The latest enhancement in Word for the web brings a better graphic navigation experience. Now, with keyboard shortcuts alone, you can select and move between graphics like never before.
In short, Ctrl + Alt + G or Cmd + Alt/Option + G will select the first graphic in the document and then jump between other images.
Jump to Graphic keyboard shortcuts
1. Open a document in Word for the web, containing at least one graphic.
2. Press the new shortcut Ctrl+Alt+G (Windows) or Cmd+Alt+G (Mac)
The first graphic in your document is highlighted, ready for your next command.
Microsoft gives the Mac shortcut as Cmd+Alt+G but there’s no ‘Alt’ on most Mac keyboards. Use the Option key e.g. Cmd + Option + G
Note: not the first visible or nearest graphic but the first image/graphic in the whole document.
3 Press the Tab key to navigate to the next captivating image within your document.
4. To revisit the previous graphic, just press Shift+Tab
Click outside the graphics (e.g. text) to return to regular editing and the usual action for the Tab and Shift + Tab keys.
More tips
Ctrl+Alt+G / Cmd + Alt + Gwill always select the first graphic in your document, regardless of your current selection.- This shortcut works with all graphic types, including inline, floating
- Image navigation won’t take you outside of specific regions, like headers or footers.
Who gets it?
At the moment, the shortcuts are only in Word on the web. It seems a good bet they’ll be added to Word for Windows and Mac.
