While I use most of the keyboard shortcuts I’ve discussed in recent blogs, these are the ones I can’t live without! There are two ways to use these shortcuts: as you are typing, if you would like to change the format of the next thing you type, use these shortcuts to begin the new formatting; or you may highlight text you’ve already typed, and change the format by using these shortcuts. I really encourage you to try these if you don’t use them already! You can also use these (and many of the shortcuts I’ve already given you) as you type emails in Outlook:

CTRL+] – Increase the font size by 1 point

CTRL+[ – Decrease the font size by 1 point

CTRL+U – Toggles underlining the text

CTRL+I – Toggles italicizing the text

CTRL+B – Toggles bolding the text

SHIFT+CTRL+F – Change the font (brings up a menu to change the font, size, and style)

Here are several that are new to me, but I think would be extremely valuable if you do a lot of formatting. In combination, these allow you finalize formatting of a particular text (for example a heading that is bold, underlined and sized larger than your other text) and copy it to the next heading without make those individual formatting changes. I will definitely start using these:
CTRL+SHIFT+C – Copies the formatting of the selected text
CTRL+SHIFT+V – Pastes the formatting of the previously

Again, if you do a lot of formatting, you’re probably making changes with line spacing (single, double or 1.5). These are great:
CTRL+1 – Single space
CTRL+2 – Double space
CTRL+5 – 1.5 line spacing

I’ve only scratched the surface on keyboard shortcuts available in Word! Most of these can also be used in other Office documents, like Outlook and Excel, so I think you’ll find them to be very helpful. If you are interested in learning even more shortcuts, you will fine many more here. If I missed one that you use often, please share with the rest of us in the comments section!