By touching a couple of keys in combination in Office 2016 programs, you can save time with simple tasks, such as copying text from one place and pasting it somewhere else. The keyboard shortcuts included here work equally well in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2016. Both mouse and keyboard methods are provided here.
| To do this |
With the mouse |
With the keyboard |
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| Open a file |
File→Open |
Ctrl+O |
| Create a new file |
File→New |
Ctrl+N |
| Print active document |
File→Print |
Ctrl+P |
| Save your work (first time), or resave with same settings |
File→Save |
Ctrl+S |
| Save your work with different name, location, or type |
File→Save As |
F12 |
| Copy selection to Clipboard |
Home→ Copy |
Ctrl+C |
| Cut selection to Clipboard |
Home→ Cut |
Ctrl+X |
| Paste selection to Clipboard |
Home→ Paste |
Ctrl+V |
| Open the Paste Special dialog box |
Home→Paste→Paste Special |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Display shortcut menu for selected item |
Right-click item |
Shift+F10 |
| Left-align a paragraph |
Home→ Left Align |
Ctrl+L |
| Center a paragraph |
Home→ Center |
Ctrl+E |
| Right-align a paragraph |
Home→ Right Align |
Ctrl+R |
| Make text bold |
Home→ Bold |
Ctrl+B |
| Make text italicized |
Home→ Italic |
Ctrl+I |
| Make text underlined |
Home→Underline |
Ctrl+U |
| Make text larger |
Home→Increase Font Size |
Ctrl+> |
| Make text smaller |
Home→Decrease Font Size |
Ctrl+
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| Undo previous action |
Undo button on Quick Access toolbar |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo previous Undo |
Redo button on Quick Access toolbar |
Ctrl+Y |
| Insert hyperlink |
Insert→Hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
| Get help |
Type in Tellme what you want to do box |
F1 |
| Close the active file |
File→Close |
Ctrl+F4 |
| Close the application |
Close button on application window |
Alt+F4 |
| Check spelling |
Review→Spelling |
F7 |
