Microsoft Office is a great tool for typing your papers, resume, or even just taking notes. At the surface, the program can seem simple to use; but there are a lot of hidden features you might not know about.
Here's a quick tip: Be sure to save all your precious files on your ESU OneDrive, to have convenient access to your files from any device.
These are the most convenient keyboard shortcuts that can save you valuable time.
Document Shortcuts
- Ctrl+N: Create a new document
- Ctrl+O: Open an existing document
- Ctrl+S: Save the document
- Ctrl+W: Close the document
Action Shortcuts
- Ctrl+Z: Undo previous action
- Ctrl+Y: Redo previous action
- Ctrl+C: Copy text/graphic to clipboard
- Ctrl+V: Paste text/graphic from clipboard
Movement Shortcuts
- Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow: Move one word to the left/right
- Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow: Move up or down one paragraph
- End: Move to the end of the current line
- Ctrl+End: Move to the end of the document
- Home: Move to the beginning of the current line
- Ctrl+Home: Move to the beginning of the document
Formatting Shortcuts
- Ctrl+B: Bold formatting
- Ctrl+I: Italic formatting
- Ctrl+U: Underline formatting
- Ctrl+Shift+D: Double underline formatting
- Ctrl+Shift+W: Underline formatting to words only (No spaces)
- Ctrl+[ or ]: Increase/decrease font size
View Shortcuts
- Ctrl+Alt+S: Add/Remove split window view
- Ctrl+Alt+O: Outline view
- Ctrl+Alt+V: Print layout view
- Ctrl+Alt+N: Draft view
- Ctrl+F2: Print preview view
These shortcuts can be incredibly helpful when typing up those last-minute papers that you forgot about. We all know how valuable every minute is when that 11:59 pm due date is coming up fast. Hopefully this article can save you from wasting your time, and maybe even save your grade.
Tyler Parker
Social Media & Marketing Student Assistant
Web & Digital Strategies
Tyler Parker
Social Media & Marketing Student Assistant
Web & Digital Strategies
