We all have schedules that are hectic and therefore we are always looking for a quicker and easier way to do things.
There are many common shortcuts that work in Windows and virtually all applications. You may be familiar with Ctrl+X for cutting or Ctrl+V for pasting but there are many more shortcuts that could help you complete your everyday tasks more efficiently.
The following is a list of some common keyboard shortcuts available with Microsoft Publisher most of these will also work in Microsoft Word.
Once you have mastered shortcut keys you will be amazed at what you can accomplish.
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Shortcut Key |
Function |
Shortcut Key |
Function |
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Ctrl S |
Save |
Ctrl Shift V |
Paste text formatting |
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Ctrl A |
Highlight all text active frame |
Ctrl Shift N |
Add new page |
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Ctrl X |
Cut |
Ctrl Shift H |
Change Hyphenation |
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Ctrl C |
Copy |
Ctrl Spacebar |
Return format to current text style |
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Ctrl V |
Paste |
Ctrl = |
Apply or remove subscript |
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Ctrl Z |
Undo |
Ctrl Shift = |
Apply or remove superscript |
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Ctrl Y |
Redo |
Ctrl Shift ] |
Increase kerning |
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Ctrl N |
New |
Ctrl Shift [ |
Decrease kerning |
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Ctrl O |
Open |
Ctrl ] |
Increase font size by 1.0 point |
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Ctrl P |
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Ctrl [ |
Decrease font size by 1.0 point |
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Ctrl G or F5 |
Go to Page |
Ctrl Shift > |
Increase to the next size in the font size box |
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Ctrl F or F3 |
Find |
Ctrl Shift < |
Decrease to the next size in the font size box |
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Ctrl Page Up |
Previous Page |
Ctrl (arrow key) |
Move cursor over one word |
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Ctrl Page Down |
Next Page |
Shift (arrow key) |
Move cursor over one character |
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Ctrl H |
Replace |
Ctrl Shift (arrow key) |
Select on word |
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Ctrl M |
Go to Master |
Alt (arrow key) |
Nudge active selection |
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Ctrl B |
Bold |
Home |
Move cursor to the start of a line |
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Ctrl I |
Italic |
End |
Move cursor to the end of a line |
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Ctrl U |
Underline |
Ctrl F4 |
Close |
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F1 |
Help |
Alt + F4 |
Exit |
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F7 |
Check Spelling |
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F9 |
Change view to “Whole page” or current view |
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Ctrl Shift Y |
Hide or show special characters |
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Ctrl Shift O |
Hide or show boundaries and guides |
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Ctrl Shift K |
Small Capitals |
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Ctrl Shift S |
Change text style |
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Ctrl Shift F |
Change Font |
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Ctrl Shift P |
Change text size |
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Ctrl Shift C |
Copy text style |
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