© Copyright Ezee Computer Training 2010 Made by Wen Studio  A new alternative to cut and paste. Tired of cutting and pasting objects? Instead of pressing Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V, try this: Select an item ... hold down the Ctrl key, and drag it to where you'd like. Instead of moving the original, you'll drag a new copy instead.  The Nudge Option. For a high degree of control over the positioning of objects on the page uses the nudge option. Just select the object you need to move and use Alt + Arrowkey (up, down, right, left) and your object will move one pixel for each keystroke.  Highlight some text that you want to change the font. Press Ctrl + Shift + F. Press the down or up arrows keys to find the desired font, then press Enter to select the highlighted font.  Grouping Elements. After you have a section of your layout positioned very precisely it might be a good idea to select all the items (hold down the shift key and click on each one) and then group them together using Ctrl + Shift + G. This will lock them together in their relative positions. This is especially useful if you will need to duplicate this configuration somewhere else in your layout; copy and paste the group to another page and you will have perfect consistency throughout your layout.  How to use the same format for several blocks of text. After formatting a block of text, instead of formatting the next block, try using the Format Painter tool instead. To do so, select a block of text that's already been formatted. Click the Format Painter button. Select a block of text you want to look like the one that's been formatted. The Format Painter will use the same information for the new block, including font, color, size, style, border, etc.  How to format multiple objects, double-click the Format Painter. It will stay selected after you paint the first selection, enabling you to apply the selected format to other objects. You can use the Format Painter on all objects including: frames, lines, shapes, and tables.  How to insert a new page after the currently displayed page, a simple Ctrl-Shift + N will do the trick.  Keyboard Shortcuts Page layout programs like Publisher are, to a large degree, about formatting text into a legible and inviting configuration. And page layout pros save a lot of time by using keyboard shortcuts for their most often used actions.  Ctrl + B for bold text Ctrl + U for underline Ctrl + I for italic Ctrl + = for superscript Ctrl + Shift+= for subscript Ctrl + Shift + K for small caps Ctrl + Spacebar removes all style formats from the highlighted text Ctrl + Shift + P accesses the font size menu, arrow keys select size, and enter enables the change Ctrl + Shift +> increases the font size by a half point Ctrl + Shift +< decreases the font size by a half point 519-473-1391 eMail