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Ctrl+[, Ctrl+]: Increase, decrease font size in Word, Outlook & PowerPoint
If you have selected text and want to change its point size, you can easily do so with a simple keystroke: Ctrl+[ (the square bracket key next to the letter P on most keyboards) will lower the selected text by 1 point. Tap it a few times to see the effect. Similarly, Ctrl+] increases the text size.
You can also use Ctrl+< and Ctrl+> — but while that may be easier to remember, you have to use the Shift key, so I prefer the square brackets. Also, that keystroke doesn’t work in Outlook.
(If you need to, you can review how to select text with the keyboard.)
Excel doesn’t allow any of these keystrokes. Excel is a bit of a fuddy-duddy that way, refusing to play along.
on December 6th, 2007 at 4:09 am
Hello, thanks a lot for a good advice!
However I have tried the Ctrl+ and seems to me it doesn’t work. At least not in the Outlook 2003. If anybody knows why please just leave me a note here..
Anyway the first option is perfect
Thanx.
.qp.
on December 6th, 2007 at 4:12 am
Sorry, it was not copied.. I meant these two shortcuts Ctrl+
.qp.
on April 3rd, 2008 at 8:18 am
you sillyface, you hold CTRL and then press left bracket or right bracket, not the addition sign.
on October 7th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Hey thanks a lot for that… I have been looking for this for years…. That’s a wonderful post.
on November 8th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Try WinKeyPlus (www.winkeyplus.com). It allows you to map custom hotkeys to commands for windows.
on July 6th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Hold down Ctrl key and press + to make the size larger or - for smaller. Works like a champ.
on August 19th, 2011 at 3:55 am
How to increase Font Size in excel through Keyboard,,
I found CTRL+Shift+ to increase and decrease but it not works in excel
somebody help