## Comparison of Formatting Shortcut Keys Between Word 2.0 & 6.0

Q118441

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

## 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

## REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Quick Results," version 6.0, pages 142-146

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