chapter 03 - changing the appearance of text

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Chapter 3

Changing the Appearance ofText


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Page 52 To change to a different font

1 Select the text you want to change.

2 On the Formattingtoolbar, click the

down arrow to the right of the Fontbox, and click the name of the font youwant to apply.


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52 To change the font size

Select the text you want to change.

On the Formattingtoolbar, click the

down arrow to the right of the FontSize box, and click the font size thatyou want to apply.


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52 To display the formatting ofselected text

Select the text whose formatting youwant to display.

On the Format menu, click RevealFormatting.


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52 To apply text effects

Select the text to which you want toadd an effect.

On the Format menu, click Font.

Select the check box of the effect youwant to apply, and click OK.


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52 To change the character spacingof text

Select the text whose spacing you want to change.


Click the Character Spacing tab.

Click the down arrow to the right of the Spacingbox, and click Expanded or Condensed.

Click the up or down arrow to the right of the Bybox to specify how much the spacing should be

expanded or condensed, and then click OK.


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52 To clear text formatting

Select the text whose formatting youwant to clear.

In the Reveal Formatting task pane,point to the Selected text box at thetop of the task pane, click the downarrow that appears to its right, andthen click

Clear Formatting.


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52 To highlight text with a color

1 Select the text you want to highlight.

2 On the Formatting toolbar, click

the down arrow to the right of theHighlight button, and then click thebox for the color you want.


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52 To select all text that has thesame formatting

Select one instance of the formattedtext.

In the Reveal Formatting task pane,point to the Selected text box, clickthe down arrow to its right, and then

click Select All Text With SimilarFormatting.


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52 To format text as bold, italic, orunderlined

Select the text you want to format.

On the Formatting toolbar, click the

Bold, Italic, or Underline button. Bold: Ctrl+B

Italik: Ctrl+I

Underline:Ctrl+U


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57 To add an animation effect

Select the text you want to animate.


Click the Text Effectstab.

In the Animations box, select theanimation effect that you want to addto the selected text, and click OK.


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58 To show or hide formatting marks

On the Standard toolbar, click theShow/Hide button.


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58 To align paragraphs

Select the text you want to align.

On the Formatting toolbar, click the

Align Left, Center, AlignRight, orJustify button. Align Left: Ctrl+L

Center: Ctrl+E

Align Right: Ctrl+R

Justify: Ctrl+J


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58 To indent paragraphs

Click anywherein the paragraph youwant to indent.

On the horizontal ruler, drag the LeftIndent or Right Indent marker towhere the indent should be.

Click Right\ Paragraph Format \ Paragraph


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58 To set a tab stop

Click the Tabbutton on the right partof the ruler until it displays the type of

tab you want, and then click thehorizontal ruler where you want to setthe tab stop.


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To remove a tab stop

Drag and drop tab stop on the page

Click double the tab stop to open

Tabs dialog box. Select the tab stopwhat you want to remove click Clear


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58 To format paragraphs

Click the paragraph you want toformat.

On the Format menu, click Paragraph.(R.click\ Paragraph)

Select the formatting options you want

to apply, and click OK.


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58 To copy one paragraphs

formatting to another paragraph

Select the paragraph whose formattingyou want to copy.

On the Standard toolbar, click theFormat Painter button. (Ctrl+Shift+C)

3 Select the paragraph that you want

to format. (Ctrl+Shift+V)


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58 To put a border around aparagraph

Click the paragraph to which youwant to add a border

On the Format menu, click Bordersand Shading.

On the Borders tab, click the icon of

the border style you want to apply,and click OK.


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58 To shade the background of aparagraph

Click the paragraph to which you wantto add shading.

On the Format menu, click Bordersand Shading.

On the Shading tab, click the box of

the color you want on the colorpalette, and click OK.


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68 To format paragraphs as a list

Select the paragraphs you want tomake into a list.

On the Formatting toolbar, click theBullets or Numbering button.


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68 To format list bullet or numbercharacters

Select the items in the list.

On the Format menu, click Bullets

and Numbering.

Click the Bulleted or Numbered tab.

Click the bullet or number style you

want, and click OK.


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68 To sort items in a list

Select the list you want to sort.

On the Table menu, click Sort.

Click the down arrow to the right of theType box, and click the type of textby which to sort.

Select the Ascending or Descendingoption, and click OK.


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72 To specify AutoFormatoptions

On the Tools menu, clickAutoCorrect Options.

Click the AutoFormatAs You Typetab.

Select or clear AutoFormat rule check

boxes, and click OK.


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74 To apply a style

Select the text you want to format.

On the Formatmenu, click Styles

andFormatting.

In the Pick formatting to apply area,scroll the list, and click the style you

want to apply.


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74 To create a custom style

Select the text for which you want tocreate a custom style.

In the Styles and Formatting taskpane, click New Style.

In the Name box, type a name for the

style. In the Formatting area, define the

style, and click OK.


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74 To modify a style

In the Styles and Formatting taskpane, point to the style you want to

modify, click the down arrow thatappears to the right, and click Modify.

In the Formatting area of the Modify

Style dialog box, make yourmodifications, and click OK.


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74 To delete a style

In the Styles and Formatting taskpane, point to the style you want to

delete, click the down arrow thatappears to the right, and click Delete.

Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

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