2. Objectives To examine methods of selecting text.
To demonstrate techniques of selecting text.
To identify types of formatting which can be applied to text.
To show techniques for formatting text in a document.

3. Main Menu
Selecting Text Methods of Selecting Text Formatting Formatting Text in a Document

5. Text Must be selected in order to be formatted or edited
Can be selected using many different methods

6. Types of Text Selection
Contiguous Selection
selection of text which is located next to each other or touching in a sequence
Non-Contiguous Selection
selection of text which is not located next to each other or touching in a sequence

7. Methods of Selecting Text with the Keyboard
Item to Select
Keys to Press
One character to the right
Shift and Right arrow
One character to the left
Shift and Left arrow
One line up
Shift and Up arrow
One line down
Shift and Down arrow
To the end of the line
Shift and End
To the beginning of the line
Shift and Home
To the end of the document
Shift, Control and End
To the beginning of the document
Shift, Control and Home
Entire document
Control and A

8. Methods of Selecting Text with the Mouse
Item to Select
Mouse Action
One word
Double-click
One sentence
Control and click in the sentence
One line
Click in the selection bar to the left of the line
One paragraph
Double-click in the selection bar to the left of the paragraph
Entire document
Triple-click in the selection bar
Non-contiguous text
Select the first block, press and hold the Control key and then select additional blocks of text
Selection bar-
narrow strip along the left page margin which automates the selection of text

9. Finding Text
Can be accomplished by using the Find button in the Editing group of the Home tab
when clicked the Navigation Pane opens and users can type in the term or terms they would like to find in the document

11. Show the Methods of Selecting Text video segment
Instructions:
Show the Methods of Selecting Text video segment

13. Formatting Text Improves the text’s appearance and readability
Can help to:
enhance and emphasize text
set a tone for the file
Can be completed while text is selected or users can set the formatting prior to typing the text

14. Formatting Text Commonly includes changing or customizing the text’s:
font
font size
font style
font color
Font-
a complete set of characters in a specific face, style and size
Font Style-
the slant and weight of the characters in a font set
Font Size-
height of an uppercase letter in a font set; measured in points
Font Color-
the shade of the characters in a font set

15. Formatting Text Can be completed by using the:
Font group on the Home tab
Mini toolbar
contains many of the same commands which are found in the Font group
appears over selected text

16. Font Group Can be used to change the:
font type
size
case
style
text effects
highlight
color
Contains the Clear Formatting button which, if clicked, removes the formatting from the selected text

17. Format Painter
Can be used to copy formatting from one location to another in a document
Is located on the Home tab in the Clipboard group
Requires users to:
select the content with the formatting to be copied
click Format Painter
select the content which needs the formatting applied

19. Show the Formatting Text in a Document video segment
Instructions:
Show the Formatting Text in a Document video segment

20. Acknowledgements
Director of Brand Management Megan O’Quinn Graphic Editors Hilary Jasper, Megan O’Quinn Videography/Post Production Jake Saye Video Narrator Lora Cain Quality Control Director Angela Dehls
Collaborators
Stephanie Tullis
Business & Computer Technologies Educator
V.P. of Brand Management
Clayton Franklin
Executive Producer
Gordon W. Davis, Ph.D.
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