Microsoft 365 Word (2023): Formatting Text

Name: Microsoft 365 Word (2023): Formatting Text
Author: Catherine Smith

Learn to apply character formatting in Microsoft 365 Word

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My name is Catherine Smith and in. These lessons you will learn to format text using character formatting features available in Word. The various methods you can use to. Apply character formatting will also be explored. We will learn to use the Format Painter to copy formatting from one block. Of text to another, and we will. Learn to use styles. A character is defined as a single. Letter, symbol or number or combination thereof entered from the keyboard. When you format, you are changing the. Appearance of the characters. Character formatting options will be found on the Home tab of the ribbon beginning with the font drop down. There may be more options than we have room for on the ribbon, so. If you use the More Options button. Which looks like an ellipsis at the. End of the character formatting group, you will see additional options. The options on the ribbon are organized intuitively, placing the formatting features which are accessed more frequently toward the front, and the options used less frequently typically fall within the More Options area. To apply formatting to existing text, you. Select your text using one of the. Selection techniques and then choose the desired option from the ribbon. Let's use our built in random text generator to create four paragraphs, each containing three sentences. You may create the text by pressing. The equal sign followed by lowercase R and an open left parentheses, a four comma three and a close parentheses. Pressing the Enter key will generate the text. Let's select the first paragraph by triple. Clicking with the insertion point over the. Paragraph and change the font to Times New Roman. Then let's use the drop down and change the size to 14. You will notice the Grow font size. Button and the Shrink font size button. The Grow font size button will increase the font size by two points with each click. The Shrink font size button will decrease the font size by two points with each click. Now let's select a word within the first paragraph. You may select a word by double clicking. While the mouse is positioned over the. Word, you may use Bold Italic and Underline to enhance the selected text moving down. Let's select our second paragraph again by. Triple clicking and choose a font color of your choice. The highlighter is also a helpful option if you need to highlight some text within your document. You may change the color of the. Highlighter prior to selecting and applying the feature. Let's select our third paragraph and let's apply the strike through. The options provide a great deal of. Flexibility when enhancing your document. Take a moment and experiment with the. Formatting options on the fourth paragraph. If you need to remove formatting that you have applied to your text, there is a clear formatting option on the ribbon which will clear the options you have previously applied and reset the text. Back to the default. Let's choose Control A to select all. Our text using the more options button. Let's clear the formatting. Thanks for watching.

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Course Description

Formatting can enhance the information in a document. It can make the content more accessible, make a good impression, and highlight important terms. In this course, you will learn various methods for accessing formatting features in Word. This includes selecting a typeface from the font dropdown, changing the size of the type, applying bold, underlining, italic enhancements, and more. Applying these will aid in the readability and impact being made throughout the document. When it becomes necessary to duplicate formatting throughout a document, the format painter can save time. You will learn to ‘paint’ formatting from one text area to another. You will also learn to apply styles when multiple formatting options can be grouped, referred to by name, and applied with a single click. Formatting with styles also opens many possibilities for increased efficiency when applying formatting enhancements. Whether applying character formatting to isolated characters, painting with the format painter, or using styles, many options are available.

What You'll Learn

Define characters within Word and apply character formatting to isolated characters
Identify the various options for applying formats using the Font group
Apply bold, underline, and italic enhancements and change the typeface and type size
Use the Format Painter to duplicate formatting from one text area to another
Change the case of text in a document
Understand, define, and apply styles to group multiple formatting options under a single click

Key Takeaways

Formatting can make document content more accessible, create a good impression, and highlight important terms.
Word offers multiple methods for accessing formatting features, including selecting a typeface from the font dropdown, changing type size, and applying bold, underline, and italic enhancements.
The Format Painter saves time by 'painting' formatting from one text area to another when duplicating formatting throughout a document.
Styles group multiple formatting options under a single name so they can be applied with a single click, opening possibilities for increased efficiency.
Whether applying character formatting to isolated characters, painting with the Format Painter, or using styles, many formatting options are available in Word.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn various methods for accessing formatting features in Word, including selecting a typeface, changing type size, applying bold, underline, and italic enhancements, using the Format Painter to duplicate formatting, and applying styles.

What is the Format Painter used for?

The Format Painter saves time when you need to duplicate formatting throughout a document by letting you 'paint' formatting from one text area to another.

What are styles in Word?

Styles let you group multiple formatting options, refer to them by name, and apply them with a single click, which opens many possibilities for increased efficiency when applying formatting enhancements.

What topics do the lessons cover?

The lessons cover Character Formatting Using the Font Group, Change Case, Using the Format Painter, and Formatting with Styles.

What skills does this course help me build?

This course builds skills in Microsoft Word, word processing, document formatting, formatted text, text manipulation, and typesetting.