1. MS WORD 2007 LETURE 02 WORKING With TEXT OPTIONS BY FAISAL RAZA

2. W ORKING WITH T EXT O PTIONS You can format the text in your Word documents by changing the font, size, color, character formatting, and text alignment. This document provides instructions for many different formatting options that can give your document a unique look. For more information, we will also have a look to the other Paragraph Formatting Options and Fonts Overview. Formatting Text Changing Font, Size, and Color Changing Character Formatting

3. Formatting Text Some rules to remember when formatting your text include the following: If you know what formatting options you want, you can enable them before you type. After you finish typing the section, you can disable them. When formatting text that is already typed into the document, the first step is to select it. Only selected text will take on the format that you are applying. For instructions, refer to Selecting Text. Using too many fonts, sizes, and other formatting in one document often looks cluttered and is hard to read. Try to limit yourself to no more than two or three fonts, sizes, and formats per document. Once the text is formatted, deselect the text by clicking away from the text or pressing an arrow key. Selected text is at risk and may be deleted or changed by mistake.

4. C HANGING F ONT, S IZE, AND C OLOR Word allows you to change the font, size, and color from the Ribbon, the Font dialog box, or the Contextual toolbar. The Ribbon and Contextual toolbar options are easier and faster ways of changing the look of your text. However, the Font dialog box provides more options and allows you to preview your text through the Preview box. For more information, refer to Fonts Overview. Changing Font, Size, and Color: Ribbon Option Select the desired text From the Home tab, in the Font group, from the Font pull-down list, select the desired font NOTE: As you hover your mouse over a font, Word previews it live on your selected text.

5. NameImage Description Font style pull-down menu Selects text font Font size pull-down menu Selects text size from pull- down menu Font size increasers and decreases Selects text size using slider BoldApplies boldface to text ItalicApplies italics to text UnderlineApplies underline to text StrikethroughApplies strikethrough Font color pull-down menu Selects text color HighlightAdds highlighting to text SuperscriptCreates superscript text SubscriptCreates subscript text Small capsApplies small caps Case ChangerApplies number of caps Clear FormatingRemoving all the formatting

6. To select a different size, from the Font Size pull-down list, select the desired font size. To select a different color, click the next to FONT COLOR » select the desired font color

7. C HANGING F ONT, S IZE, AND C OLOR : C ONTEXTUAL T OOLBAR O PTION Select the desired text The Contextual toolbar appears above the text. To select a different font, from the Font pull-down list, select the desired font To select a different size, from the Font Size pull- down list, select the desired font size To select a different color, click the next to FONT COLOR » select the desired font color

8. C HANGING F ONT, S IZE, AND C OLOR : M ENU O PTION Select the desired text From the Home tab, in the Font group, click FONT The Font dialog box appears. NOTE: A preview and description of the selected font appear in the Preview section.

9. In the Font text box, type the desired font name OR From the Font scroll list, select the desired font In the Size text box, type the desired font size OR From the Size scroll list, select the desired size From the Font color pull-down list, select the desired font color In the Effects section, select any additional font effects EXAMPLES: Small caps, Superscript, Subscript Click OK

10. C HANGING C HARACTER F ORMATTING Word allows you to format text characters using the Ribbon, Contextual toolbar, menu, or keyboard options. The Ribbon, Contextual toolbar and keyboard options are faster; however, the menu option offers more options. Some of the styles you can apply are boldface, italics, underlining, shadow, superscript or subscript, single or double strikethrough, small or all caps, and color. Changing Character Formatting: Ribbon Option Select the text to be formatted From the Home tab, in the Font group, click the appropriate formatting buttons HINT: To deselect character formatting, select the text and click the formatting button a second time.

11. C HANGING C HARACTER F ORMATTING : C ONTEXTUAL T OOLBAR O PTION Select the text to be formatted The Contextual toolbar appears on top of the text. On the Contextual toolbar, click one or more of the appropriate formatting buttons HINT: To deselect character formatting, select the text and click the formatting button a second time.

12. C HANGING C HARACTER F ORMATTING : M ENU O PTION Select the text to be formatted From the Home tab, in the Font group, click FONT The Font dialog box appears. In the Font style text box, type the desired style OR From the Font style scroll list, select the desired style If necessary, in the Effects section, select additional formatting options EXAMPLE: Small caps, Shadow Click OK

13. C HANGING C HARACTER F ORMATTING : K EYBOARD O PTION Select the text to be formatted Press the appropriate key(s): EnhancementKeystroke Italics [ Ctrl ] + [ I ] Bold [ Ctrl ] + [ B ] Underline[ Ctrl ] + [ U ]

14. To do thisPress Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters. CTRL+D Change the case of letters.SHIFT+F3 Format all letters as capitals.CTRL+SHIFT+A Apply bold formatting.CTRL+B Apply an underline.CTRL+U Underline words but not spaces.CTRL+SHIFT+W Double-underline text.CTRL+SHIFT+D Apply hidden text formatting.CTRL+SHIFT+H Apply italic formatting.CTRL+I Format letters as small capitals.CTRL+SHIFT+K Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing). CTRL+EQUAL SIGN Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing). CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN Remove manual character formatting.CTRL+SPACEBAR Change the selection to the Symbol font.CTRL+SHIFT+Q

15. End of today’s lesson.