I just want a keyboard shortcut to highlight text

[elizabethscurtis]

I am having trouble figuring out how to create a shortcut to highlight text on word/adobe. When I say highlight I want to be able to change the color of the text. Is this possible?

 

[Lufbrarunner]

You can easily assign a keyboard shortcut for this in Word.

Open Word
Go to 'TOOLS'
Go to 'CUSTOMIZE KEYBOARD'
In the 'CUSTOMIZE' box - Go to 'ALL COMMANDS'
In the 'COMMANDS' box - Go to 'COLOR'
Choose the colour you want
In the PRESS NEW KEYBOARD SHORT CUT space - hit Control + Command +1 (or your own combination)
Click 'ASSIGN' key, Then press 'OK'

 

[elizabethscurtis]

Thank you so much, this was very helpful! Do you know of a way to do it on adobe or preview? (highlight text not color)

 

[Lufbrarunner]

Thank you so much, this was very helpful! Do you know of a way to do it on adobe or preview? (highlight text not color)

Sorry, I do not use Adobe very much. Hopefully someone else on the forum will be familiar with it.