This will increase or decrease the selected text by one font size. The key sequence: “Ctrl” + “Shift” + “>” (Bigger) Reveal the non-printed codes of the document to sort out layout issues. Sometimes returning to work after a 20 year break is a little difficult! I use this a lot with the “Ctrl” left and right arrows to jump around the sentence quickly. Much faster than the single backspace and not as harsh as deleting the entire line with “Shift” + “Up” and then “Delete”. This is a quick way to delete part of sentences that are no longer needed. This super quick key sequence will change the line spacing of the selected area, to single, double or 1.5 line spacing.ĭelete the previous word one at a time. The key sequence: “Ctrl” + “1” (single line spacing) The options that are available at UPPER, lower and Title case. Use this quick key sequence to quickly toggle between the various case options. So before sending an email in Outlook or finalising a MS Word document, hit the F7 to check the spelling of the document or highlighted area. These days, with all the electronic communication, instant messaging and not the greatest education system in the world – we get spelling and grammar mistakes on an hourly basis. We know that there are plenty of people in the world that cannot spell very well. There is also an auto save option in Word for the unexpected load shedding – find it under “File”, “Options” and then the “Save” menu item on the left.Ĭhecks the spelling of the document. This sequence saves the file by the current name, without bringing up a file save dialog to fill in – nice and simple – just saves it away. This will open the “Save As” dialog, so that you can quickly save documents, expecially if you are saving new files for each bit of correspondence you type. This quick key will insert the date intop the document for you, then it is always a good idea to format the date, by right clicking the inserted date field, choosing edit and then selecting the date format you wish on the right. The quick way to do this in Word is to use the above key combination instead of using the “Insert” option from the pull down menu. Move the cursor to the end of the line or paragraph. Move the cursor to the beginning of the line or paragraph. Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word in the sentence. A quick way to bounce around in the paragraph. Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word in the sentence.