Microsoft Word, for both Windows and Mac OS X systems, is full of keyboard shortcuts to help speed things along as you work. Although the Web has plenty of pages listing the shortcuts (like Microsoft’s own collection for Word 2010), you can also generate your own chart right from the Word program itself — which can be handy if you want to print it or edit the list to add your own custom key commands.

In later versions, (like Word 2010 and Word 2007), you first need to show the Developer tab if it is not already displayed on the Ribbon. In Word 2010, click the File tab and choose Options. In the Word Options box, click Customize Ribbon, select Developer and click OK. (In Word 2007, click the Office button, click the Word Options button and click Popular to get to the “Show Developer Tab in the Ribbon” option.)

When the Developer tab is visible, select it and click Macros. In the “Macros in” menu, choose Word Commands and then select ListCommands. Click the Run button; you can choose to see the current menu and keyboard settings — or all of Word’s key commands. Make your selection and click OK to create the keyboard shortcut list in a new Word document.

You can get the same list on older versions the program, like Word 2003 or Word 2008, by just going to the Tools menu and selecting Macros to get to the ListCommands option.

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