When we talk about case, we are referring to uppercase and lowercase letters (capitals and small letters). Case is used to show emphasis, create a style and/or improve readability. By default, letters are set to lowercase. Capitals are created by … Read More
To increase the text size by 1 point, select the text and press Control + ] (Right Square Bracket). To decrease the text size by 1 point, select the text and press Control + [ (Left Square Bracket). The square … Read More
To increase the text size, select the text and press Control + Shift + Full Stop (.). To decrease the text size, select the text and press Control + Shift + Comma (,). Keep pressing the shortcut to go up/down … Read More
Formatting text means changing its appearance. Many different aspects of the text’s appearance can be changed, such as, the size of the letters, the font (typeface), whether it is in bold type, italicized or underlined. These settings are usually accessed … Read More
The keyboard shortcuts that pretty much everyone knows are Control + C, Control + X and Control + V. Use these in conjunction with the selecting shortcuts from last week, and you become a master editor and can save yourself … Read More
If you want to move, copy or format text in a Word document, you need to select it first. There are several ways of doing this: 1. Hold down the Shift key. To select text, just add the Shift key … Read More
Word documents can be many, many pages long, so it is helpful to move around as efficiently as possible. And there are a series of keyboard shortcuts to achieve this. Generally, use the Arrows, Page Up, Page Down, Home and End … Read More
The standard zoom setting on a Word document is 100%, which clearly displays on screen the edges of the page and about half way down the page. Although, this depends on your screen size and display settings. There is a … Read More
To close a Word document, press Control + W or Control + F4. This just closes the document, but leaves the Word app open. To close the application, as well as the document, press Alt + F4. You may be … Read More
To save a new Word document, press Control + S, give the document a name and press Enter. Another way to save is to use F12, which is Save As. Type in a name, then Tab around the Save As dialogue … Read More