1. Vocabulary Text Effects Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

2. 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. 2 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

3. 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. 3 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

4. 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. 4 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

5. 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) 5 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

6. Font Style –You have the choice of ‘Regular,’ ‘Italic,’ ‘Bold,’ or ‘Bold Italic’ for the style of font. 6 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

7. 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. 7 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

8. Text Effects –This option makes letters “stand out” with options such as embossing, engraving, and shadowing. 8 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

9. 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. 9 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.