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# Text formatting

Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and code.

These five controls apply to whatever text you have selected, on any text level.

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| Control             | Shortcut           | Use it for                                              |
| ------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **B** Bold          | `Ctrl`/`Cmd` + `B` | The one phrase in a paragraph a reader should not miss. |
| **I** Italic        | `Ctrl`/`Cmd` + `I` | Titles of works, and a light touch of emphasis.         |
| **U** Underline     | `Ctrl`/`Cmd` + `U` | To provide emphasis on words or phrases                 |
| **S** Strikethrough | `Ctrl`/`Cmd` + `S` | Showing what has changed, such as an old price.         |
| **`</>`** Code      | `Ctrl`/`Cmd` + `/` | File names, values and anything to be copied exactly.   |

Select the same control again to remove the formatting.

{% hint style="info" %}
Formatting is part of the text, so it stays when you change the text level.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Bold loses its force when it is everywhere. If most of a paragraph is bold, none of it stands out.
{% endhint %}