Tip of the Month:  January 2007

Microsoft Word: Create a shortcut to your favorite font

Do you hate navigating the long list of fonts in the Formatting toolbar every time you need to use it a favorite font? Rather than clicking through the toolbars and menus to find your favorite font, you can create a keyboard shortcut—and never have to search for the font again.

1. Go to the Tools menu and select Customize.
2. On the Commands tab, click the Keyboard button.
3. Under Categories, click Fonts.
4. Under Fonts, click your font.
5. Put your cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key text box.
6. Press ALT+(any key combo here). E.g. for Times New Roman, press ALT+T+N (Be careful not to use a shortcut combination that has already been assigned, such as for Replace, Paste, and Find)
7. Click the Assign button.
8. Click Close twice.

Now when you want to apply the font to your text, select the text and press your key combination.

If you have any questions regarding this tip or need help implementing it in your own projects, contact Ranelle Maltas, Application Support Associate, at 472-0585 or e-mail at rmaltas2@unl.edu.