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1.

Select Text

When you want to format characters, select the characters first. You can select a single character, an entire word, a sentence, a paragraph, or multiple paragraphs. Whatever text you select before applying a format is the text that will take on the character formatting you apply.

You can also apply a character format to text before you type it. Instead of selecting text first, pick a character format and then type the text. The text you type will have those character format attributes.

2.

Choose a Format

Click the

Bold, Italic , or

Underline button on the

Formatting toolbar to apply that format. You can click two or all three to combine the character styles.

TIP

Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I , and

Ctrl+U are all shortcut keys to apply boldface, italics, and underlining.

3.

Select a Font

To change the font of selected text (or text that you're about to type), click the drop-down arrow to the right of the

Font Name box and select a new font. Each font name appears in its own font, so you'll know what your text will look like before you apply the format. After you select a new font, your selected text will change to that font.

4.

Change the Point Size

To choose a new point size for the selected text, click the drop-down arrow to the right of the

Point Size list. When you click to select a size, your selected font will change to that size.

5.

Apply a New Color

To change the color of selected text (or text you're about to type), click the

Font Color button's list arrow on the

Formatting toolbar. A

Font Color

palette appears. Click a color on the palette to change your selected text to that color.

KEY TERM

Palette
A collection of colors from which you can choose.

6.

Display the Character Dialog Box

Instead of using the

Formatting toolbar to apply character formats, you can set such formats in the

Character dialog box. Display the

Character dialog box by selecting

Format, Character from the menu bar.

7.

Select Formatting

The

Character dialog box's

Font page enables you to select common character formats such as the font name, bold, italics, and the size. The

Font Effects page offers more options, including underlining, color selection, and special effects such as a shadow and blinking text. The

Position page enables you to select a subscript or superscript version of your font as well as rotate your text so it travels up and down the page instead of across it.