There are two ways you can go to the end of a Word document. The first is to use a keyboard shortcut and the second is to create a macro. There are pros and cons of each approach. Here’s how to do it.
Using Keyboard – Go to end of MS Word document
If you want to go directly to the end of a Word document when its opens:
Press Ctrl+End
This takes you to the very last character in the document.
If you want to go back to the start of the document:
Press Ctrl+Home
Using Macros – Go to end of MS Word document
You can also setup a macro to do this.
To create a macro, add the following lines of code in the Autoopen macro:
Sub AutoOpen()
Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory
End Sub
Which is better?
If you simply want to go to the end of the document, then use Ctrl+End.
However, if you want to run several macros at the same time, for example, to change fonts, format the document and so on, then use the macro to bring you to the end of the document when it’s finished processing.
Does this work on your keyboard? What other shortcuts do you use in Microsoft Word?
