Formatting TextFormatting Text
Word Lesson Word Lesson 44
Formatting TextFormatting Text
Changing appearance of Changing appearance of texttextShape, size, typeShape, size, type
On Home tabOn Home tab
Changing Font, Changing Font, Style, Size, Style, Size,
ColorColor FontsFonts
Designs of typeDesigns of typeChoose type to match Choose type to match documentdocument
May be dressy & formalMay be dressy & formalMay be casual & informalMay be casual & informal
To To Change Change
FontFont
Use Use Home Home Tab or Tab or tiny tiny arrowarrow
Font Font Dialog Dialog BoxBox
To Change FontTo Change Font
Font box Font box in in formattinformatting toolbarg toolbar
Changing Font StyleChanging Font Style
BoldBold ItalicItalic UnderlineUnderline Click buttons in formatting Click buttons in formatting
toolbartoolbar TogglingToggling
Clicking button to turn Clicking button to turn feature on or offfeature on or off
Changing Changing Font SizeFont Size
Font sizeFont sizeHeight of characters in Height of characters in pointspoints
72 points = 1 inch72 points = 1 inchStandard size = 12 ptsStandard size = 12 pts
Changing Changing ColorColor
Font color Font color button on button on formattinformatting toolbar g toolbar
Or Font Or Font dialog dialog boxbox
Underline Style & ColorUnderline Style & Color Format…FontFormat…Font Underline style boxUnderline style box Underline color boxUnderline color box
Changing Font EffectsChanging Font Effects
Effects Effects sectiosection of n of Font Font dialog dialog boxbox
HighlightingHighlighting
Select and Select and click arrow click arrow next to next to highlight highlight button on button on formatting formatting toolbartoolbar
Copying Format & StyleCopying Format & Style
Format Painter copies format Format Painter copies format and style of block of textand style of block of text
Select text to copy formatSelect text to copy format Click Format PainterClick Format Painter Select text to be formattedSelect text to be formatted
Applying StylesApplying Styles
StylesStylesPredefined set of Predefined set of formatting optionsformatting options
To apply style—To apply style—Select textSelect textChoose style from style Choose style from style box on Home toolbarbox on Home toolbar
StylesStyles Format… Styles Format… Styles
& Formatting& Formatting Task pane Task pane
appearsappears To clear a style—To clear a style—
Select textSelect text Click Clear Click Clear FormattingFormatting
Character SpacingCharacter Spacing Amount of Amount of
space space between between each lettereach letter
Font Font arrow… arrow… Character Character spacing tabspacing tab