Course ILT Formatting characters and paragraphs Unit objectives Change the appearance of text by applying character formatting Align text by using tabs Format paragraphs by using alignment buttons, adding borders, and applying bullets and numbers to lists Change paragraph indents, line spacing, and paragraph spacing

Course ILT Topic A Topic A: Character formatting Topic B: Using tabs Topic C: Paragraph formatting Topic D: Advanced paragraph formatting

Course ILT Character formats Use font, font size, and font styles Use buttons on the Formatting toolbar

Course ILT Activity A-1 Using the Formatting toolbar

Course ILT Font dialog box

Course ILT Activity A-2 Using the Font dialog box

Course ILT Character effects 1.Select the word or phrase to format 2.Choose Format, Font to open the Font dialog box 3.From the Effects section, select the options you want to apply 4.Use the Text Effects tab to apply animations 5.Use the Character Spacing tab to change the space between letters 6.Click OK

Course ILT Activity A-3 Applying character and text effects

Course ILT Highlight tool One-time use: 1.Select the text to be highlighted. 2.Click the Highlight button to apply highlighting. The tool is automatically turned off. Multiple use: 1.Click the Highlight button. 2.Select the text to be highlighted. 3.Continue to select text for highlighting. 4.Click the Highlight button to turn it off.

Course ILT Activity A-4 Highlighting text

Course ILT Repeating character formatting Choose Edit, Repeat Font Formatting Press F4 Press Ctrl+Y

Course ILT Activity A-5 Repeating formatting in a document

Course ILT Finding formats

Course ILT Activity A-6 Formatting multiple selections simultaneously

Course ILT Formatting multiple selections simultaneously (Movie)

Course ILT Format Painter button 1.Select text whose format needs to be copied 2.Click 3.Select text to be formatted

Course ILT Activity A-7 Using the Format Painter

Course ILT Reveal Formatting task pane

Course ILT Activity A-8 Using the Reveal Formatting task pane

Course ILT Applying built-in character styles 1.Choose Format, Styles and Formatting to display the Styles and Formatting task pane 2.Select the text to be formatted 3.From the Pick formatting to apply list, select the desired style

Course ILT Creating a character style 1.In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click New Style 2.In the Name box, enter a name for the style 3.From the Style type list, select Character 4.Under Formatting, select desired formats for the new style 5.Click OK 6.Select the text to be formatted 7.From the Pick formatting to apply list, select the new style

Course ILT Activity A-9 Applying character styles

Course ILT Topic B Topic A: Character formatting Topic B: Using tabs Topic C: Paragraph formatting Topic D: Advanced paragraph formatting

Course ILT Tab stop types

Course ILT Activity B-1 Examining tab stops

Course ILT Custom tab stops 1.Display the ruler, if necessary 2.Select paragraphs where you want to set tabs 3.Click to select the type of tab 4.Click a position on the ruler to place the tab stop

Course ILT Activity B-2 Setting and moving a custom tab stop

Course ILT Clearing custom tabs 1.Select the paragraph to be affected 2.Drag the tab indicator off the ruler and into the text area

Course ILT Activity B-3 Clearing and setting other types of tabs

Course ILT Tabs dialog box

Course ILT Activity B-4 Setting a tab and leader in the Tabs dialog box

Course ILT Topic C Topic A: Character formatting Topic B: Using tabs Topic C: Paragraph formatting Topic D: Advanced paragraph formatting

Course ILT Paragraph alignments Left Centered Right Justified

Course ILT Activity C-1 Using paragraph alignments

Course ILT Borders and Shading

Course ILT Activity C-2 Applying borders and shading

Course ILT Bullets and numbering To insert bullets: –Select the paragraph –Click To insert numbering: –Select the paragraph –Click

Course ILT Activity C-3 Adding bulleted and numbered lists

Course ILT Picture bullets

Course ILT Activity C-4 Editing bulleted and numbered lists

Course ILT Outline numbered lists 1.Select the text to be formatted 2.Choose Format, Bullets and Numbering 3.Click the Outline Numbered tab 4.Select the numbering style 5.Click OK

Course ILT Activity C-5 Adding an outline numbered list

Course ILT Topic D Topic A: Character formatting Topic B: Using tabs Topic C: Paragraph formatting Topic D: Advanced paragraph formatting

Course ILT Indent markers Hanging Indent marker First Line Indent marker Left Indent marker Right Indent marker

Course ILT Activity D-1 Setting left and right indents

Course ILT Hanging indents 1.Select the paragraph, or paragraphs, you want to affect 2.Drag the hanging indent marker to another position on the ruler

Course ILT Activity D-2 Setting a hanging indent

Course ILT Creating a new line To create a new line without losing the hanging indent, press Shift+Enter

Course ILT Activity D-3 Comparing new lines and paragraphs

Course ILT Paragraph dialog box

Course ILT Activity D-4 Setting the space before and after a paragraph

Course ILT Line spacing options 1.Select the paragraph to be affected 2.On the Formatting toolbar, click the Line Spacing button 3.Select the desired spacing from the drop-down list

Course ILT Activity D-5 Setting line spacing for a paragraph

Course ILT Unit summary Changed the appearance of text by applying character formatting Aligned text by using tab stops Formatted paragraphs by using alignment buttons, adding borders, and applying bullets and numbers to lists Changed paragraph indents, line spacing, and paragraph spacing