Word 2007: Handy Keyboard Shortcuts
I’m a keyboard junkie and love my shortcuts. Here are some useful ones for you future Word 2007 powerusers. Enjoy.
Document Open/New/Saving
New Document:
Ctrl + N
Open Document:
Ctrl + O
Go to last location you were working in when document was closed (after doc is opened):
Shift + F5
Save Document:
Ctrl + S
Save As
F12
Close Document:
Ctrl + W
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Editing/Reviewing/Printing
Show/Hide Paragraph marks and hidden text:
Ctrl + Shift + 4 (not num key 4)
Reveal Formatting:
Shift + F1
Open Font dialog box:
Ctrl + D
Turn off/on Track Changes:
Ctrl + Shift + E
Delete one word to left:
Ctrl + Backspace
Delete one word to right:
Ctrl + DELETE
Spelling / Grammar check:
F7
Print Document:
Ctrl + P
Print Preview (toggle between):
Ctrl + Alt + I
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Navigating the Ribbon
Home tab:
Alt + H
Insert tab:
Alt + N
Page Layout tab:
Alt + P
References tab:
Alt + S
Mailings tab:
Alt + M
Review tab:
Alt + R
View tab:
Alt + W
also, after you hit the alt + key to get to the tab you want, the items on the tab will have another key you can hit to use them. hit alt on any tab to see the shortcuts or use them. :)








Name said on August 24, 2009
Thank you for the list! For me, the best way to learn is to see the shrotcuts when you hover the mouse over the button. Most bottons in the ribbon will show you the the shortcut, but some do not, such as “new comment”. Is there a way to set MSWord 2007 to show you all the shortcuts until they become familar?
xgravity23 said on August 29, 2009
Thanks for the great, organized list! I’m looking for a shortcut for “New Comment” when reviewing a document. Do you know of one?
Philip said on September 6, 2009
Thank you!!!!! I could not find the Reveal formatting in Word 2007. You helped prevent a certain stroke and trip to the hospital. Thank you again.
karthik said on September 29, 2009
Thank you for the list
CZ said on June 4, 2010
I just found out about this one. It’s Ctrl-Alt-M
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Ryan said on January 18, 2012
There appears to be a typo in your list.
Show/Hide Paragraph marks and hidden text should be:
Ctrl + * (i.e. Ctrl + Shift + 8)