Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts to open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.
Last updated on
Sep 11, 2025
Learn how to customize keyboard shortcuts for commonly used text formatting options.
Select Menu Commands from the dropdown above the shortcut list and select Other Text.
Locate the text formatting option you want to customize.
Press your desired key combination in the Shortcut and Symbol column to assign the menu commands.
Select OK to save your changes.
Note
The customized keyboard shortcut you create should be unique and accompanied by a modifier key (like Ctrl or Command).
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