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Bold text
When used sparingly, bold text can highlight an extra important point you want your reader to understand. People who only scan your text are more likely to read bolded points and skim over other sections.
To bold text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + B
To bold text on a PC
Ctrl + B
Underline text
Although you typically won’t need to underline text in a blog post (it’ll look like a hyperlink), if you’re writing text for printed documents, you might need to underline a phrase or certain section.
To underline text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + U
To underline text on a PC
Ctrl + U
Italicize text
Italicized text can come in handy for emphasis in both digital and printed documents.
To italicize text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + I
To italicize text on a PC
Ctrl + I
Center text
On your website, you might want to center images between margins or center text in your image captions.
To center text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + E
To center text on a PC
Ctrl + E
Justify text
Justify text is more commonly used in printed documents than in digital documents, but this might be the formatting style you prefer for image text captions. It aligns your text between margins by adding extra spaces between words.
To justify text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + J
To justify text on a PC
Ctrl + J
Left-justify text
The default setting for text in most word processors is left-justify. If the text has changed to a different formatting style, and you want to change it back to left-justify, try these useful keyboard shortcuts.
To left-justify text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + L
To left-justify text on a PC
Ctrl + L
Right-justify text
If your layout requires text to be right-justified, it’s just as simple.
To right-justify text on a Mac
Command (⌘) + R
To right-justify text on a PC
Ctrl + R
Editing shortcuts
Editing can be an artistic part of the writing process, as you arrange your draft in a presentation that will connect with your readers.
Stay focused on crafting great content with these editing shortcuts that keep your hands on your keyboard.
Select text
When I’m reviewing a draft, I often see what I want the text to look like faster than I can rearrange it to fit my vision.
So, to edit content as quickly as possible, I can use keyboard commands instead of moving my hand over to the trackpad on my laptop.
Once I’ve selected a portion of text, I can copy or cut it, and then paste it somewhere else in the draft. We’ll get to those actions next.
To select text on a Mac
Place your cursor on either side of the text that you want to select, then you can choose from the key combinations below to highlight the proper section:
Shift + Left Arrow key (+ Up Arrow key or Down Arrow key to select a larger portion of text)
Shift + Right Arrow key (+ Up Arrow key or Down Arrow key to select a larger portion of text)
You press down the Shift key and then tap on the appropriate Arrow keys until you have your selection. You can also keep the Arrow keys pressed down, but tapping gives you more precise control over which text you highlight.
When you release your fingers from the Shift and Arrow keys, the text will remain highlighted, awaiting your next action for what you want to do with the selection.
To select text on a PC
It’s the same!
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