Increase or decrease font size in Word using keyboard shortcuts
Instead of using the mouse, which might take a long time to change the font size in MS-Word (Grow or Shrink Font Size), you can change the font size quickly and efficiently by utilizing the keyboard shortcuts. You will discover six useful shortcuts in this article that will help you change the font size more quickly or more slowly. You can learn other shortcuts and commands in addition to these four. They are required for text formatting in Word documents because of this. These keyboard keys allow you to alter the font size for all text levels, including headings, bodies of text, and text throughout an entire document.
MS Word Shortcuts for Increasing Font Size
Increase Font Size in MS Word Using These Shortcuts
- Choose the text whose size you want to increase gradually.
- The Ctrl +] key.
MS-Word Shortcuts for Reducing Font Size
In MS Word, you can reduce the font size in a number of different ways. Shortcut keys and other Word commands are included. Below is a discussion of them.
- Choose the text whose size you want to decrease gradually.
- Then click Ctrl + [
Other MS-Word Commands for Increasing or Decreasing Font Size
The Font Size commands are located in the Font group on the Home tab and allow you to change the font size. Take a look at the image below. Ctrl+Shift+P is a keyboard shortcut for changing the text size.
- The text that you want to enlarge or reduce is highlighted.
- Press Ctrl+] to raise the text size. (Hold down Ctrl while pressing the right bracket key.)
- Ctrl+[ can be used to reduce the text size. (Hold down Ctrl while pressing the left bracket key.)
The keyboard as mentioned above, shortcuts has been tested to function with Word 2010 through Word 2019. Make sure you are pressing and holding the Ctrl key down when pressing the left or right bracket key if the shortcuts aren't working for you. The text's size changes by one point with each stroke of a bracket key.
Here are the steps to changing the text size
- To alter the font size, choose the text that has to be changed. If you wish to start typing fresh text in different font sizes, place the insertion point where you want the modification to take place.
- Choose one of these:
- On the Formatting toolbar, select the desired font size by clicking the downward pointing arrow next to the Font size list box. You could use a fraction (E.g., font size 10 and 8).
- Your desired font size can be entered by using Ctrl+Shift+P. As an alternative, you can browse the list of font sizes one at a time by using the up- and down-arrow keys and then choose the font size you want by using the Enter key.
- Select a shortcut key by pressing:
Ctrl+Shift+>: The font size is increased to the next greater point size that is available in the Font size list box.
Ctrl+Shift+<: Reduces the font to the next smaller point size offered in the list box for font size.
- Enter the text you want to appear in the chosen font size if you didn't choose the font size before selecting the text. Finally, select a new font size to complete the process.
Unable to use a shortcut key to increase/decrease font size
- Check to see if the keyboard shortcuts have been allocated correctly in the Customize Keyboard dialogue box (File > Options > Customize Ribbon > Customize).
- Select File > Options > Customize Ribbon > Keyboard Shortcuts. Customize and, if you haven't already, try hitting "Reset All..." Alternatively, find the GrowFont and ShrinkFont commands under "All Commands," then, with the "Enter new shortcut key" control selected, press the Ctrl+Shift+> and Ctrl+Shift+ key combinations, respectively.