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I am needing to turn italics on and off multiple times while keying in large
amounts of text. I need Word keyboard shortcuts so that I need not position
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CTRL+i to start and stop italics

"DainBramage007" wrote:

I am needing to turn italics on and off multiple times while keying in large
amounts of text. I need Word keyboard shortcuts so that I need not position
my mouse over the Italics icon many times.

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Ctrl+I toggles italics on and off. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for underline,
etc. For others, see the "Keyboard shortcuts" Help topic.

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I am needing to turn italics on and off multiple times while keying in

large
amounts of text. I need Word keyboard shortcuts so that I need not

position
my mouse over the Italics icon many times.


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Suzanne,
Thank you for YOUR succinct, yet thorough answer. The other responses
answered my question, but YOU gave examples of other commonly needed
shortcuts, as well as a pointer to how to get more information (& the tip of
a needed iceberg of related subjects).

Although I needed italic keyboard shortcuts, you went one step further and
sensed it was not the ONLY thing I needed shortcuts for, and your answer,
although brief, gave me the PERFECT response. Even if I only wanted the
italics question answered, your answer was short enough not to bog the answer
down.

Thanks again. You've made a good impression on someone who's surrounded by
Micro$oft bashers. This is my first Discussion Group post and now I've got a
positive boost in a negative environment! Way to go! The tech world needs a
LOT more problem-solvers/educators with your mindset.
Jay (a long-time Indiana techie with sparse Word experience)



Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Ctrl+I toggles italics on and off. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for underline,
etc. For others, see the "Keyboard shortcuts" Help topic.

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I am needing to turn italics on and off multiple times while keying in

large
amounts of text. I need Word keyboard shortcuts so that I need not

position
my mouse over the Italics icon many times.



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Also note that you can look in the Customize Keyboard dialog box for a
complete list of shortcuts associated with each Word command.

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Suzanne,
Thank you for YOUR succinct, yet thorough answer. The other responses
answered my question, but YOU gave examples of other commonly needed
shortcuts, as well as a pointer to how to get more information (& the tip
of
a needed iceberg of related subjects).

Although I needed italic keyboard shortcuts, you went one step further and
sensed it was not the ONLY thing I needed shortcuts for, and your answer,
although brief, gave me the PERFECT response. Even if I only wanted the
italics question answered, your answer was short enough not to bog the
answer
down.

Thanks again. You've made a good impression on someone who's surrounded by
Micro$oft bashers. This is my first Discussion Group post and now I've got
a
positive boost in a negative environment! Way to go! The tech world needs
a
LOT more problem-solvers/educators with your mindset.
Jay (a long-time Indiana techie with sparse Word experience)



Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Ctrl+I toggles italics on and off. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for underline,
etc. For others, see the "Keyboard shortcuts" Help topic.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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I am needing to turn italics on and off multiple times while keying in

large
amounts of text. I need Word keyboard shortcuts so that I need not

position
my mouse over the Italics icon many times.








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Glad I could help. I often have occasion to refer to the "Keyboard
shortcuts" Help topic; as Stefan points out, if you know the command you
need a shortcut for, you can find it through Tools | Customize | Keyboard,
but the Help topic can make you aware of shortcuts for commands you didn't
know existed!

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Suzanne,
Thank you for YOUR succinct, yet thorough answer. The other responses
answered my question, but YOU gave examples of other commonly needed
shortcuts, as well as a pointer to how to get more information (& the tip

of
a needed iceberg of related subjects).

Although I needed italic keyboard shortcuts, you went one step further and
sensed it was not the ONLY thing I needed shortcuts for, and your answer,
although brief, gave me the PERFECT response. Even if I only wanted the
italics question answered, your answer was short enough not to bog the

answer
down.

Thanks again. You've made a good impression on someone who's surrounded by
Micro$oft bashers. This is my first Discussion Group post and now I've got

a
positive boost in a negative environment! Way to go! The tech world needs

a
LOT more problem-solvers/educators with your mindset.
Jay (a long-time Indiana techie with sparse Word experience)



Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Ctrl+I toggles italics on and off. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for

underline,
etc. For others, see the "Keyboard shortcuts" Help topic.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

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I am needing to turn italics on and off multiple times while keying in

large
amounts of text. I need Word keyboard shortcuts so that I need not

position
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Hi Suzanne,

One modification I've made is to turn Bold into Ctrl-O, so I can hold
the Control key and use U, I, O as I like for all three of the common
emphasis changes.

Don


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Ctrl+I toggles italics on and off. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for underline,
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While you can setup whatever configuration you like, I don't see that this
gets you very far. CTRL+B (bold) is a lot more logical than CTRL+O which is
pre-defined for File Open?

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Don Ellis wrote:
Hi Suzanne,

One modification I've made is to turn Bold into Ctrl-O, so I can hold
the Control key and use U, I, O as I like for all three of the common
emphasis changes.

Don


On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:44:21 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

Ctrl+I toggles italics on and off. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for
underline, etc. For others, see the "Keyboard shortcuts" Help topic.



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It gets you pretty far for ergonomics -- especially when you want to
bold and italicize the same line, or bold and underline it, or all
three.

Ctrl+U, I and O are right there under three fingers on adjacent keys.

Easier for me to define some other key combination to open a file.

Don


On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 10:38:33 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
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While you can setup whatever configuration you like, I don't see that this
gets you very far. CTRL+B (bold) is a lot more logical than CTRL+O which is
pre-defined for File Open?


Don Ellis wrote:
One modification I've made is to turn Bold into Ctrl-O, so I can hold
the Control key and use U, I, O as I like for all three of the common
emphasis changes.


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Yes, there is a keyboard shortcut for turning on italics in Microsoft Word. Here's how you can do it:
  1. Select the text you want to italicize.
  2. Press the "Ctrl" and "I" keys on your keyboard at the same time.
  3. The selected text should now be italicized.

To turn off italics using the keyboard shortcut, simply select the italicized text and press "Ctrl" and "I" again.

Using keyboard shortcuts can save you a lot of time and effort, especially when you need to apply formatting repeatedly. You can also use other keyboard shortcuts in Word, such as "Ctrl" and "B" for bold and "Ctrl" and "U" for underline.
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