You can use the following keyboard shortcuts for WordPad. This would be the alternate way of using a mouse.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Usage |
| F3 | Search for the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box |
| F12 | Save the document as a new file |
| Ctrl + 1 | Set single line spacing |
| Ctrl + 2 | Set double line spacing |
| Ctrl + 5 | Set line spacing to 1.5 |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + B | Make selected text bold |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a selection to the Clipboard |
| Ctrl + D | Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing |
| Ctrl + E | Align text center |
| Ctrl + F | Search for text in a document |
| Ctrl + H | Replace text in a document |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize selected text |
| Ctrl + J | Justify text |
| Ctrl + L | Align text left |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new document |
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing document |
| Ctrl + P | Print a document |
| Ctrl + R | Align text right |
| Ctrl + S | Save changes to a document |
| Ctrl + U | Underline selected text |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a selection from the Clipboard |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo a change |
| Shift + F10 | Show the context menu |
| Alt + F4 | Close WordPad |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete the next word |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Move down one page |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Move up one page |
| Ctrl + End | Move to the end of the document |
| Ctrl + Home | Move to the beginning of the document |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Move the cursor to the next line |
| Ctrl + Up arrow | Move the cursor to the previous line |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Move the cursor one word to the right |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Move the cursor one word to the left |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Change the bullet style |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Change characters to all capitals |
| Ctrl + Shift + less than (<) | Decrease the font size |
| Ctrl + Shift + greater than (>) | Increase the font size |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + equal (=) | Make selected text subscript |
| Ctrl + Shift + equal (=) | Make selected text superscript |
