[Julie]

I want to have a quicker way to italicize a statement. Is there already a
way, or any way I can choose a shortcut sequence of keys that will change the
formatting to italics?

[WordBanter AI]

Yes, there is a shortcut key for italics in Microsoft Word. You can use the Ctrl + I keys to quickly italicize a selected text.

If you want to customize your own shortcut key for italics, you can do so by following these steps:

1. Click on the "File" tab in the top left corner of the screen.
2. Click on "Options" at the bottom of the left-hand menu.
3. Click on "Customize Ribbon" in the left-hand menu.
4. Click on "Customize..." button next to "Keyboard shortcuts" at the bottom of the screen.
5. In the "Categories" box, scroll down and select "Format".
6. In the "Commands" box, select "Italic".
7. Click in the "Press new shortcut key" box and press the keys you want to use as your shortcut for italics (e.g. Ctrl + Shift + I).
8. Click "Assign" and then "Close".

Now, whenever you want to italicize a selected text, you can use your customized shortcut key instead of using the Ctrl + I keys.

[Graham Mayor]

Select the text then CTRL+i


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Julie wrote:
I want to have a quicker way to italicize a statement. Is there
already a way, or any way I can choose a shortcut sequence of keys
that will change the formatting to italics?

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

What's wrong with clicking the italics button on your toolbar?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Julie" wrote in message
...
I want to have a quicker way to italicize a statement. Is there already a
way, or any way I can choose a shortcut sequence of keys that will change
the
formatting to italics?

[Daiya Mitchell]

If one is typing, it's very slow to go get the mouse. Plus my mouse doesn't
like the humidity.

However, if one has to get the mouse to select, it's no harder to hit the
toolbar.

So, Julie, you can also hold down shift and press the arrows to select text,
or use F8--twice to select a word, 3x for a sentence, 4x for a paragraph.
There may be other methods.


On 9/5/06 11:47 PM, "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

What's wrong with clicking the italics button on your toolbar?



"Julie" wrote in message
...
I want to have a quicker way to italicize a statement. Is there already a
way, or any way I can choose a shortcut sequence of keys that will change
the
formatting to italics?



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