Using WordPerfect shortcut keys

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Using shortcut keys
Using WordPerfect shortcut keys

You can use default shortcut keys for File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Table, Tools, and Help menu commands. You can also use default shortcut keys for the property bar, navigation, and other commands. For information about customizing shortcut keys, see “Choosing and creating shortcut keys.”

You can use CUA or DOS keystrokes to move around in WordPerfect or to select text. If you are using the WPWin 7, WPWin 8, WPWin 9, or WPWin 10 keyboards, you use CUA keystrokes. If you are using the WPDOS 6.1 keyboard, you use DOS keystrokes.

To use File menu shortcut keys

Press	To
Ctrl + N	Create a new document (New)
(Ctrl + Shift + N) or (Ctrl + T)	Create a new document from a template (New from project)
(Ctrl + O) or (F4)	Open an existing document in a new window (Open)
Ctrl + F4	Close the current document window (Close)
(Ctrl + S) or (Shift + F3)	Save the current document (Save)
F3	Save the current document with a different name or file format (Save as)
(Ctrl + P) or (F5)	Specify how you want to print the document (Print)
Alt + F4	Quit WordPerfect (Exit)

To use Edit menu shortcut keys

Press	To
Ctrl + Z	Reverse the last change (Undo)
Ctrl + Shift + Z	Reverse the last undo (Redo)
Ctrl + X	Move the selection to the Clipboard (Cut)
Ctrl + C	Copy the selection to the Clipboard (Copy)
Ctrl + V	Insert the Clipboard contents at the cursor (Paste)
Ctrl + Shift + V	Insert the contents of the Clipboard into a document as a selected format (Paste special)
Ctrl + Alt + V	Insert the contents of the Clipboard into a document as unformatted text (Paste special)
Ctrl + A	Select all of the contents in an active document (Select All)
Shift + F11	Change graphic box appearance, position, contents (Edit graphic box)
Ctrl + F	Search for words or codes and replace them with new words or codes (Find and replace)
Ctrl + G	Jump to a specified place in the active document (Go to)

To use View menu shortcut keys

Press	To
Ctrl + F5	Hide headers, footers, watermarks, and so on (Draft)
Alt + F5	Display headers, footers, watermarks, and so on (Page)
Alt + Shift + F3	Display or hide the ruler (Ruler)
Alt + Shift + F5	Displa y or hide all bars (Hide bars)
Ctrl + Shift + F3	Display or hide symbols for space, hard return, tab, and so on (Show)
Alt + F3	Display or hide all codes used in the document (Reveal Codes)

To use Insert menu shortcut keys

Press	To
Ctrl + W	Insert a symbol (Symbol)
Ctrl + F11	Create a line in a document from the left margin to the right margin (Line Horizontal line)
Ctrl + Shift + F11	Create a line in a document from the top margin to the bottom margin (Line Vertical line)

To use Format menu shortcut keys

Press	To
F9	Change the font (Font)
Shift + F7	Center the selected text, the current line only, or all text from the cursor forward (Line Center)
Alt + F7	Right justify a line of text (Line Flush right)
F7	Indent the current paragraph one tab stop (Paragraph Indent)
Ctrl + F7	Indent all but the first line of the active paragraph one tab stop (Paragraph Hanging indent)
Ctrl + Shift + F7	Indent the current paragraph equally from both margins (Paragraph Double indent)
Ctrl + L	Align text on the left margin (Justification Left)
Ctrl + R	Align text on the right margin (Justification Right)
Ctrl + E	Center text between the margins (Justification Center)
Ctrl + J	Align text on the left and right margins (Justification Full)
Ctrl + F8	Change the left, right, top, and bottom margins (Margins)
Alt + F8	Create, edit, and select styles (Styles)

To use Table menu shortcut keys

Press	To
F12	Create a table or floating cell (Create)
Ctrl + F12	Format a table (Format)
Shift + F12	Add borders or fill to a table (Borders/fill)
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Fill a table with incrementing numbers or dates (QuickFill)
Ctrl + =	Add values in a table (QuickSum)

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Some Table menu shortcut keys will not be available unless a table is first created.

To use Tools menu shortcut keys

Press	To
Ctrl + F1	Check and correct spelling (Spell checker)
Alt + Shift + F1	Check and correct grammar and spelling (Grammatik)
Alt + F1	Get synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and usage examples for a word (Thesaurus)
Alt + Ctrl + F1	Look up words in the dictionary (Dictionary)
Alt + F10	Play back a recorded series of commands (Macro Play)
Ctrl + F10	Record a series of commands (Macro Record)
Shift + F9	Create and combine data files and form files (Merge)
Alt + F9	Order text alphabetically or numerically (Sort)
Ctrl + F9	Generate a list, Index, cross-reference, table of contents, or table of authorities (Reference Generate)
Alt + F12	Change WordPerfect settings (Settings)

To use Help menu shortcut keys

Press	To
F1	Display a list of Help topics (Help topics)
Shift + F1	Enable the What’s this Help button

To use property bar shortcut keys

Press	To
Ctrl + B	Turn on/turn off bold
Ctrl + I	Turn on/turn off italic
Ctrl + U	Turn on/turn off underline
Alt + Ctrl + P	Find the previous occurrence of the current word or selection
Alt + Ctrl + N	Find the next occurrence of the current word or selection

To use navigation shortcut keys

Press	To
Tab	Move between controls in a dialog box; move between jumps in a Help window (press Enter to activate jumps)
Page up	Move up a screen
Page down	Move down a screen
Home	Move to the beginning of a line
Ctrl + Home	Move to the top of a document
Shift + Page up	Select the above screen
Shift + Page down	Select the screen below
Ctrl + Page up	Scroll to the left
Ctrl + Page down	Scroll to the right
Alt + Page up	Move to the previous page
Alt + Page down	Move to the next page
Alt + Shift + Page up	Select the previous page
Alt + Shift + Page down	Select the next page
End	Move to the end of a line
Shift + End	Select the end of a line
Ctrl + End	Move to the bottom of a document
Ctrl + Shift + End	Select the bottom of a document
Alt + End	Move to the bottom of a column
Alt + Shift + End	Select the bottom of a column
Left	Move left
Shift + Left	Select the previous character
Ctrl + Left	Move to the previous word
Ctrl + Shift + Left	Select the previous word
Alt + Left	Move to the previous column
Alt + Shift + Left	Select the previous column
Up	Move up
Shift + Up	Select the previous line
Ctrl + Up	Move to the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + Up	Select the previous paragraph
Alt + Up	Move up one cell
Alt + Shift + Up	Select the above cell
Right	Move right
Shift + Right	Select the next character
Ctrl + Right	Move to the next word
Ctrl + Shift + Right	Select the next word
Alt + Right	Move to the next column
Alt + Shift + Right	Select the next column
Shift + F5	Zoom to the full page
F6	Move to the next pane
Shift + F6	Move to the previous pane
Ctrl + F6	Move to the next open document
Ctrl + Shift + F6	Move to the previous open document
Alt + F6	Move to the next window
Alt + Shift + F6	Move to the previous window

To use other shortcut keys

Keystroke	Function
F2	Find and replace
F4	Opens a file management dialog box from such dialog boxes as Publish to HTML, Compare documents, File settings, Define index, and Merge. To use F4, the cursor has to be positioned in a file management box; for example, if you are in the Publish to HTML dialog box (File Publish to HTML), click in the HTML file name box and press F4 to open the Open file dialog box.
F8	Select
F11	From file
Insert	Typeover
Delete	Delete
Ctrl + Delete	Delete to end of line
Ctrl + Shift + Delete	Delete to end of page
Alt + Delete	Delete table row
Alt + Down arrow	Expand list box/access Browse
Alt + F2	Find previous
Alt + F11	Open Visual Basic Editor
Alt + Shift + F7	Tab hard decimal
Alt + Shift + F12	Calculate document
Alt + Shift + (underlined letter)	Perform a command from the List, Index, Cross-reference, Table of contents, or Table of authorities toolbar
Ctrl + F3	Redisplay
Ctrl + Shift + F5	Insert paragraph number
Ctrl + D	Date text
Ctrl + H	Outline body text
Ctrl + K	Case toggle
Ctrl + Q	Find quick mark
Ctrl + Shift + B	Insert bullet
Ctrl + Shift + C	Change the first letter in a paragraph to a drop capital
Ctrl + Shift + D	Automatic date
Ctrl + Shift + H	Print history
Ctrl + Shift + L	Insert line break
Ctrl + Shift + O	Define outline
Ctrl + Shift + P	Print document
Ctrl + Shift + Q	Set QuickMark
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save all
Ctrl + ,	Decrease width of table column
Ctrl + -	Character hyphenation
Ctrl + .	Increase width of table column
Ctrl + /	Cancel hyphenation
Ctrl + Shift + -	Soft hyphenation
Ctrl + Alt + 1	Inserts the Heading 1 style
Ctrl + Alt + 2	Inserts the Heading 2 style
Ctrl + Alt + 3	Inserts the Heading 3 style
Ctrl + Alt + 4	Inserts the Heading 4 style
Ctrl + Alt + 5	Inserts the Heading 5 style
Shift + F2	Find next
Shift + F8	Select cell
Shift + F10	Display pop-up menu
Ctrl	Prevents a docker from being docked

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If you are using a French-Canadian keyboard and want to insert Heading styles, you must also press Shift with the other keys.

To move the cursor by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

To move the cursor to the	Press (CUA keystroke)	Press (DOS keystroke)
Beginning of a document	Ctrl + Home	Home, Home, Up Arrow
Beginning of a document (before codes)	Ctrl + Home	Home, Home, Home, Up Arrow
Beginning of a line	Home	Home, Home, Left Arrow
Beginning of a line (before codes)	Home, Home	Home, Home, Home, Left Arrow
Bottom of the screen	Page down	Home, Down arrow
End of the document	Ctrl + End	Home, Home, Down arrow
Next character	Right Arrow	Right Arrow
Next line down	Down arrow	Down arrow
Next page	Alt + Page down	Page down
Next word	Ctrl + Right Arrow	Ctrl + Right Arrow
Previous character	Left Arrow	Left Arrow
Previous line up	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Previous page	Alt + Page up	Page up
Previous word	Ctrl + Left Arrow	Ctrl + Left Arrow
Specified page	Ctrl + G	Ctrl + Home
Previous document	Ctrl + Shift + F6	Shift + F3
Next document	Ctrl + F6	F3
Previous window	Ctrl + Shift + F6	Alt + Shift + F6
Next window	Ctrl + F6	Alt + F6
Previous pane	Shift + F6	Ctrl + Shift + F1
Next pane	F6	Ctrl + F1

To insert by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

To insert a	Press (CUA keystroke)	Press (DOS keystroke)
Back tab (margin release)	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Hard page break	Ctrl + Enter	Ctrl + Enter
Hard return	Enter	Enter
Hard space	Ctrl + Space	Home, Space
Hyphen, hard	Ctrl + -	Home + -
Hyphen, soft	Ctrl + Shift + -	Ctrl + -

To delete by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

To delete the	Press (CUA keystroke)	Press (DOS keystroke)
Character to the left	Backspace	Backspace
Current character	Delete	Delete
Rest of a page	Ctrl + Shift + Delete	Ctrl + Page down
Rest of a line	Ctrl + Delete	Ctrl + End
Current word	Ctrl + Backspace	Ctrl + Backspace

To enable other editing keystrokes by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

Other editing keystrokes	Press… (CUA keystroke)	Press… (DOS keystroke)
Copy text to the Clipboard	Ctrl + C	Ctrl + Insert
Cut text to the Clipboard	Ctrl + X	Shift + Delete
Typeover	Insert	Insert
Cancel	Esc	Esc
Convert case of selected text	Ctrl + K	Ctrl + K

To perform functions in a column by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

While in a column, to	Press (CUA keystroke)	Press (DOS keystroke)
Move one column to the right	Alt + Right Arrow	Alt + Right Arrow
Move one column to the left	Alt + Left Arrow	Alt + Left Arrow
Move to the top of the column	Alt + Home	Alt + Home
Move to the bottom of the column on the current page	Alt + End	Alt + End

To perform functions in a dialog box by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

While in a dialog box, to	Press (CUA keystroke)	Press (DOS keystroke)
Move to the next control	Tab	Tab
Move to the previous control	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Perform the default action	Enter	Enter

To perform functions in a table by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

While in a table, to	Press (CUA keystroke)	Press (DOS keystroke)
Move up one cell	Alt + Up Arrow	Alt + Up Arrow
Move down one cell	Alt + Down arrow	Alt + Down arrow
Move right one cell	Alt + Right Arrow or Tab	Alt + Right Arrow or Tab
Move left one cell	(Alt + Left Arrow) or (Shift + Tab)	(Alt + Left Arrow) or (Shift + Tab)
Move one tab space	Indent (F7)	Indent (F4)
Decrease column width	Ctrl + ,	Ctrl + ,
Increase column width	Ctrl + .	Ctrl + .

To select text by using CUA (WPWin10) and DOS keystrokes

To select (block) text	Press F8, and then press (CUA keystroke)	Press Alt + F4 or F12, and then press (DOS keystroke)
Once character to the right or left	Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Right Arrow or Left Arrow
One line up or down	Up Arrow or Down arrow	Up Arrow or Down arrow
To the end of the line	End	End
To the beginning of the line	Home	Home, Home, Left Arrow
To the top of the screen	Page up	- (number pad)
To the bottom of the screen	Page down	+ (number pad)
To the first line on the previous page	Alt + Page up	Page up
To the first line on the next page	Alt + Page down	Page down
One word to the right or left	(Ctrl + Right Arrow) or (Ctrl + Left Arrow)	(Ctrl + Right Arrow) or (Ctrl + Left Arrow)
One paragraph up or down	(Ctrl + Up Arrow) or (Ctrl + Down arrow) or (press F8, then Shift + Enter)	(Ctrl + Up Arrow) or (Ctrl + Down arrow)
To the beginning of the document	Ctrl + Home	Home, Home, Up Arrow
To the end of the document	Ctrl + End	Home, Home, Down arrow

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