In Word, there’s usually more than one way to do something.  And the way you do things usually depends on whether you’re more comfortable with the keyboard or the mouse.

Take, for example, basic character formatting.  To make characters boldface, italics, or underline, you can:

  • Use the buttons on the Ribbon’s Home tab to toggle the font formatting on and off OR format a block of text.
  • Use the keyboard (CNTRL-B for boldface, CNTRL-I for italics, CNTRL-U for underline) to toggle the font formatting on and off as you type.
  • Open the Font dialog box with CTRL-D OR by clicking the small launcher arrow in the lower right-hand corner of the Font area of the Home tab.

(You can also use Styles to format fonts and paragraphs, but we’ll cover that in another post.)

Take your pick — use whichever method is easiest for you!

Deborah Savadra

I spend an inordinate amount of my time playing with computers and attempting to explain technology to lawyers and law office staff. It's not always easy, but someone's got to do it.

But, seriously, I'm a law firm software trainer by trade with nearly 30 years of experience in and around law firms and their technology. This blog is my attempt to spread the word about better and more efficient ways to use Microsoft Office in a legal practice context.

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