Change Text Size
Change Text
Size
You can increase or decrease the size of the text in your document. Increase the size to make reading the text easier; decrease the size to fit more text on one page.
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Select the text that you want to assign a new size.
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Click
to display a list of the possible sizes for the current font.
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Click the size you want to use.
Word changes the size of the selected text.
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Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
Emphasize
Information with Bold, Italic, or Underline
You can apply italics, boldface, or underlining to text in your document to emphasize it.
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Select the text that you want to emphasize.
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Click the Bold icon (
), the
Italic
icon (
), or the
Underline
icon (
) on the Standard toolbar.
Word applies the emphasis you selected.
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Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
Superscript or Subscript Text
You can assign superscript or subscript notation to any text to make it appear above or below the regular line of text. Superscripting and
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Type the text that you want to superscript or subscript.
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Select the text that you want to superscript or subscript.
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Click Format .
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Click Font .
The Font dialog box appears.
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Click either the Superscript or Subscript option (
changes to
).
Note This example uses Superscript.
You can apply any of these formatting options to selected text.
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Click OK .
The selected text appears superscripted or subscripted.
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Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
Change Text Case
You can change the case of selected text instead of retyping it with a new case applied.
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Select the text that you want to assign a new case.
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Click Format .
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Click Change Case .
The Change Case dialog box appears.
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Click the case you want to use. (
changes to
).
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Click OK .
The selected text appears in the new case.
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Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
Change Text
Color
You can change the color of selected text to
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Select the text that you want to change to a different color.
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Click
on the
Font Color
icon (
).
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Click the color you want to assign to the selected text.
Word
assigns the color to the selected text. -
Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
Apply Highlighting to Text
You can highlight text in a document using color to draw attention to it. Highlighting is effective when you view the document on-screen or when you print it using a
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Select the text that you want to highlight.
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Click
on the
Highlight
icon (
).
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Click the color you want to assign to the selected text.
Word highlights the selected text using the color you selected.
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Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
Copy Text Formatting
To save time, you can copy formatting that you apply to text in one portion of your document to another portion of your document.
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Select the text containing the formatting that you want to copy.
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Click the Format Painter icon (
).
The mouse pointer (
) appears as an icon (
) when you move it over your document.
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Select the text to which you want to assign formatting.
The newly selected text changes to the format used for the original selection.
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Click
anywhere outside the selection to continue working.
