merge] [Keys for Working with Fields]Keys for Selecting Text and Graphics
All shortcut keys are based on the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts may not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys together, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign,
like this: SHIFT+F10.
For shortcuts in which you press keys one after the other, the keys to press are separated by a comma,
like this: ALT, F, X.
Selecting Text and Graphics
Select text by holding down SHIFT and pressing a keystroke that moves the insertion point. (See our table of Keys for Moving the Insertion Point.)
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To select one character to the right |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
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To select one character to the left |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
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To select to the end of a word |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
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To select to the beginning of a word |
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
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To select to the end of a line |
SHIFT+END |
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To select to the beginning of a line |
SHIFT+HOME |
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To select one line down |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
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To select one line up |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
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To select to the end of a paragraph |
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
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To select to the beginning of a paragraph |
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW |
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To select one screen down |
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN |
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To select one screen up |
SHIFT+PAGE UP |
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To select to the beginning of a document |
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME |
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To select to the end of a document |
CTRL+SHIFT+END |
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To select to the end of a window |
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN |
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To select the entire document |
CTRL+A |
Tip: If you know the key combination to move the insertion point, you can generally select 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.
Using Extend (EXT) Mode
In extend mode, EXT appears in the status line.
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To turn extend mode on |
F8 |
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To select the nearest character |
F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
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To increase the size of a selection |
F8 (press once to turn extend mode on, twice to select a word, three times select a sentence, four times to select a paragraph, five times to select the whole document) |
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To reduce the size of a selection |
SHIFT+F8 |
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To select a vertical block of text |
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode |
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To select to a specific location in a document |
F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode |
| To select to a specific character | F8, and then type the character |
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To turn extend mode off |
ESC |
