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How do I get rid of bold??

Anonymous
2013-01-29T00:12:56+00:00

I have a document that has a word in bold, and I cannot get it to unbold (Control B).  Why is this and how can I fix it?  Thanks!

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-01-29T02:56:11+00:00

    Could it be that the text in question is not actually bolded but in fact a larger font size or a different font? In either case, selecting it and pressing Ctrl+Spacebar should remove this direct font formatting.

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  2. Stefan Blom 339.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-01-29T00:57:52+00:00

    Verify that Ctrl+B is correctly assigned to the Bold command. Look in the Customize Keyboard dialog box (File tab | Options | Customize Ribbon | Customize).

    As an alternative, try using Ctrl+SpaceBar (which clears direct font formatting from the selection), or you could try Ctrl+Shift+Bold.

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