KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

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A keyboard shortcut is a way of accomplishing a task using the keyboard instead of the mouse. Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to increase your efficiency and speed in getting your word processing tasks done.

Included in this packet is a list of 250 Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts. That’s mind-boggling!

So how do you remember all these shortcuts? YOU DON’T!!! You just learn and remember the ones that are important to you – that you really like.

So which ones are they?

Keyboard short cuts can be placed in 3 categories: (1) essential, (2) good but not necessarily essential, and (3) not essential.

So I have made a list of what I consider Essential Shortcuts and another list that I call Good, But Not Essential Shortcuts. The not essential shortcuts are not on these lists – but they are on the complete list of 250 Microsoft Word Shortcuts. Read that list for yourself – who knows – you may find a shortcut there that you think is essential!

You should know all the Essential Shortcuts. They are important to know and to use

You might want to know some (or all) of the Good, But Not Essential Shortcuts. There are some really neat things you can do with these shortcuts.

Try to use these shortcuts - your word processing will be more fun and more efficient.