Shortcuts in Word 2003
Field keyboard shortcuts
This tip contains shortcut keys for simple and faster work with fields.
Delete text and graphics quickly
You can delete text and graphics quickly.
The Function Key Display toolbar
The Function Key Display toolbar shows you possible functional key shortcut combinations when you
press Shift, Ctrl, and Alt alone or in any combination. Thus you can easily reveal and
learn handy combinations, which will save you a lot of time in the future.
Displaying Word Count Statistics
Sometimes you need to see a word count statistics without obtaining readability or AutoSummarize
information. For example, you might have been given a limit on how many words a document can be for a
particular assignment - magazines and newspapers commonly set this type of limit.
Replacing special characters
In addition to searching for and replacing text, you can search for and replace Word's special characters,
such as paragraph and tab marks.
11 Shortcut Keys to control font format
This tip contains Shortcut Keys for formatting.
Change the default font in documents
When you create a new blank document, any text you type appears in the default font at a font size of 12
points, which is a standard size for text in everyday documents (such as letters or reports).
Quick typing of mathematical and other symbols
Mathematical and other texts require a large number of special symbols that are not present on the keyboard.
To simplify this task, you can assign a shortcut for frequently used symbol.
How to create shortcuts
If you are the one of those who care about productivity of the work and tend to use keyboard instead of
using a mouse to open menus and run commands, you might be interested how to reveal keyboard shortcuts and
add more shortcuts to Word.
Insert current date and time quickly in a Word document
If you need to use current date or time stamp, Word provides two shortcut keys that do this for you.