6 Shortcuts to Increase or Decrease Font Size in Word

Since it is usually a time-consuming task to increase or decrease font size (Grow or Shrink Font Size) in MS Word with the mouse, using the keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse can increase or decrease the size of the font quickly and easily. 

Not only these six shortcuts but you can also learn other commands to change the font size.

That is why they are necessary for formatting text in a Word document. With the help of these shortcuts, you can change the size of the text format for all levels like heading, body, or text in an entire document.

In this article, you will learn six shortcuts that are important to increase or decrease the text size faster or slower.

6 Shortcuts to Increase or Decrease Font Size in MS Word

Shortcuts for Increasing (Grow) Font Size in MS Word

There are several ways to increase the text size in word. But, keyboard shortcuts help you increase or decrease the font size quickly and easily. 

Increase (grow) font size for 1 point: Ctrl + ]

Select the text that you want to increase the size slower

Then press  Ctrl + ]

Increase (grow) font size for 2 or more points: Ctrl + Shift + >

Select the text that you want to increase the size faster

Then press  Ctrl + Shift + >

Shortcuts for Decreasing (Shrink) Font Size in MS-Word

There are several ways to decrease the font size in MS Word. it includes shortcut keys and other commands in word. these are discussed below.

Decrease (shrink) font size for 1 point: Ctrl + [

Select the text that you want to decrease the size slower

Then press  Ctrl + [

Decrease (shrink) font size for 2 or more points: Ctrl + Shift + <

Select the text that you want to decrease the size faster

Then press  Ctrl + Shift + <

Shortcut to Increase or Decrease (Grow or Shrink) Font Size

Select the text that you want to increase or decrease the size.

 As soon as you press Ctrl + Shift + P or Ctrl + D, a dialogue box will open.

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On the Home tab, in the Font group, click on the font pane which appears in the bottom right corner as shown in the picture below.

On the dialogue box, under the Size, scroll up or down the scroll bar and select the font size you want and then press OK.

Other Command to Increase or Decrease Font Size

On the Home tab, in the Font group, you can increase or decrease the font size by using the Font Size commands. Look at the picture below. Keyboard Shortcut to change font size, press Ctrl+Shift+P.