Word · Remove manual character formatting
Formatting
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+SpaceMac
Ctrl+SpaceBoth systems use the same combination.
Strips the character formatting you applied by hand and leaves what the style defines; it stays on Ctrl on the Mac, where the same combination also switches input sources and can swallow the keystroke.
- Group
- Formatting
- Keys held
- 2
Press Alt in Word for Windows and every ribbon button shows a letter, so even a command with no combination is reachable as a sequence — Office for Mac has no such key tips.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
QWhat is the shortcut for Remove manual character formatting in Word?
Strips the character formatting you applied by hand and leaves what the style defines; it stays on Ctrl on the Mac, where the same combination also switches input sources and can swallow the keystroke. It is Ctrl+Space on Windows and Ctrl+Space on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Ctrl+Space on both.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Formatting in Word.