Formatting Text

Formatting text using shortcut keys is easy, and most of these shortcut keys are easy to remember. To format text, select the text and then use the appropriate shortcut keys. The following table lists the most common formatting shortcut keys.

To execute this command...	Use this shortcut key
Change the font of the selected text	Ctrl+Shift+F
Make the font larger	Ctrl+Shift+>
Make the font smaller	Ctrl+Shift+<
Make the text bold	Ctrl+B
Underline the text	Ctrl+U
Italicize the text	Ctrl+I
Center a paragraph	Ctrl+E
Left-align a paragraph	Ctrl+L
Right-align a paragraph	Ctrl+R