1. INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT WORD Lesson 4 – Formatting Text

2. 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.

3. Terms Used in This Lesson
Font size
Font style
Fonts
Formatting
Highlight
Points
Toggling

4. See Figure 4-1 in student book,
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.
See Figure 4-1 in student book,
Formatting toolbar

5. See Figure 4-2 in student book,
Fonts
Fonts – designs of type.
See Figure 4-2 in student book,
Different fonts

6. 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.
See Figure 4-4 in student book,
Font dialog box
See Figure 4-5 in student book,
Font list box

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. See Figure 4-8 in student book,
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.
See Figure 4-8 in student book,
Font Color palette

10. 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.
See Table 4-2 in student book,
Underline styles

11. See Table 4-3 in student book,
Font Effects
Font effects enhance your text. Select an option from the Effects section of the Font dialog box.
See Table 4-3 in student book,
Font effects

12. Highlighting Highlighting – emphasizes text with color.
Select the text and click the down arrow on the Highlight button on the Formatting toolbar.
See Figure 4-9 in student book,
Highlight color palette

13. See Figure 4-10 in student book,
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.
See Figure 4-10 in student book,
Change Case dialog box

14. 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.

15. 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.

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