Select from insertion point to end of the line: Press Shift + End to select everything from the insertion point forward to the end of the line.Įnter selection mode: Press F8 to enter selection mode. Select from insertion point back to start of the line: Press Shift + Home to select everything from the insertion point back to the start of the line. Select text one word at a time: Press Ctrl + Shift + Arrow to select words one at a time to the left or right. Select text one character at a time: Press Shift + Arrow to select text to the left or right, one character at a time.

Select everything in the document: Press Ctrl + A to select the entire document. If you press Ctrl + K without selecting text first, you will need to specify the link text. Insert a page break: Press Ctrl + Enter to insert a page break at the insertion point.Īdd a hyperlink: Select text and then press Ctrl + K to open the Insert Hyperlink dialog box to turn that text into a link. Make the font bigger: Press Ctrl and the right bracket (]) to make the font larger one point at a time.Ĭhange text to uppercase: Press Ctrl + Shift + A to change the selected text to all uppercase.Ĭhange text to lowercase: Press Ctrl + Shift K to change the selected text to all lowercase. Make the font smaller: Press Ctrl and the left bracket ([) to make the font smaller one point at a time. Underline words only: Press Ctrl + Shift + W to underline the selected text but not underline the spaces between words.Ĭenter: Press Ctrl + E to center the line of text where the insertion point is located. Underline: Press Ctrl + U to underline the selected text. Italics: Press Ctrl + I to italics the selected text. Paste the contents of the clipboard: Press Ctrl + V to paste the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.īold: Press Ctrl + B to bold the selected text. Cut the current selection: Make a selection and then press Ctrl + X to cut it out of the document and place it in the clipboard.Ĭopy the current selection: Make a selection and then press Ctrl + C to copy it to the clipboard.

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