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Word 2010 cheat sheet: Quick reference charts

New to Microsoft Word 2010? Find your favorite commands from earlier versions of Word with these charts.

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File Menu  |  Edit Menu  |  View Menu  |  Insert Menu  |  Format Menu  |  Tools Menu  |  Table Menu  |  Window Menu

Table menu

Word 2003 location Word 2007 location Word 2010 location Keyboard shortcut
Table menu --> Draw Table

Insert tab --> Tables group --> Table --> Draw Table

or

Table Tools tab --> Design group --> Draw Borders --> Draw Table

Insert tab --> Tables group --> Table --> Draw Table

or

Table Tools tab --> Design group --> Draw Borders --> Draw Table

In Word 2003: Alt-A, W

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, W or Alt-N, T, D
Table menu --> Insert --> Table Insert tab --> Tables group --> Table --> Insert Table Insert tab --> Tables group --> Table --> Insert Table

In Word 2003: Alt-A, I, T

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, I, T or Alt-N, T
Table menu --> Insert --> Columns, Rows, Cells Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Rows & Columns group Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Rows & Columns group

In Word 2003: Alt-A, I, choose addl. letter

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-J, L, choose addl. letter

Table menu --> Delete -->

Table, Columns, Rows, Cells		 Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Rows & Columns group --> Delete Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Rows & Columns group --> Delete

In Word 2003: Alt-A, D, choose addl. letter

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-J, L, D, choose addl. letter

Table menu --> Select -->

Table, Column, Row, Cell		 Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Select Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Select

In Word 2003: Alt-A, C, choose addl. letter

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-J, L, K, choose addl. letter
Table menu --> Merge Cells Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Merge group --> Merge Cells Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Merge group --> Merge Cells

In Word 2003: Alt-A, M

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, M or Alt-J, L, M
Table menu --> Split Cells Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Merge group --> Split Cells Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Merge group --> Split Cells

In Word 2003: Alt-A, P

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, P or Alt-J, L, P
Table menu --> Split Table Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Merge group --> Split Table Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Merge group --> Split Table

In Word 2003: Alt-A, T

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, T or Alt-J, L, Q
Table menu --> Table AutoFormat Table Tools tab --> Design subtab --> Table Styles group Table Tools tab --> Design subtab --> Table Styles group

In Word 2003: Alt-A, F

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-J, T, S
Table menu --> AutoFit Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Cell Size group --> AutoFit Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Cell Size group --> AutoFit

In Word 2003: Alt-A, A

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-J, L, F
Table menu --> Heading Rows Repeat Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Data group --> Repeat Header Rows Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Data group --> Repeat Header Rows

In Word 2003: Alt-A, H

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, H or Alt-J, L, J

Table menu --> Convert -->

Text to Table		 Insert tab --> Tables group --> Table --> Convert Text to Table Insert tab --> Tables group --> Table --> Convert Text to Table

In Word 2003: Alt-A, V, X

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, V, X or Alt-N, T, V
Table menu --> Convert --> Table to Text Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Data group --> Convert to Text Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Data group --> Convert to Text

In Word 2003: Alt-A, V, B

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, V, B or Alt-J, L, V
Table menu --> Sort

Home tab --> Paragraph group --> Sort

or

Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Sort

Home tab --> Paragraph group --> Sort

or

Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Data group --> Sort

In Word 2003: Alt-A, S

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, S or Alt-J, L, S, O
Table menu --> Formula Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Formula Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Data group --> Formula

In Word 2003: Alt-A, O

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-A, O or Alt-J, L, U, L
Table menu --> Hide/Show Gridlines Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Hide/Show Gridlines Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> View Gridlines

In Word 2003: Alt-A, G

In Word 2007: Alt-A, G or Alt-J, L, T, G
Table menu --> Table Properties Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Properties Table Tools tab --> Layout subtab --> Table group --> Properties

In Word 2003: Alt-A, R

In Word 2007: Alt-A, R or Alt-J, L, O

Window menu

Word 2003 location Word 2007 location Word 2010 location Keyboard shortcut
Window menu --> New Window View tab --> Window group --> New Window View tab --> Window group --> New Window Alt-W, N
Window menu --> Arrange All View tab --> Window group --> Arrange All View tab --> Window group --> Arrange All Alt-W, A
Window menu --> Compare Side by Side with View tab --> Window group --> View Side by Side View tab --> Window group --> View Side by Side Alt-W, B
Window menu --> Split/Remove Split View tab --> Window group --> Split/Remove Split View tab --> Window group --> Split/Remove Split

Split: Alt-Ctrl-S

Remove Split: Alt-Shift-C
Window menu --> Currently Open Documents View tab --> Window group --> Switch Windows View tab --> Window group --> Switch Windows

In Word 2003: Alt-W

In Word 2007/2010: Alt-W, W
Source: Microsoft website

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