Just copy your desired text, place your cursor into your destination Word document, and use the Paste and Match Formatting command or shortcut to paste the text only, matching the current formatting of the destination. Underline - Formats selected text; make text underlined or remove underline Less commonly used keyboard combinations Increase selected text two points Apply superscript formatting Decrease selected text two points Apply subscript formatting Increase selected text one point Copy formats Decrease selected text one point Paste formats Change case of the letters Single space lines Underline words but not spaces Set 1. Example To run through the obstacle course, select the Spacebar on the keyboard or pull the right trigger on the Xbox controller. Select text and graphics in a table Tab Select the next cell's contents Shift+ Tab Select the preceding cell's contents Hold down Shift and press an arrow key repeatedly. Example Plus sign + Use discretion.
Don't add a space between the F and the number. Use to refer to the Page up key and the Page down key. If you use these terms, explain the difference. Use use when select might be confusing, such as when referring to the arrow keys or function keys and select might make customers think that they need to select all the arrow keys simultaneously. This might not be necessary for commonly used characters, such as the period. Consider using a table to present instructions that have more than two alternatives. I can't find a list of keyboard shortcuts in Word for use on the Mac Word 08.
Making your own shortcuts You can assign keyboard shortcuts to Word commands and change the ones that Microsoft assigned. To finely adjust a column width, turn off snap-to functionality by pressing Option with the shortcut keys. In general, don't distinguish between the keyboard and the numeric keypad. To use these shortcuts, you may have to change your Mac keyboard settings to change the Show Desktop shortcut for the key. Ctrl+U Underline - Formats selected text; make text underlined or remove underline Less commonly used keyboard combinations To the beginning of a document This list is by no means complete. Working with files and applications You can use keyboard shortcuts to open, close, and switch applications. Resize table columns directly in a table.
. You can assign and reassign shortcuts as you wish. Use to refer to the Back key, which performs the same action as the Back button in a browser. With more than 1000 keyboard shortcuts in the Office for Mac Suite, and the ability to create your own, it's great to hone in on some of the most-used keyboard shortcuts available to you. If you forget one of these, use the mouse and go to the menu bar.
Save the document Each of the steps in the list above should have been accomplished without the use of your mouse. You can create a keyboard shortcut for a symbol, such as the telephone symbol from the Zapf Dingbats font. And you can press Esc any time to leave selection mode. Always precede with the except in procedures, key combinations, and key sequences. Once the column is selected, you can use the left and right arrow keys to extend the selection to other columns. If you reached for the rodent, review the two tables above, go back to step 1 and try again.
Help Use the Help key only to refer to the key on the Mac keyboard. Tip: If you prefer to use a different keyboard shortcut, add another shortcut to the list, and then use it instead. If you use these terms, explain the difference. Always spell out Plus sign, Minus sign, Hyphen, Period, and Comma. To display a column's measurements in the ruler when you resize the column, press Option with these shortcut keys. Internet shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts can also be used to navigate your web browser. You can then select an application and click Force Qui t to quit it.
Use to refer to the Ctrl key. Break caps Use sentence capitalization. Use to refer to the Lock clear key. Commonly used keyboard combinations To use one of these combinations Hold the Ctrl or Alt key down and strike the letter key Ctrl+N Open a new word document quickly. Use to refer to the Break caps key.
This works all around your Mac, too, so you can try it out in , , and so on! Keyboard shortcuts to use on a Macintosh computer You can avoid reaching for the mouse if you are familiar with keyboard shortcuts. You can keep cutting text to the Spike and Word remembers it all. Save a document with one or more custom shortcuts as a template so that when you open that template, the keyboard shortcuts you customized apply only to the documents created from that template. Use to refer to the Num lock option key on the Mac keyboard. A shortcut key is a key or key combination that users select to perform a common action. If you forget one of these, use the mouse and go to the menu bar.
Despite it is not possible to completely avoid using it in academic work on a Mac. I would love to do an article about all of the Mac shortcuts out there, but there are so many it would end up being a series article! If you use these terms, explain the difference. Ctrl+P Prints the active file, also gives the opportunity to change print options Ctrl+F Find - Searches for specified text in the active document Alt+F4 Exit - Closes Microsoft Word. If you type a keyboard shortcut that is already assigned, the action assigned to that key combination appears next to Currently assigned to. Copies the selection to the clipboard Closes the active window but does not quit Word. Don't use keypad by itself unless the context has been established and there's no possibility the customer will confuse the keypad with the keyboard.