Change font color from the keyboard

[WMD in Houston]

I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a second
color. Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through the
tedious user interface to make the change? Is there a way to with some slick
keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through the
Format-Font-Color routine? Thank you for your help.

WMD in Houston

 

[grammatim]

You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
depending on your version of Word).

 

[WMD in Houston]

Thank you for your help.

I've managed to create a style that enables the creation of "red" characters
with a keyboard combination. How do I, with the keyboard, switch back to
"Normal?"

Your help is very much appreciated.

WMD in Houston

 

[grammatim]

Character style keyboard shortcuts are toggle switches -- type the
same keyboard shortcut to get out of the character style.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Or press Ctrl+Spacebar to remove all direct font formatting.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Character style keyboard shortcuts are toggle switches -- type the
same keyboard shortcut to get out of the character style.

 

[WMD in Houston]

Thank you, Control+Spacebar does it perfectly.

WMD in Houston

 

[WMD in Houston]

A toggle switch, that's very useful information... (I should have thought of
that...) Thanks again for everything.

WMD in Houston