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A font is a combination of typeface and type style. Word allows you to change fonts, and apply text attributes , such as bold, italic, or underline to the font. To apply a font click the Home tab and locate the Font group. To change the font for selected text, or for a document you are beginning, cl...

A font is a combination of typeface and type style. Word allows you to change fonts, and apply text attributes , such as bold, italic, or underline to the font. To apply a font click the Home tab and locate the Font group. To change the font for selected text, or for a document you are beginning, click the Font arrow and select a font from the list that is displayed. 1 Paragraph spacing is the amount of space between paragraphs. Paragraph spacing is a good way to differentiate between paragraphs. The spacing makes it clear where one paragraph ends and another begins. Spacing used to separate paragraphs usually comes after or before each affected paragraph. Click Home tab. Click Line and Paragraph Spacing in the Paragraph group. Click the Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher, to set paragraph spacing. 2 Line spacing is the amount of space between lines. The most common line spacing options are single, double, or 1.5. You can specify the exact size for spacing by selecting Exactly. There are other options, At Least or Multiple. If you select At Least, you will indicate a minimum line spacing size while allowing Word to adjust the height. The Multiple setting enables you to select a line spacing interval other than single, double, or 1.5. 3 Borders are a line that surrounds a paragraph, a page, a table, or an image. Shading is a background color that appears behind text in a paragraph, a page, or a table. 4 A list organizes information by topic or in a sequence. You use a numbered list if the list is a sequence of steps. If the list is not of a sequential nature, but is a simple itemization of points, you use a bulleted list. A multilevel list extends a numbered or bulleted list to several levels. You create list from the Paragraph group on the Home tab. 5 A document theme combines color, font, and graphics, simplifying the task of creating a professional, color-coordinated document. When you select a theme for a document, a unified set of design elements, including font style, color, and special effects is applied to the entire document. 6 Columns format a document or section of a document into side-by-side vertical blocks in which the text flows down the first column and continues at the top of the next column. To format text into columns, click the Page Layout tab and click Columns in the page Setup group. Specify the number of columns or select More Columns to display the Columns dialog box. The Columns dialog box provides options for setting the number of columns and spacing between columns. 7 An object is an item that can be individually selected and manipulated within a document. Objects, such a pictures, text boxes, tables, clip art, and other graphic types are often included in documents to add interest or convey a point. Objects can be selected and worked with independently of the surrounding text. You can resize them, add special effects, and move them to other locations in the document. You can wrap text around an object and line up pictures and other diagrams. 8 You can insert a text box to draw attention to an important point of a document. A text box is bordered, sometimes shaded, and set apart from other text in a document. A text box could contain a quote, it could be used as a banner for a newsletter, or a short text excerpt that is reinforced from a report. You can select, move, resize, and modify a text box because a text box like a picture is an object. There are Layout Options that you can use to enable you to wrap text around a text box, and alignment guides to assist with positioning the text box within the existing text. Inserting Text boxes continue on next slide. 9 WordArt is a feature that modifies text to include special effects, including colors, shadows, gradients, and 3-D effects. It is a quick way to format text so that it is vibrant and eyecatching. A WordArt object is managed independently of surrounding text and cannot be formatted as a document. To insert new WordArt text into a document select the text to be formatted. Click the Insert tab. Click WordArt in the Text group. Select a WordArt style and type the text. 10