| Press this key | To do this |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new document |
| Ctrl+O | Open an existing document |
| Ctrl+S | Save changes to a document |
| F12 | Save the document as a new file |
| Ctrl+P | Print a document |
| Alt+F4 | Close WordPad |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo a change |
| Ctrl+A | Select the entire document |
| Ctrl+X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl+C | Copy a selection to the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+V | Paste a selection from the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+B | Make selected text bold |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize selected text |
| Ctrl+U | Underline selected text |
| Ctrl+= | Make selected text subscript |
| Ctrl+Shift+= | Make selected text superscript |
| Ctrl+L | Align text left |
| Ctrl+E | Align text center |
| Ctrl+R | Align text right |
| Ctrl+J | Justify text
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