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Title: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Lookin2 on Wednesday 16 July 14 15:29 BST (UK)
I am writing a report and wish to underline some of it.  I used Command-U and "Format" flashes on top line of Mac.  I would like to know how can I  underline just words or headings and not the whole page.  Is there a short cut to do that. ??? Lookin2
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Midase on Wednesday 16 July 14 15:59 BST (UK)
Might help if you say what program you are using to write the report in.  ;)
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Lookin2 on Wednesday 16 July 14 16:01 BST (UK)
Midase

I was just using "Notes".  Lookin2
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: purlin on Wednesday 16 July 14 18:08 BST (UK)
 Highlight the text you wish to underline, then go to Format> Font>Underline  that should do the trick.
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Ray T on Thursday 17 July 14 13:00 BST (UK)
Highlighting the required text and using Command>U has always worked for me in most programmes. Similarly >I, >B, >X, >C and >V for italics, bold, cut, copy and paste respectively. I believe such things also work on windows based operating systems but have no wish to go there.
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Lookin2 on Thursday 17 July 14 13:43 BST (UK)
Ray T

Thanks Ray and all others who responded.  I am of an age when typewriters were used and underlining was a simple thing without having to use an app or four keys  to get the job done.  Lookin2
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Ray T on Thursday 17 July 14 14:41 BST (UK)
I suppose it depends on whether they still make "Tipex" or "Snowpake" as it used to be called.
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 17 July 14 14:50 BST (UK)
Quote from: Lookin2 on Thursday 17 July 14 13:43 BST (UK)
Ray T

Thanks Ray and all others who responded.  I am of an age when typewriters were used and underlining was a simple thing without having to use an app or four keys  to get the job done.  Lookin2

You mean back-spacing over the words to be underlined, and then typing the underline character?! ;D
Now you just highlight and press the necessary key combination! Simples!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: japeflakes on Thursday 24 July 14 07:11 BST (UK)
* Select text, cmd U

Works for me!
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Colin Y on Saturday 02 February 19 18:58 GMT (UK)
More detail please:

What Mac are you using? Model? Year? Memory?

Which Mac OS? - X I assume? 10.14; 10.13; or 10.12 etc?

What software: Pages or Word or what?

Colin
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: KGarrad on Saturday 02 February 19 20:44 GMT (UK)
Colin Y,

The original post was in 2014! ;D
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Colin Y on Saturday 02 February 19 21:29 GMT (UK)
OK, but while there was no response and "Select text, cmd U" seemed not to cover the wide range of hardware and software that could be involved, I thought I should try to help.

I am from the same era as you but got involved with micro computers in 1975.

I hope that means oyu got it sorted. I can rest easy

Thanks
Title: Re: Mac OS/X - Underlining
Post by: Ray T on Saturday 02 February 19 22:05 GMT (UK)
It’s worked on every MAC I’ve had in the last 20 years.