Word Shortcuts to Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy and Paste

Jump to: Undo, Redo, and Repeat, Standard Cut, Copy, and Paste and Copy&Paste Formats, Extended Clipboard (Spike additive clipboard), Move Text or Text Areas

1. Undo, Redo, and Repeat

Ctrl+Z

Undo previous action (up to 100 by default; limit can be changed)

Ctrl+Y

Redo undone action

F4

Repeat action

2. Standard Cut, Copy, and Paste and Copy&Paste Formats

Ctrl+C

Copy selected content to clipboard

Ctrl+X

Cut selected content to clipboard

Ctrl+V

Paste clipboard content into document

Alt+H, VT

Paste text only via Home Ribbon, Paste (V), Text only

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy format of selection into Format Clipboard

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste format to selection from Format Clipbard

3. Extended Clipboard (Spike additive clipboard)

Ctrl+F3

Cut text into to Spike (additive clipboard). Add as many non-adjacent areas as desired

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Paste text from Spike and reset Spike

4. Move Text or Text Areas

Shift+Alt+Arrow up/ Arrow Down

Move current paragraph or (if selected) multiple paragraphs in text. Cannot move part of paragraph with this

Ctrl+Drag

Move selected text

F2, move cursor to new location, then enter

Moves selected text to new location

Shift+F2, move cursor to new location, then enter

Copies selected text to new location

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