OneNote should have a quick way to increase/decrease text siz

[notsofast]

OneNote needs a convenient keyboard shortcut way to increase or decrease the
point size of text being entered. Like Ctrl-Up Arrow / Ctrl-Down Arrow. If
there was a selection, it would scale the selection, otherwise it would
affect the size of text entered subsequently.

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

As explained by Chris and others from MS, it isn't feasible to have a
single-key KB shortcut for each feature.

These should help:
Ctrl-D brings uyp the Font Task Pane.
F6 switches focus between the Task Pane and the main ON window.
Tab navigates to the Font size control, which behaves as you describe
depending on the context.

 

[notsofast]

I understand there is a finite number of keys. My underlying thought, which
was poorly articulated, was that there should be very quick and easy ways to
change text attributes. If you are handwriting notes, you just write the
size you want. I think the goal should be to make it as close to just as
effortless to express yourself through type.

One way to do that would be to make changing the size of your text a direct
manipulation operation. Perhaps some extra handles on the text container
that would let you scale the text instead of just changing the container
size. When I wrote previously I was thinking keyboard shortcuts would be
best, since your hands would be on the keyboard already.