What is the shortcut to insert a page break in Word?

Press Ctrl Enter on Windows or Command Return on macOS to insert a hard page break, which pushes everything after the cursor to the start of a new page.

How do I turn Track Changes on and off with the keyboard?

Press Ctrl Shift E on Windows or Command Shift E on macOS to toggle Track Changes. When it is on, edits are recorded as revisions you can later accept or reject.

How do I clear all formatting from selected text?

Select the text and press Ctrl Space on Windows or Control Space on macOS to strip character formatting back to the underlying style, removing bold, colour and font changes.

What is the shortcut to change the case of text?

Select the text and press Shift F3 to cycle through lowercase, UPPERCASE and Capitalised Each Word. Press it repeatedly until the case you want appears.

Are these the standard Word shortcuts on both platforms?

Yes. Each row lists the Windows and macOS keys side by side, since several commands map Ctrl on Windows to Command on macOS while a few differ entirely.

What is the Microsoft Word Shortcuts?

A searchable Microsoft Word keyboard shortcut reference covering document files, editing, navigation, character and paragraph formatting, plus review and insert commands for Windows and macOS. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

Microsoft Word Shortcuts

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Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts

This searchable reference lists the Word shortcuts that writers and editors use every day, with the correct keys for both Windows and macOS. It covers document and file commands, fast editing, navigation and selection, character and paragraph formatting, and the review and insert tools that speed up document work.

How it works

Word combines Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) with Shift, plus Alt/Option, for most commands, and uses function keys like F7 for spell check and Shift F3 to change case. Navigation shortcuts move by word, line, paragraph or document, and formatting shortcuts toggle styles or alignment. Pick your operating system, search for an action, and each row shows the exact keys for that platform.

Essential shortcuts at a glance

A few of the most-used Word shortcuts across both systems:

Action	Windows	macOS
Bold	Ctrl B	⌘ B
Italic	Ctrl I	⌘ I
Underline	Ctrl U	⌘ U
Insert page break	Ctrl Enter	⌘ Return
Insert hyperlink	Ctrl K	⌘ K
Centre paragraph	Ctrl E	⌘ E
Track changes on/off	Ctrl Shift E	⌘ ⇧ E
Spell check	F7	F7
Change case	Shift F3	Shift F3
Find	Ctrl F	⌘ F
Replace	Ctrl H	⌘ H
Save	Ctrl S	⌘ S
Undo	Ctrl Z	⌘ Z
Select all	Ctrl A	⌘ A

Moving through a document with the keyboard is dramatically faster than reaching for the mouse once you learn the right combinations.

Move by word — hold Ctrl (Windows) or Option (macOS) while pressing the left or right arrow to jump word by word instead of character by character. Add Shift to select as you jump.

Move by paragraph — Ctrl + Up/Down (Windows) or Option + Up/Down (macOS) moves to the start of the previous or next paragraph, useful in long documents.

Go to line start/end — Home and End keys jump to the beginning and end of the current line. Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End jump to the very start or end of the document.

Extend selection — Shift + any navigation shortcut extends the selection. For example, Shift + Ctrl + End selects from the cursor to the end of the document.

Formatting shortcuts beyond bold, italic, underline

Several formatting commands are less well known but save considerable time:

Clear formatting — Ctrl + Space (Windows) or Control + Space (macOS) strips character formatting back to the base style. This is often faster than manually removing bold, color, and font changes one at a time.

Apply Heading 1 / Heading 2 / Normal style — Ctrl + Alt + 1, Ctrl + Alt + 2, or Ctrl + Shift + N (Windows) apply styles directly without opening the Styles pane. Heading styles are the foundation for automatic tables of contents.

Line spacing shortcuts — Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, and Ctrl + 5 apply single spacing, double spacing, and 1.5 line spacing to the selected paragraph on Windows.

Indent and outdent — Tab increases the paragraph indent and Shift + Tab removes one level of indent in a list context.

Review and collaboration shortcuts

For anyone working with tracked changes or comments:

Accept change — Alt + A (in the Review ribbon; no universal shortcut by default, but you can assign one)

Next/previous comment — navigate the Reviewing pane with keyboard-accessible ribbon commands

Toggle showing markup — the reference covers the Track Changes shortcut; toggling the display of markup separately requires a ribbon click in most Word versions

Notes

Many formatting shortcuts apply to the current selection — highlight text first if a key seems to do nothing. The Shift F3 case-change shortcut cycles through lowercase, UPPERCASE, and Title Case, so press it repeatedly to reach the form you want. The whole reference and its search run in your browser; nothing you type is uploaded.