1. Text Effects
Vocabulary

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MS Word 2007 Ribbons
An organized group of related commands displayed by clicking its tab. Each collection of commands found in a ribbon is further grouped into sections.
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Font Dialog Box
Main option on the “Home” Ribbon that provides you with font options such as font type, style, size, color, and text effects.
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Font Type
MS Word 2007 offers hundreds of font types (such as Times New Roman or Arial) that change the way a word appears and provides visual impact and style.
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Font Size
MS Word 2007 offers text sized from very tiny to extremely large (with point sizes from 8 – 72) or customized sizes that you can type in (up to any size, but ~600 is about the largest you can go to fit on one page)
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Font Style
You have the choice of ‘Regular,’ ‘Italic,’ ‘Bold,’ or ‘Bold Italic’ for the style of font.
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Font Color
MS Word 2007 allows you to format your text in any color you choose. You can choose from a color grid or enter a custom color number.
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Text Effects
This option makes letters “stand out” with options such as embossing, engraving, and shadowing.
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Word Art
- Gives an “artsy” feel to letters and words with flashy color and bold design, and allows you to format words horizontally and vertically, as well as with other emphasizing options.
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