Removing Direct Character Formatting Using CTRL+SPACEBAR

ID: Q50725

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

Direct or manual character formatting is applied using the Format Character menu command or the keyboard equivalents available for the options in the Format Character command. To remove all direct character formatting, perform the following steps:

1. Highlight the character(s) you want to remove the formatting from.

2. Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

This procedure removes all direct character formatting from the selected characters. It does not affect paragraph formatting or any formatting applied via style sheets.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat Additional query words: winword 6.0 6.0a 6.0c word6 winword2

Keywords          : kbformat 
Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 31, 1997