Microsoft Word shortcuts: Windows to Mac
7 Microsoft Word actions have Windows and macOS bindings in this catalog. Use the paired records below to relearn specific commands. Compare commands with the same action and context.
Recorded actions and binding evidence
Windows
Microsoft Word · File & View
Print — Open the print dialog
Ctrl + P
Microsoft Word · File & View
Redo — Redo the last undone action
Ctrl + Y
Microsoft Word · File & View
Undo — Undo the last action
Ctrl + Z
Microsoft Word · Navigation & Selection
Find — Open the Find pane to search the document
Ctrl + F
Microsoft Word · Text Formatting
Bold — Toggle bold on the selected text
Ctrl + B
Microsoft Word · Text Formatting
Italic — Toggle italic on the selected text
Ctrl + I
Microsoft Word · Text Formatting
Underline — Toggle underline on the selected text
Ctrl + U
macOS
Microsoft Word · File & View
Print — Open the print dialog
Cmd + P
Microsoft Word · File & View
Redo — Redo the last undone action
Cmd + Y
Microsoft Word · File & View
Undo — Undo the last action
Cmd + Z
Microsoft Word · Navigation & Selection
Find — Open the Find pane to search the document
Cmd + F
Microsoft Word · Text Formatting
Bold — Toggle bold on the selected text
Cmd + B
Microsoft Word · Text Formatting
Italic — Toggle italic on the selected text
Cmd + I
Microsoft Word · Text Formatting
Underline — Toggle underline on the selected text
Cmd + U
Context
Changing operating systems means learning Microsoft Word's documented destination bindings, not replacing every Control key with Command. The records here retain the same application and action context. Windows and Mac are documented independently; menu commands and function keys can differ as well as modifiers.
Start with a small set of actions you actually use, and check your installed application version and customized keymap. Practice in a disposable document or tab before applying an unfamiliar command to important work. A documented browser-tab binding is not evidence about a spreadsheet or editor.
Use the binding for your application and platform. Custom keymaps, keyboard layouts and intercepted system keys can change the behavior you observe.
Practical checks
- Practice one documented action pair at a time.
- Keep unknown actions outside a switching practice set.
- Use the main interactive Switcher for your own app selection.
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