Keyboard Shortcuts

We don't always realize it, but we are always using shortcuts with the keyboard. Almost all the key actions we perform when using word can be done using the keyboard in some way or another. There is no command that does not have a keyboard access key combo. Some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts are the ones that really are shortcuts--they cut out tedious mouse-work. Home and End are simple but useful keys for manuevering quickly around your document. I always liked the undo action (ctrl+z) because there are so many times when you make a mistake and need it to go away. Shift + f10 will display the shortcut menu for any given command.
Copy (ctrl+ c), cutting (ctrl x), pasting (ctrl v) save a lot of time. Ctrl G allows you to go to any different location. Inserting footnotes (alt ctrl f) and endnotes (alt ctrl d) are helpful when writing papers because you have so many notes there (also helpful are subscrpit and superscript--ctrl shift plus; ctrl shift equal) . Page break--ctrl enter. Moving through paragraphs-ctrl and up or down. Single space= ctrl 1, double space= ctrl 2. f4-repeating the last action is a great key. And if you want to sound smarter, use shift and f7 for the thesaurus.