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How to Clear All Text Formatting at a Time in Word -2022

Clear All Text Formatting

Clear All Text Formatting: Clearing all text formatting means removing any formatting previously applied to all text in a document, such as bold, italics, size, text colour, etc.

After clearing the font formatting, it resets to the default size (the default font size is 11) with the unformatted Calibri (body) font. You can clear the text formatting by using a single click or keyboard shortcut.  Manually clearing the text formatting is a time-consuming process.

Note: The clear text formatting command doesn’t clear the Text Highlight and Shading Color.

Method 1: Clear All Text Formatting in Word

Make sure your text is formatted with some combination of bold, italic, text color, alignment, heading styles, and Subscript, or Superscript, etc. commands.

Formatting text
Formatting text

Now, to remove all the text formatting,  select the text that you want to clear all text formatting,

On the Home tab, In the Font group, click on “Clear All Formatting”.

Keyboard shortcut to clear all the text formatting in Word:

Select text, and then press Ctrl + Spacebar. (Here, the heading formatting styles can’t be cleared with the shortcut command (Ctrl+Spacebar).

Clear All Text Formatting at a time in MS-Word
Clear All Text Formatting at a time in MS-Word

Method 2: Clear All Font Formatting in Word

Initially, highlight formatted text.

On the Home tab in the Styles group, click the drop-down arrow of the styles group, then click on ” Clear all Formatting“.

How to  clear text formatting in Google Docs:

Open the Google Doc in which you want to clear the text formatting.

Then select all text that you want to clear of formatting.

Then do one of the following:

Click the Remove Formatting button in the toolbar.

Click “Format”, and then “Clear formatting”.

Press  Command + + on Mac or Ctrl + + on Windows. 

How to clear all text formatting at once in MS Word?

1. Select the formatted text in the document
2. On the Home tab, in the Font group, click on ” Clear All Formatting”
3. The shortcut key for clearing all formatting at a time in word is “CTRL + Spacebar”

What is clear all formatting in Word?

Clear All Text Formatting means removing all the formatting of the font such as Bold, Italic, Size, Font, etc. 

Can I quickly reset text formatting for an entire document in Word?

Yes, you can reset formatting for the entire document by pressing “Ctrl + A” to select all text, then using “Ctrl + Spacebar” or the “Clear Formatting” button on the toolbar.

How can I get rid of font styles and sizes applied to text in Word?

Eliminate font styles and sizes from text by selecting it, then hitting “Ctrl + Spacebar” or utilizing the “Clear Formatting” option on the toolbar.

What’s the quickest method to clear text formatting for a specific paragraph in Word?

To swiftly clear formatting for a paragraph, place the cursor in the paragraph, then press “Ctrl + Spacebar” or use the “Clear Formatting” button from the toolbar.