INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT WORD Lesson 4

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INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT WORDLesson 4 Formatting
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Objectives

• Apply different fonts and font styles to text.
• Change the size and color of text.
• Use different underline styles and font effects.
• Highlight text.
• Change the case of text.
• Copy formats using the Format Painter.

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Terms Used in This Lesson

• Font size
• Font style
• Fonts
• Formatting
• Highlight
• Points
• Toggling

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Formatting Text

• Formatting arranging the shape, size, type, and
  general makeup of a document.
• To format a document, use the buttons on the
  Formatting toolbar or the commands on the Format
  menu.

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Fonts

• Fonts designs of type.

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Changing the Font

• To apply a new font, choose Font on the Format
  menu to display the Font dialog box or use the
  Font box on the Formatting toolbar.

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Font Style

• Font Style set of formatting features that can
  be applied to text to change its appearance.
• Most common font styles
• Bold Underline
• Italic
• To change the font style, click the buttons on
  the Formatting toolbar.

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Font Size

• Font Size determined by measuring the height of
  characters in units called points.
• To change font size, choose Font on the Format
  menu or use the Font Size box on the Formatting
  toolbar.

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Font Color

• To change the color of text, select the text and
  choose Font on the Format menu, then click the
  down arrow next to the Font color box. You can
  also click the arrow on the Font Color button on
  the Formatting toolbar. Choose a color from the
  palette.

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Changing Underline Style and Color

• To choose an underline style, click the down
  arrow on the Underline style box and select a
  style from the drop-down list.
• To choose an underline color, click the down
  arrow on the Underline color box and select a
  color from the palette.

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Font Effects

• Font effects enhance your text. Select an option
  from the Effects section of the Font dialog box.

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Highlighting

• Highlighting emphasizes text with color.
• Select the text and click the down arrow on the
  Highlight button on the Formatting toolbar.

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Changing Case

• To change the case of text, select the text and
  choose Change Case from the Format menu. The
  Change Case dialog box appears.

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Copying Format and Style

• Format Painter copies the format and style of a
  block of text.
• Select the formatted text to be copied. Click the
  Format Painter button, then select the text you
  want to format.

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Summary

• Common font styles are bold, italic, and
  underline.
• Font size is measured in points.
• Color of text, style of underline, color of
  underline, and font effects can be changed in the
  Font dialog box.

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Summary

• The case of selected text can be changed in the
  Change Case dialog box.
• Format Painter copies the format and style of
  text.