Word: keyboard shortcut for bold, underline, italic

With the right keyboard shortcuts, you can work even more efficiently in Word. For example, there is a shortcut for bold, underlined and italics. We'll tell you exactly what these are in our practical tip.

Word key combination: bold, underlined and italic

In Word you can mark a text with the mouse and then use the symbols "F", "K" and "U" to bold, slant or underline your text. This works even faster with a key combination:

• Bold: To display your selected text in bold, press the key combination [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F].
• Italics: For an italic font press the keys [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [K].
• Underline: If you want to underline your text, press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [U].
• Tip: Press the respective key combination again to remove the corresponding formatting.