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Microsoft Word Shortcuts and Tricks

Tuesday October 31, 2006

Did you know that you can press CTRL + ] and increase your font size by one point?

There are lots of shortcuts and tricks you can use when typing your paper in Microsoft Word. Have you ever tried to find the command for a hanging indent for a bibliography? It always seems to be in a strange place.

You can actually create the hanging indent by highlighting your text and pressing CTRL + T. You might be able to write your paper much faster by learning these Microsoft Word shortcuts.

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