Command+I: Italicize the selected text.

They can help you perform commonly repeated tasks, like copying and pasting text. These keyboard shortcuts are useful when working with text in word processors, email applications, and more. This means you'll need to experiment with key combinations to perform some keyboard shortcuts. If you are not using a Mac keyboard, you may not have the Command or Option keys. You'll find these keys near the bottom-left corner of your keyboard. You'll use the Command, Option, and Control keys to perform most keyboard shortcuts. For example, to perform the shortcut Command+X, you would press and hold the Command key, press the X key, then release. Many keyboard shortcuts require you to press two or more keys in a specific order.