Move Paragraphs in Word Using Only Your Keyboard

05.02.2010
Every time I think I've mastered all the coolest keyboard shortcuts, along comes another one that somehow flew below my radar.

For example, like many folks, I spend a considerable amount of time in . And I thought I knew all the best shortcuts, like to jump my cursor around a document, and, of course, the .

But here's one more great pair of shortcuts for folks who prefer to keep their fingers on their keys and off their mouse: Alt-Shift-Up Arrow and Alt-Shift-Down Arrow.

When you place your cursor anywhere inside a paragraph and press either key combination, that paragraph jumps up or down, effectively switching places with the paragraph above or below it.

Neat, huh? I can't take credit for this one: My buddy .

As always, if you have any cool keyboard shortcuts of your own to share, please do.