I use my mouse way too much and after a day of computer work I have a flare-up of wrist pain. These key shortcuts would definitely cut down on the mouse work and I imagine it would save time once they are memorized. Each time I switch from keyboard to mouse a few seconds is lost.
I now also know why strange things happen on my keyboard after my cat has walked or laid on it…
Using the Control Key plus letters or numbers gives these results:
(CTRL) +
B Bold text
U Underline selected text
I Italic text
L Left Align selection or paragraph
E Center Align selection or paragraph
M Indent paragraph or selection
1 Single-space selected lines
2 Double-space selected lines
5 1.5-space selected lines
Space Turn on AutoCorrect
Del Delete the word to the right of the cursor
Backspace Delete the word to the left of the cursor
F7 Key — that’s a big stretch way at the top on my keyboard. Certainly breaks the flow of touch typing. Nevertheless, with F7 you can spell check. F7+ Shift toggles the Thesaurus.
