In this article we’ll take a look at some quick to use and, hopefully, useful time saving, and productive, to apply when using Microsoft Word.

• How many times have you needed a line across the page?
  - Just type a hyphen three times and press ENTER
• Need to select everything?
  - Press CTRL and the A key
• Mark areas of your document for further editing later?
  - Highlight the area of your document then click on the Bookmarks icon in the Links menu on the Insert Tab – give it a useful name and you can quickly navigate back there later
• Need to sort a simple list in Word?
  - See: Sorting Simple Lists In Microsoft Word 2010
• Want to align a paragraph quickly?
  - Press CTRL then either, L for Left, R for Right, E for Center, or J for Block Justify.
• Trouble lining things up in Word?
  - See: Line Things Up Quicker With Gridlines
  
• Keep dragging and dropping text, by accident, when using the mouse?
  - Head into Word Options, Advanced Tab, and uncheck “Allow text to be dragged and dropped”
• Trying to move paragraphs around?
  - See: Move Paragraphs Around Quickly In Word
• Need to repeat a phrase often?
  - See: Don’t Forget The AutoCorrect Option In Word 2007
• Highlight a whole sentence quickly?
  - Press the CTRL key and click anywhere in the sentence
• Jump quickly to the top or bottom of your document?
  - Press the CTRL key and either HOME for the start or END for the end of your document
• Got a PDF and want to convert it to Word?
  - See Convert Your PDF to Word For Free
• Print a list of customised keyboard shortcuts
  - To get a print off of any special keyboard shortcuts, head into Print, then under Settings, pull down the tab and select “Key Assignments”

• Opened a saved document and want to quickly get back to where you were?
  - See Quickly Get Back To Where You Were In Word
• Add a watermark to your page?
  - Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon Bar, click Watermark, and select one of the default Watermarks, or click Custom Watermark, then Picture Watermark to choose your own image to overlay