Using shortcuts to write faster

I recently heard someone complain about the amount of time it takes to write out formulas in a Word report. My response to it was to frown and say: "It's not that bad, right?". She then told me it takes to much time to select every single feature you need... I looked at her very surprised an asked her: "Don't you use the keyboard shortcuts then?". Apparently she had never heard of it.

I have made it a habit to use shortcuts on my keyboard for as many operations as possible, and it definitely speeds up my writing time.

Here's an overview of useful shortcuts I use:

Word

ctrl s: save
ctrl p: print
ctrl x: cut
ctrl c: copy
ctrl v: paste
ctrl o: open
ctrl f: find
ctrl +: superscript
ctrl =: subscript
ctrl i: italic
ctrl b: bold
ctrl u: underline
ctrl a, F9: select all, then renumber tables, figures and cross references

MathType

ctrl g: move to greek alphabet
ctrl l: subscript
ctrl h: superscript
ctrl j: sub- and superscript
ctrl 9: brackets
ctrl r: root
ctrl f: fractal

There are many more easy shortcuts available. In MathType, the corresponding shortcut is given in the lower task bar whenever you select an operation. In Word itself, the shortcuts are given in the menus.