Microsoft has introduced a new shortcut for the Word application – Windows and Mac users can now use the Ctrl + / – shortcut to zoom in and out of pages in Word. This set of shortcuts was previously available in Word for the web.
At the same time, Microsoft has also announced some changes to existing shortcuts. The new keyboard shortcuts are currently available for beta users – version 16.0.15831.20174 or higher for Windows, and version 16.67.1113.0 or higher for Mac.
Feature | New Shortcut (Windows) | New Shortcut (Mac) |
| Zoom In | Ctrl + + | Cmd + + |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + – | Cmd + – |
| Zoom to 100% | Ctrl + 0 | Cmd + 0 |
| Subscript | Ctrl + Shift + – | CMD + Shift + – |
| Optional Hyphen | Insert -> Symbol -> Special Characters | Insert -> Symbol -> Special Characters |
| Nonbreaking Hyphen | Insert -> Symbol -> Special Characters | Insert -> Symbol -> Special Characters |
| Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph | Line and Paragraph Spacing Menu | Line and Paragraph Spacing Menu |
