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MICROSOFT WORD

Formatting Text

Font, Size and Color

Changing Font

To change font color:

1. Select the block of text.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click the Font drop-down list.

4. Select the Font.

Changing Font Size

To change the font size:

1. Select the block text.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click the Font Size drop-down list.

4. Select the Font Size.

Changing Font Color

To change font color:

1. Select the block text.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click the Font Color drop-down list.

4. Select the color.

Applying Font Styles

To quickly apply bold or italic to text:

1. Select the block of text.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click Bold or Italic.

Underlining Text

To apply the default underline style:

1. Select the block of text.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click Underline.

Using Format Painter

To copy the formatting from one block of text to another:

1. Select the block of formatted text.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click Format Painter.

4. Highlight the text you wish to apply the formatting.

Formatting Paragraph

Setting Line Spacing

To change the line spacing of a paragraph:

1. Highlight the paragraph or place the blinking cursor inside the paragraph.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click the Line Spacing drop-down menu.

4. Choose a text height from the drop-down menu.

Paragraph Alignment

Setting Paragraph Alignment

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1. Left Align – Aligns text to the left

2. Center Align – Aligns text to the center

3. Right Align – Aligns text to the right

4. Justify – Aligns text to both the left and right margins

To change the alignment of paragraphs:

1. Highlight the paragraph or place the blinking cursor inside the paragraph.

2. Click the Home tab.

3. Click Alignment.

Source: Information and Communications Technology using Office 2007. Quezon City: Computer Assisted Learning Corporation, pp. 34 - 46.