The keyboard shortcuts described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
Note To print this topic, press TAB to select Show All, press ENTER, and then press CTRL+P.
Insert a SmartArt graphic in a Office document
- In the Microsoft Office program where you want to insert the graphic, press ALT, then N, and then M to open the SmartArt Graphic dialog box.
- Press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select the type of graphic that you want.
- Press TAB to move to the Layout task pane.
- Press the arrow keys to select the layout that you want.
- Press ENTER to insert the selected layout.
Work with shapes in a SmartArt graphic
| To do this |
Press |
| Select the next element in a SmartArt graphic. |
TAB |
| Select the previous element in a SmartArt graphic. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Select all shapes. |
CTRL+A |
| Remove focus from the selected shape. |
ESC |
| Nudge the selected shape up. |
UP ARROW |
| Nudge the selected shape down. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Nudge the selected shape left. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Nudge the selected shape right. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| Edit text in the selected shape. |
ENTER or F2 |
| Delete the selected shape. |
DELETE or BACKSPACE |
| Cut the selected shape. |
CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE |
| Copy the selected shape. |
CTRL+C |
| Paste the contents of the Clipboard. |
CTRL+V |
| Undo the last action. |
CTRL+Z |
Move and resize shapes in a SmartArt graphic
| To do this |
Press |
| Enlarge the selected shape horizontally. |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Reduce the selected shape horizontally. |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Enlarge the selected shape vertically. |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| Reduce the selected shape vertically. |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| Rotate the selected shape to the right. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Rotate the selected shape to the left. |
ALT+LEFT ARROW |
Notes
- To apply more precise adjustments to shapes, press the CTRL key in addition to any of the above keyboard shortcuts.
- These keyboard shortcuts apply to multiple selections as if you selected each item individually.
Work with text in a SmartArt graphic
| To do this |
Press |
| Move one character to the left. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Move one character to the right. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| Move up one line. |
UP ARROW |
| Move down one line. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Move one word to the left. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move one word to the right. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move one paragraph up. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Move one paragraph down. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Move to the end of a line. |
END |
| Move to the beginning of a line. |
HOME |
| Move to the end of a text box. |
CTRL+END |
| Move to the beginning of a text box. |
CTRL+HOME |
| Cut selected text. |
CTRL+X |
| Copy selected text. |
CTRL+C |
| Paste selected text. |
CTRL+V |
| Undo the last action. |
CTRL+Z |
| Delete one character to the left. |
BACKSPACE |
| Delete one word to the left. |
CTRL+BACKSPACE |
| Delete one character to the right. |
DELETE |
| Delete one word to the right. |
CTRL+DELETE |
| Promote the selected text. |
ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Demote the selected text. |
ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Check the spelling (not available in Word). |
F7 |
Apply character formatting
| To do this |
Press |
| Open the Font dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F or CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| Increase the font size of the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+> |
| Decrease the font size of the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+< |
| Switch the case of selected text (lower case, Title Case, UPPER CASE). |
SHIFT+F3 |
| Apply bold formatting to the selected text. |
CTRL+B |
| Apply an underline to the selected text (not available in Word). |
CTRL+U |
| Apply italic formatting to the selected text. |
CTRL+I |
| Apply subscript formatting to the selected text. |
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN |
| Apply superscript formatting to the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN |
| Adjust the superscript/subscript offset up. |
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+> |
| Adjust the superscript/subscript offset down. |
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+< |
| Remove all character formatting from the selected text. |
CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Copy text formatting
| To do this |
Press |
| Copy formatting from the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+C |
| Paste formatting to the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+V |
Note This functionality is not available in Office Word 2007.
Apply paragraph formatting
| To do this |
Press |
| Center a paragraph. |
CTRL+E |
| Justify a paragraph. |
CTRL+J |
| Left align a paragraph. |
CTRL+L |
| Right align a paragraph. |
CTRL+R |
| Demote a bullet point. |
TAB or ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Promote a bullet point. |
SHIFT+TAB or ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
Use the Text pane
| To do this |
Press |
| Merge two lines of text. |
DELETE at the end of the first line of text |
| Display the shortcut menu. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Switch between the Text pane and the drawing canvas. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F2 |
| Close the Text pane. |
ALT+F4 |
| Switch the focus from the Text pane to the border of the SmartArt graphic. |
ESC |
| Open the SmartArt graphics Help topic. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F1 |
