How do I underline without a mouse?
Table of Contents
- How do I underline without a mouse?
- What happens when you select text and start typing new text?
- What will happen when a text in a paragraph in word is double clicked?
- Which type selection will be done by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking anywhere on the sentence?
- How do you underline text in Microsoft Word?
- How do you underline on a Mac keyboard?
- Which is the underlined letter on the keyboard?
- How to use the Windows keyboard shortcut ALT + underline?

How do I underline without a mouse?
By holding the Alt key on your keyboard, you can open menus and select items without using your mouse. In most applications with menus, you'll notice that some letters have underlines (e.g., the "F" in "File"). To open these menus without clicking them, press the underlined letter while holding the Alt key.
What happens when you select text and start typing new text?
If you want to edit text you have typed, click in the text to place the cursor anywhere in the document. When you begin typing, the new text will be entered at the cursor point, pushing out any existing text to the right.
What will happen when a text in a paragraph in word is double clicked?
What will happen when a text in a paragraph in Word is double-clicked? The font of the word becomes larger. The line the word is positioned in will be selected. The character that is double-clicked will be selected.
Which type selection will be done by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking anywhere on the sentence?
Select text by using the mouse
To select | Do this |
---|---|
A word | Double-click anywhere in the word. |
A line of text | Move the pointer to the left of the line until it changes to a right-pointing arrow, and then click. |
A sentence | Hold down CTRL, and then click anywhere in the sentence. |
A paragraph | Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph. |
How do you underline text in Microsoft Word?
Follow these step-by-step instructions to format text in Microsoft Word. To underline text, select and highlight the text first. Then hold down Ctrl (the control key) on the keyboard and then press the U on the keyboard. Karen Maxwell is a Digital Unite tutor and assessor/trainer of computer accessibility.
How do you underline on a Mac keyboard?
On a PC, type U while holding down the Control key to start underlining as you type. On a Mac, type U while holding down the Command key. Type the text or passage. The characters will appear underlined as you type them. Press Control-U or Command-U again to turn off underlining.
Which is the underlined letter on the keyboard?
By holding the Alt key on your keyboard, you can open menus and select items without using your mouse. In most applications with menus, you'll notice that some letters have underlines (e.g., the "F" in "File"). To open these menus without clicking them, press the underlined letter while holding the Alt key.
How to use the Windows keyboard shortcut ALT + underline?
The "Alt + underlined letter" keyboard shortcut equals efficiency. Get started by tapping the Alt key to reveal the menu toolbar. Now you can select the menu item you want according to its underlined letter--in this example you don't have to press Alt and the underlined letter at the same time.