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