See How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office? for more information. Help us improve Wordĭo you have suggestions about how we can improve Word? Let us know by providing us feedback. Post a question in the Word Answers Community. Deselect on uncheck the desired options (such as Ordinals with superscript, Hyphens with a dash or Fractions with fraction character). Using Styles in Word - a free, 10-minute video training course.Īlign text left or right, center text, or justify text on a pageĭo you have a question about Word that we didn't answer here? In the categories on the left, select Proofing. Remove formatting: Ctrl + Shift + N: Convert the selected text to body text format in the document: Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow: Select word by word from left to right: Ctrl + Shift + S: Open apply styles pane: Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend selection till the paragraph start: Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste formatting style from previous selection.
The Line spacing drop-down lets you select or set more specific line spacing.įor more information on modifying styles in Word, see: Customize styles in Word.
If you'd like to apply more specific line spacing to the style, clickthe Format button at the bottom left corner of the Modify Style dialog box and select Paragraph. Choose the spacing you want to apply and click OK. Near the center of the dialog box you'll find the line spacing buttons that let you select single, 1.5x or double spaced. Right-click the style you want to change and select Modify. To increase or decrease the amount of vertical space between lines of text within a paragraph, the best method is to modify the style the paragraph uses.įind the style you're using in the Styles gallery on the Home tab. One click brings the text back to the Normal style. Shift+Home extends your selection to the beginning of the line. Shift+End extends your selection to the end of the line. Triple Click anywhere in a paragraph to select that paragraph.
Double Click anywhere in a word to select that word. Instead of turning off every single format setting, select the text, then use the CLEAR FORMATTING button on the HOME ribbon. Ctrl+Click with the insertion pointer anywhere in a sentence to select that sentence. This will erase all cell formatting (including conditional formatting, number formats, fonts. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click the arrow next to the Clear button. Percentages below 100 percent compress the text. Here are 2 ways to clear formatting in Word. To remove all formatting in Excel, just do the following: Select the cell or range of cells from which you want to clear formatting. Percentages above 100 percent stretch the text. In the Scale box, enter the percentage that you want. Note: If you're using Word 2007 the tab is called Character Spacing.