Word · Underline the words but not the spaces
Formatting
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Shift+WMac
Cmd+Shift+WUnderlines the words but skips the spaces between them, which keeps a heading line from looking like one long rule.
- Group
- Formatting
- Keys held
- 3
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
Q. What is the shortcut for Underline the words but not the spaces in Word?
Underlines the words but skips the spaces between them, which keeps a heading line from looking like one long rule. It is Ctrl+Shift+W on Windows and Cmd+Shift+W on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+W on Windows, Cmd+Shift+W on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Formatting in Word.