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Cheat Sheet

Word 2010 For Dummies

From Word 2010 For Dummies by Dan Gookin
With its 2010 release, Microsoft Word is better than ever. Get acquainted with the Word screen and learn the layout of the Ribbon interface. Also see a host of shortcuts, tips, and tricks that you might find helpful.

The Word 2010 Screen

If you're familiar with previous versions of Microsoft Word, you might find a few things moved around in Word 2010. Use this handy figure to get oriented.

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The Word 2010 Ribbon

With the advent of Microsoft Office 2007, the Ribbon interface was first introduced. There are a few differences in Word 2010. The following figure points out the important parts of the Ribbon to keep in mind.

Word 2010 Shortcut Keys

Sure, menus are wonderful, but all that clicking might not be the fastest way for you to get something done. Peruse the following table for the many shortcuts Microsoft Word 2010 offers. Moving around in a document Press This Ctrl+ Ctrl+ Ctrl+ To Move Insertion Pointer Here Up one line of text Down one line of text Right one character Left one character Up one paragraph Down one paragraph Right one word

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Ctrl+ PgUp PgDn End Home Ctrl+Home Ctrl+End

Left one word Up one screen Down one screen To end of current line To start of current line To top of document To bottom of document

The most common key commands Press This Ctrl+C Ctrl+X Ctrl+V Ctrl+Z To Do This Copy Cut Paste Undo

Text-formatting key commands To Do This Bold Italic Underline Double Underline Word Underline Small Caps Superscript Subscript Erase Formatting Grow Font Size Shrink Font Size Press This Ctrl+B Ctrl+I Ctrl+U Ctrl+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+W Ctrl+Shift+K Ctrl+Shift++ Ctrl+= Ctrl+spacebar Ctrl+Shift+> Ctrl+Shift+<

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ALL CAPS Font Point Size Font Dialog Box

Ctrl+Shift+A Ctrl+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+D

Paragraph-formatting key commands To Do This Center Text Left Align Right Align One Line Spacing 1 Line spacing Two Line Spacing Justify Indent Paragraph Unindent Hanging indent Unhang indent Press This Ctrl+E Ctrl+L Ctrl+R Ctrl+1 Ctrl+5 Ctrl+2 Ctrl+J Ctrl+M Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+T Ctrl+Shift+T

Common Word key commands Feature/Action Help Cancel Go Back New Document Open Print Close Press This F1 Escape Shift+F5 Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+P Ctrl+W

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Quick Save Repeat Find Find and Replace Manual Page Break

Ctrl+S Ctrl+Y Ctrl+F Ctrl+H Ctrl+Enter

Uncommon (but useful) Word key commands Feature/Action Go To Show/Hide Office Button Menu Styles Task Pane Print Preview Word Count Symbol Font Print Layout View Draft (Normal) Mode Outline Mode Split Window Press This F5 Ctrl+Shift+8 Alt+F Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S Ctrl+Alt+I Ctrl+Shift+G Ctrl+Shift+Q Ctrl+Alt+P Ctrl+Alt+N Ctrl+Alt+O Alt+Ctrl+S

Handy insert key commands To Insert This Today's Date Current Time Paste Special Footnote Endnote Comment Press This Alt+Shift+D Alt+Shift+T Alt+Ctrl+V Alt+Ctrl+F Alt+Ctrl+D Ctrl+Alt+M

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Inserting Special Characters in Word 2010

Once in a while, you might need to insert an unusual character or symbol into your Word 2010 document. For those special times, refer to the following table. Character Euro Trademark Copyright Registered mark En dash Em dash Unbreakable space Unbreakable hyphen Symbol Produced Key Combination Ctrl+Alt+E Ctrl+Alt+T Ctrl+Alt+T Ctrl+Alt+R Ctrl+minus sign (on numeric keypad) Alt+Ctrl+minus sign (on numeric keypad) Ctrl+Shift+spacebar Ctrl+Shift+- (hyphen)

Word 2010 Tips and Tricks

When working in Microsoft Word 2010, don't forget these handy tips and tricks to get something done quickly or to format your text more in a more pleasing way. Press Ctrl+Enter to start a new page. A manual page break is inserted, which forces a new page automatically. Press Shift+Enter to insert a soft return, which is useful for breaking a line of text, such as in a document title or an address. Use tabs to line up your text. Never use spaces. One tab is all you need. If youre typing more than one tab, you need to reset the tab stops.

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Always use one tab between columns to line them up. That makes editing the information easier if you have to do it. If you need to change page formatting in the middle of your document, start a new section. Save your styles in a template! That way, you can use them for new documents you create without having to rebuild all your styles over and over.

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