Formatting in Word

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Formatting in Word

• Ruth Greene,
• Rappahannock Community College

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Formatting Levels

• Text
• Paragraph
• Page

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Text

• Format Menu
• Font
• Formatting Toolbar
• Font
• Size
• Color
• Effects

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How To

• Select Text First
• Make Changes via Menu or Toolbar drop down lists

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Paragraph

• Format
• Paragraph
• Formatting Toolbar
• Alignment Buttons
• Indentation Buttons
• Ruler
• Alignment
• Tabs

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How To Using Menu

• Paragraphselect first then alter via menu
• Alignmentleft, center, right, justified
• Spacing-single, double, 1.5
• Indentationfrom margin, not edge of page

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How To Using Ruler

• First Line Indent Marker
• Hanging Indent Marker
• Paragraph Indentation(all move)

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How To Tabs
Click these buttons until desired type appears,
then click on ruler at desired location

• Ruler-
• Left
• Center
• Right
• Decimal

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Examples of Tabs
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Page

• File
• Page Setup
• Ruler
• Double Click

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How To

• File Menu
• Set Margins
• Orientation
• Vertical Layout

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How To

• Ruler
• Drag Ruler Dividing Line between gray and white
  areas to adjust margin measurements