ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Select the next element in a Smart Art graphic. | TAB |
Select the previous element in a Smart Art graphic. | SHIFT+TAB |
Select all shapes. | CTRL+A |
Remove focus from the selected shape. | ESC |
Nudge the selected shape up. | UP ARROW |
Nudge the selected shape down. | DOWN ARROW |
Nudge the selected shape left. | LEFT ARROW |
Nudge the selected shape right. | RIGHT ARROW |
Edit text in the selected shape. | ENTER or F2 |
Delete the selected shape. | DELETE or BACKSPACE |
Cut the selected shape. | CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE |
Copy the selected shape. | CTRL+C |
Paste the contents of the Clipboard. | CTRL+V |
Undo the last action. | CTRL+Z |
Move and resize shapes in a SmartArt graphic
ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Enlarge the selected shape horizontally. | SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
Reduce the selected shape horizontally. | SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
Enlarge the selected shape vertically. | SHIFT+UP ARROW |
Reduce the selected shape vertically. | SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
Rotate the selected shape to the right. | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Rotate the selected shape to the left. | ALT+LEFT ARROW |
Work with text in a Smart Art graphic
ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Move one character to the left. | LEFT ARROW |
Move one character to the right. | RIGHT ARROW |
Move up one line. | UP ARROW |
Move down one line. | DOWN ARROW |
Move one word to the left. | CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move one word to the right. | CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Move one paragraph up. | CTRL+UP ARROW |
Move one paragraph down. | CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Move to the end of a line. | END |
Move to the beginning of a line. | HOME |
Move to the end of a text box. | CTRL+END |
Move to the beginning of a text box. | CTRL+HOME |
Cut selected text. | CTRL+X |
Copy selected text. | CTRL+C |
Paste selected text. | CTRL+V |
Undo the last action. | CTRL+Z |
Delete one character to the left. | BACKSPACE |
Delete one word to the left. | CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Delete one character to the right. | DELETE |
Delete one word to the right. | CTRL+DELETE |
Promote the selected text. | ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
Demote the selected text. | ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
Check the spelling (not available in Word). | F7 |
Apply character formatting
ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Open the Font dialog box. | CTRL+SHIFT+F or CTRL+SHIFT+P |
Increase the font size of the selected text. | CTRL+SHIFT+> |
Decrease the font size of the selected text. | CTRL+SHIFT+< |
Switch the case of selected text (lower case, Title Case, UPPER CASE). | SHIFT+F3 |
Apply bold formatting to the selected text. | CTRL+B |
Apply an underline to the selected text (not available in Word). | CTRL+U |
Apply italic formatting to the selected text. | CTRL+I |
Apply subscript formatting to the selected text. | CTRL+EQUAL SIGN |
Apply superscript formatting to the selected text. | CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN |
Adjust the superscript/subscript offset up. | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+> |
Adjust the superscript/subscript offset down. | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+< |
Remove all character formatting from the selected text. | CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Copy text formatting
ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Copy formatting from the selected text. | CTRL+SHIFT+C |
Paste formatting to the selected text. | CTRL+SHIFT+V |
NOTE this functionality is not available in Office Word 2007.
Apply paragraph formatting
ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Center a paragraph. | CTRL+E |
Justify a paragraph. | CTRL+J |
Left align a paragraph. | CTRL+L |
Right align a paragraph. | CTRL+R |
Demote a bullet point. | TAB or ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
Promote a bullet point. | SHIFT+TAB or ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
Use the Text pane
ACTION | SHORTCUT KEY |
Display the shortcut menu. | SHIFT+F10 |
Switch between the Text pane and the drawing canvas. | CTRL+SHIFT+F2 |
Close the Text pane. | ALT+F4 |
Switch the focus from the Text pane to the border of the Smart Art graphic. | ESC |
Open the Smart Art graphics Help topic. | CTRL+SHIFT+F1 |
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