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Microsoft Word

Cut selection

CmdX

Mac Desktop app Microsoft 365 for Mac

Practice this

In Microsoft Word this is cut selection. It applies here: selection.

Where it works: Selection

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdX`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlX`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Word

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Cut selection Microsoft Excel Cmd + X
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Cut text Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + X
Cut selection Microsoft PowerPoint Ctrl + X
Cut text Windows 11 Ctrl + X

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