To start utilising shortcuts in Microsoft Applications, try just one to start with and introduce a new one each week. Before long you'll be using so many shortcuts you'll notice a real difference in your productivity.
- Backspace: Delete one character to the left
- Delete: Delete one character to the right
If you delete words or phrases by using the backspace key repeatedly, avoid RSI by trying the following shortcut to delete full words. Over the coming week, every time you need to delete a full word, try using the CTRL key. Just think of the CTRL key as a booster key.
- Ctrl+Backspace: Delete one word to the left
- Ctrl+Delete: Delete one word to the right
Word also provides a number of keyboard shortcuts for editing text.
- Ctrl+C: Copy or graphics to the Clipboard text
- Ctrl+X: Cut selected text or graphics to the Clipboard
- Ctrl+V: Paste the Clipboard contents
The Spike feature is an interesting variant on the regular clipboard. You can keep cutting text to the Spike and Word remembers it all. When you paste the Spikes contents, Word pastes everything you cut, but places each item on its own line.
- Ctrl+F3: Cut selected text to the Spike
- Ctrl+Shift+F3: Paste the Spike contents
Easily copy the header and footers.
- Alt+Shift+R: Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document
