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Select all

CtrlA

Windows Desktop app Microsoft 365 desktop

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In Microsoft Word, Ctrl + A will select all. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Document

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Word

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Select everything Adobe After Effects Cmd + A
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Select every clip Final Cut Pro Cmd + A
Select all Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + A
Select everything GarageBand Cmd + A
Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
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More Microsoft Word shortcuts

Undo change Ctrl + Z
Redo change Ctrl + Y
Open document Ctrl + O
New document Ctrl + N
Save document Ctrl + S
Close document Ctrl + W
Print Ctrl + P
Find text Ctrl + F

See every Microsoft Word shortcut

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