Microsoft KB Archive/118441

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Comparison of Formatting Shortcut Keys Between Word 2.0 & 6.0

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Q118441

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a

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SUMMARY
This article summarizes the changes in formatting shortcut keys between Word for Windows versions 2.x and 6.0.

Paragraph Formatting
Action                2.x                   6.0 ---

Center                CTRL+E                CTRL+E Right align           CTRL+R                CTRL+R Left align            CTRL+L                CTRL+L Justify               CTRL+J                CTRL+J Increase indent       CTRL+N                CTRL+M Decrease indent       CTRL+M                CTRL+SHIFT+M Hanging indent        CTRL+T                CTRL+T Remove hanging indent CTRL+G                CTRL+SHIFT+T Open/Close space      CTRL+0 (zero)         CTRL+0 (zero) before (Close space before in 2.0) Single-space lines    CTRL+1                CTRL+1 Double-space lines    CTRL+2                CTRL+2 1.5-space lines       CTRL+5 Apply style           CTRL+S                CTRL+SHIFT+S Reset to Style        CTRL+Q                CTRL+Q

Character Formatting
Action                2.x                   6.0 ---

Bold                  CTRL+B                CTRL+B Italic                CTRL+I                CTRL+I Continuous underline  CTRL+U                CTRL+U Word underline        CTRL+W                CTRL+SHIFT+W Double underline      CTRL+D                CTRL+SHIFT+D Subscript             CTRL+=                CTRL+= Superscript           CTRL+SHIFT+=          CTRL+SHIFT+= All Caps              CTRL+A                CTRL+SHIFT+A Small caps            CTRL+K                CTRL+SHIFT+K Font                  CTRL+F                CTRL+D Point size            CTRL+P                CTRL+SHIFT+P Hidden                CTRL+H                CTRL+SHIFT+H Reset character       CTRL+SPACEBAR         CTRL+SHIFT+Z, or                                             CTRL+SPACEBAR

Other Actions
Actions               2.x                   6.0 ---

Cut                   CTRL+X                CTRL+X Copy                  CTRL+C                CTRL+C Paste                 CTRL+V                CTRL+V Repeat                F4                    CTRL+Y or F4 Cancel                 ESC                   ESC New line              SHIFT+ENTER           SHIFT+ENTER New page              CTRL+ENTER            CTRL+ENTER New column/split      CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER      CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER table Optional hyphen       CTRL+HYPHEN           CTRL+HYPHEN Nonbreaking hyphen    CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN     CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN Nonbreaking space     CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR   CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR Tab character (table) CTRL+TAB              CTRL+TAB Show nonprinting      CTRL+SHIFT+*          CTRL+SHIFT+* characters