How to create shortcuts
Word
365
If you are one of those who care about the productivity of the work and tend to use a keyboard instead of
using a mouse to open menus and run commands, you might be interested in how to reveal keyboard shortcuts and
add more shortcuts to Word.
To add shortcut keys, do the following:
1. On the File tab, click the Options button:
![Word for Microsoft 365 options Word 365 options](/images/tips/word_button365/365.png)
2. On the Word Options dialog box, choose the Customize Ribbon tab:
![Customize Ribbon in Word for Microsoft 365 Customize Ribbon in Word 365](/images/tips/97_365/1.png)
3. Near label Keyboard shortcuts: click the Customize... button to see the Customize Keyboard dialog box:
![Customize Keyboard Word for Microsoft 365 Customize Keyboard Word 365](/images/tips/97_365/2.png)
4. In the Customize Keyboard dialog box:
- In the Categories field and the Commands field, select the menu and the command you want to use,
- In the Press new shortcut key box, press the key combination you want to add or change,
- Click Assign to apply the change to the document,
- Then click Close to close the dialog box.
For example:
![Customize Keyboard in Word for Microsoft 365 Customize Keyboard in Word 365](/images/tips/97_365/3.png)
See also this tip in French: Comment créer des raccourcis.