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The 10 most useful shortcut keys in Word

ScreenTips on Toolbars

(Tools > Customise) (Options tab)

Make sure you have the "Show shortcut keys in ScreenTip" checkbox selected

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Now when you move your mouse over a toolbar command the corresponding shortcut key will also be displayed.

Printing all the Shortcut Keys

It is possible to obtain a list of all the shortcut keys from within Word itself.

Select (Tools > Macro > Macros)

Change the Macros in drop-down box to "Word commands"

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Select ListCommands in the list and select Run.

This will display the List Commands dialog box.

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Select "Current Menu and Keyboard Settings"

Press OK

Select (File > Print)

Function Key Display

There is actually a separate toolbar that will display all the available shortcut keys.

Select (Tools > Customise)(Toolbars tab) and choose to display the "Function Key Display" toolbar

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This will display an additional toolbar that will indicate the basic function key commands and will adjust accordingly when you press the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys.