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Keynote

Underline the selected text

CmdU

Mac Desktop app Keynote for Mac

Practice this

To underline the selected text in Keynote, press Cmd + U. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Editing text

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Keynote on Mac - Apple Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Underline Canva Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Confluence Ctrl + U
Underline the text Evernote Cmd + U
Underline Microsoft Excel Ctrl + U
Underline Gmail Ctrl + U
Underline Google Docs Ctrl + U
Underline Google Sheets Ctrl + U
Underline Google Slides Ctrl + U
Underline Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Linear Cmd + U
Underline the text Miro Cmd + U
Underline Notion Ctrl + U

More Keynote shortcuts

Make the font bigger Cmd + +
Make the font smaller Cmd + -
Make the text superscript Ctrl + Cmd + +
Make the text subscript Ctrl + Cmd + -
Align the text to the left Cmd + {
Center the text Cmd + |
Align the text to the right Cmd + }
Justify the text Option + Cmd + |

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