Check out some useful keyboard shortcuts to save time when you’re formatting documents:

Windows/Mac

• Ctrl/Cmd-B    Bold
• Ctrl/Cmd-I      Italicize
• Ctrl/Cmd-U    Underline
• Ctrl/Cmd-X    Cut
• Ctrl/Cmd-C    Copy
• Ctrl/Cmd-V    Paste
• Ctrl/Cmd-Z    Undo
• Ctrl/Cmd-Y    Repeat formatting
• Ctrl/Cmd-K    Insert a hyperlink
• Ctrl-Alt-V/Ctrl-Cmd-V   Paste special Microsoft
• Ctrl-Shift-V/Cmd-Option-V   Paste special Google

Many programs also have a Paint Format feature that copies all the formatting and applies that formatting to another selection of text.

• Learn more about Format Painter in Microsoft
• Find more information on Paint Format in Google. Click “Copy ext formatting (paint format) under “More paste options.”