However,Р’В if the paragraph style itself incorporates font attributes (e.g., bolding, italics, a size or font face other than the default, etc.), clicking the icon clears those font attributes as well РІР‚вЂњ even if you donРІР‚в„ўt select / highlight the entire paragraph first. This methodР’В wonРІР‚в„ўt clear any font formattingР’В that you have applied directly to text after youРІР‚в„ўve applied a paragraph style. If you have applied a paragraph style, such as a heading style or block quote, you can strip the style by placing your cursor anywhere in the paragraph and then clicking the РІР‚СљClear FormattingРІР‚Сњ icon.

(In the two most recent versions, the eraser has a reddish tint, so it stands out slightly.) In any case, despite its location in the Font group, thatР’В icon РІР‚вЂњ labeled РІР‚СљClear FormattingРІР‚Сњ in some versions and РІР‚СљClear All FormattingРІР‚Сњ in others РІР‚вЂњ actually can be used to removeР’В both font formatting and paragraph formatting from text. The РІР‚СљClear FormattingРІР‚Сњ Icon in the FontР’В Group (Home Tab)Р”Вid you ever notice the icon in the top row of the Font group onР’В the Home tab that looks like a little eraser? Most people probably donРІР‚в„ўt even see it, especially in versions prior to Word 2013, where the icon is soР’В pale that itР’В blends in with the background of the Ribbon. The techniques outlined in this section require just a mouse click or two.

You can clear paragraph and/or font formatting with the mouse or with keyboard shortcuts. This post highlights a few different methods for stripping formatting, all of which work in recent versions up through and including Word 2016. Clear paragraph and font formatting inР’В WordР”В®ven if you have been using Word for a long time, you might not realize how easy it isР’В to remove paragraph and/or font formatting from text.

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