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Appendix D. Key Bindings Summary

Keybindings for Working with Documents

Start New DocumentCtrl+N
Open DocumentCtrl+O
Save DocumentCtrl+S
Print DocumentCtrl+P
Close DocumentCtrl+W
Quit KWordCtrl+Q

Keybindings for Character Selection

Move selection one character to the left.Shift+Left Arrow
Move selection one word to the left.Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Move selection one character to the right.Shift+Right Arrow
Move selection one word to the right.Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the character directly up one line.Shift+Up Arrow
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the first character of the line directly above.Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the character directly down one line.Shift+Down Arrow
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the last character of the line directly below.Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the beginning of the line.Shift+Home
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the beginning of the document.Ctrl+Shift+Home
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the end of the line.Shift+End
Selects all characters from the start of the selection, to the end of the document.Ctrl+Shift+End
Moves the current endpoint one screen up.Shift+Page-Up
Moves the current endpoint one page up. The endpoint is located at the first character of this page.Ctrl+Shift+Page-Up
Moves the current endpoint down one screen.Shift+Page-Down
Moves the current endpoint down one page. The endpoint is located at the first character of this page.Ctrl+Shift+Page-Down
Select all text in the current frame.Ctrl+A

Keybindings for Character Formatting

Toggle Boldface On/OffCtrl+B
Toggle Italics On/OffCtrl+I
Toggle Underline On/OffCtrl+U
Format FontAlt+Ctrl+F
Decrease Font SizeCtrl+<
Increase Font SizeCtrl+>

Keybindings for Paragraph Formatting

Align Block (Justify)Ctrl+J
Align CenterAlt+Ctrl+C
Align LeftCtrl+L
Align RightAlt+Ctrl+R
Format ParagraphAlt+Ctrl+P

Keybindings for Basic Editing Functions and Search and Replace

CopyCtrl+C (Ctrl+Insert)
CutCtrl+X (Shift+Delete)
PasteCtrl+V (Shift+Insert)
FindCtrl+F
ReplaceCtrl+R
UndoCtrl+Z
RedoCtrl+Shift+Z

Keybindings for Inserting

Create Text FrameF10
Insert PictureShift+F5
Create Formula FrameF4
Create TableF5
Insert Special CharacterAlt+Shift+C
Insert Non-breaking SpaceCtrl+Space
Insert Soft HyphenCtrl+-
Insert Line BreakShift+Return
Insert Hard Frame BreakCtrl+Return

Keybindings for Accessibility

Popup Context MenuMenu (see note below)
Resize Panel ForwardF8
Resize Panel ReverseShift+F8
Set Focus to WidgetAlt+F8
Enter keyboard Mouse Emulation modeAlt+F12
Click mouse in Mouse Emulation modespacebar
Go to Document StructureAlt+1
Go to DocumentAlt+2

Note

On most keyboards, the Menu key is on the righthand side between the Windows® and Ctrl keys. It has a menu icon on it.

Keybindings for Mouse Navigation



Miscellaneous Keyboard Shortcuts

KWord HandbookF1
Whats This?Shift+F1
CompletionCtrl+E
Lower FrameCtrl+Shift+L
Raise FrameCtrl+Shift+R
Show StylistAlt+Ctrl+S
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