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6.1 Bold, underline and italics
6.2 Paragraph styles and headings
6.4 Bulleted and numbered lists
6.5 Alignment and line spacing
6.1 Bold, underline and italics
Text formatting attributes such as bold, underline and italic can be selected from the Format application menu and the toolbar but the most efficient method is via the keyboard shortcuts.
- Ctrl + b for bold.
- Ctrl + u for underline.
- Ctrl + i for italic.
6.2 Paragraph styles and headings
Paragraph styles can be selected from the Format application menu and the toolbar, but the most efficient method is via the keyboard shortcuts.
- Increase indent: Ctrl + ]
- Decrease indent: Ctrl + [
- Normal text: Ctrl + Alt + 0
- Level 1 heading: Ctrl + Alt + 1
- Level 2 heading: Ctrl + Alt + 2
- Level 3 heading: Ctrl + Alt + 3
- Level 4 heading: Ctrl + Alt + 4
- Level 5 heading: Ctrl + Alt + 5
- Level 6 heading: Ctrl + Alt + 6
- Move to next heading: Ctrl + Alt + n, Ctrl + Alt + h
- Move to previous heading: Ctrl + Alt + p, Ctrl + Alt + h
6.3 Page breaks
Page breaks can be inserted into a document either by selecting Page Break from the Insert application menu or by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + Enter.
6.4 Bulleted and numbered lists
List types and options can be selected from the Lists item on the Format application menu or from the toolbar, but the most efficient method is via the keyboard shortcuts.
- Numbered list: Ctrl + Shift + 7
- Bulleted list: Ctrl + Shift + 8
- Move to next list: Ctrl + Alt + n, Ctrl + Alt + o
- Move to previous list: Ctrl + Alt + p, Ctrl + Alt + o
- Move to next item in current list: Ctrl + Alt + n, Ctrl + Alt + i
- Move to previous item in current list: Ctrl + Alt + p, Ctrl + Alt + i
6.5 Alignment and line spacing
Text alignment options can be selected from the Align item on the Format application menu or from the toolbar, but the most efficient method is via the keyboard shortcuts.
- Left: Ctrl + Shift + l
- Center: Ctrl + Shift + e
- Right: Ctrl + Shift + r
- Justified: Ctrl + Shift + j
Line spacing options can be selected from the Line Spacing item on the Format application menu or from the toolbar.
6.6 Page layout and printing
Page setup options such as page orientation, paper size and page margins can be accessed from the "Page Setup" item in the applications File menu.
To print a document in Firefox or Safari browsers, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will first download a copy of your file as a PDF for you to print.
- Open the document, spreadsheet, or presentation you want to print.
- Press Alt + Shift + f to open the File menu.
- Select Print and press Enter.
- A PDF file containing your document will automatically download. When the download completes, open the PDF file.
- In your PDF viewer, go to the File > Print. option
- Choose your print settings from the menu that opens.
- Select Print.
