MS Word Cheat Sheet
1 Nov 2026
Quick answer
A quick revision cheat sheet on Microsoft Word for SSC, Banking, Railway and state exams. It covers what Word is, its file formats, the main ribbon tabs, the most-asked keyboard shortcuts, and key features like mail merge and track changes, so you can revise the computer-awareness section quickly before the exam.
MS Word Cheat Sheet
Quick Revision
Microsoft Word is a word processor — software for creating and editing text documents. It is part of the Microsoft Office suite.
Ready to practise? Take the MS Word quiz
1. File Formats
.docx → default document (Word 2007 onwards)
.doc → older document format (up to Word 2003)
.dotx → template
.pdf → export / save-as option2. The Main Ribbon Tabs
| Tab | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Home | Font, paragraph, styles, clipboard |
| Insert | Tables, pictures, header/footer, page number |
| Layout | Margins, orientation, columns, spacing |
| References | Table of contents, footnotes, citations |
| Review | Spelling, word count, track changes, comments |
| View | Document views, zoom, ruler |
3. Most-Asked Shortcuts
Ctrl + C / X / V Copy / Cut / Paste
Ctrl + B / I / U Bold / Italic / Underline
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + Z / Y Undo / Redo
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + F Find
Ctrl + A Select all
F7 Spelling and grammar check4. Key Features
- Mail Merge — print many letters from one template and a data list.
- Header and Footer — repeated text at the top/bottom of every page.
- Track Changes — record every edit for review.
- Find and Replace — swap one word for another throughout.
5. Exam Quick Tips
- The default modern format is .docx; a template is .dotx.
- F7 is the spelling-and-grammar key; Ctrl + S saves.
- Mail Merge is the feature for bulk personalised letters.
Keep revising with the rest of the Basic Computer section:
How this was made: Drafted with AI assistance; spot-checked by the editor on 1 November 2026.