WordPerfect 5.1 to Word Keyboard Equivalents

Refer also to Microsoft Word Help for WordPerfect users:

  • Word 2000/XP: From the Help menu, select Microsoft Word Help.
  • Word 97/95: From the Help menu, select Contents and Index.
  • Click on the Index [Tab].
  • Scroll to the WordPerfect items to select Help topics.

WordPerfect command

WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS shortcut keys

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Align Center

[Shift]+[F6]
[Shift]+[F8], 1, 3, 2

[Ctrl]+E to center text in a paragraph

Bold

[F6]
[Ctrl]+[F8], 2, 1

 [Ctrl]+B

Font

[Ctrl]+[F8]

[Ctrl]+D

Block

[Alt]+[F4]

[Shift]+ [Arrow Key]

Comment

[Ctrl]+[F5], 4, 2

[Alt]+[Ctrl]+M

Date Code

[Shift]+[F5], 2

[Alt]+[Shift]+D

Reveal Codes

[Alt]+[F3]

[Shift]+[F1], click

Delete Word

[Ctrl]+[Backspace]

[Ctrl]+[Backspace] or [Ctrl]+[[Delete]]

Delete to End of Line

[Ctrl]+[End]

[Shift]+[End], [Delete]

Delete to End of Page

[Ctrl]+[Page Down]

[Shift]+[Down Arrow] (to [End] of page), [Delete]

Delete to Left Word Boundary

[Home]+[Backspace]

[Ctrl]+[Backspace]

Delete to Right Word Boundary

[Home]+[Delete]

[Ctrl]+[Delete]

[Delete] Block

[Alt]+[F4]+[Delete]

[F8], [Arrow Key], [Delete]

Double Underline

[Ctrl]+[F8], 2, 3

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+D

Endnote

[Ctrl]+[F7], 2, 1

[Alt]+[Ctrl]+E

Exit

[F7]

[Alt]+[F4]

Flush Right

[Alt]+[F6]

Right tab to right align text on a single line, [Ctrl]+R to right align text in a paragraph

Footnote

[Ctrl]+[F7], 1, 1

[Alt]+[Ctrl]+F

Help

[F3]

[F1]

Indent

[F4]

[Ctrl]+M

Italic

[Ctrl]+[F8], 2, 4

[Ctrl]+I

Justify Center

[Shift]+[F8], 1, 3, 2

[Ctrl]+E

Justify Full

[Shift]+[F8], 1, 3, 4

[Ctrl]+J

Justify Left

[Shift]+[F8], 1, 3, 1

[Ctrl]+L

Justify Right

[Shift]+[F8], 1, 3, 3

[Ctrl]+R

Margin Release

[Shift]+[Tab]

[Ctrl]+T (hanging indent)

Mark Index Entry

[Alt]+[F5], 3

[Alt]+[Shift]+X

Mark Table of Authorities Entry

[Alt]+[F5], 4

[Alt]+[Shift]+I

Mark Table of Contents Entry

[Alt]+[F5], 5, 1

[Alt]+[Shift]+O

Print

[Shift]+[F7]

[Ctrl]+P

Replace

[Alt]+[F2]

[Ctrl]+H

Retrieve File

[Shift]+[F10]

[Ctrl]+O (Open command)

Save

[F10]

[Ctrl]+S

Save As

[Ctrl]+[F5], 3

[F1]2

Search (backward)

[Shift]+F2

[Ctrl]+F

Search (forward)

[F2]

[Ctrl]+F

Small Caps

[Ctrl]+[F8], 2, 7

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+K

Spell

[Ctrl]+F2

[F7]

Subscript

[Ctrl]+[F8], 1, 2

[Ctrl]+[=]

Superscript

[Ctrl]+[F8], 1, 1

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[+]

Switch Document

[Shift]+[F3]

[Ctrl]+[F6]

Thesaurus

[Alt]+[F1]

[Shift]+[F7]

Underline

[F8]
[Ctrl]+[F8], 2, 2

 [Ctrl]+U

Undo

[F1]

[Ctrl]+Z

View Document

[Shift]+[F7], 6

[Ctrl]+F2 (Print Preview command)