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Experiment No 3

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Experiment No.

To Demonstrate and Practice Formatting Options in MS Words

Introduction:
Formatted text can draw the reader's attention to specific parts of a document and emphasize
important information. In Word, you have several options for adjusting the font of your text,
including size, color, and inserting special symbols. You can also adjust the alignment of the
text to change how it is displayed on the page.

Objectives:
By the end of this experiment, student will have basic understanding about the following
topic.
 To change the font type, size and color.
 To highlight text and remove highlighting.
 To use the Bold, Italic, and Underline commands.
 To change the text case.
 To change text alignment.
Theory Overview:
By default, the font of each new document is set to Calibri. However, Word provides many
other fonts you can use to customize text and titles. Word deals with formatting on three
levels encompassing small and specific on up to big and broad—through characters,
paragraphs, and sections. You apply different types of formatting to each of these parts.

Software Required:
 Computer System
 MS office 2013 or latest

Schematic Diagram:

Figure 3-1: Font size changing option in MS Word.


Procedure:
Task 01: Change the font type, size and color
To change font type
By default, the font of each new document is set to Calibri. However, Word provides many
other fonts you can use to customize text and titles. Select the text you want to modify.

Figure 3-2: Text selected for formatting

On the Home tab, click the drop-down arrow next to the Font box. A menu of font styles
will appear.
Move the mouse over the various font styles. A live preview of the font will appear in the
document. Select the font style you want to use.

The font will change in the document.

Figure 10-3: Fonts selection for formatting.

When creating a professional document or a document that contains multiple paragraphs,


you'll want to select a font that's easy to read. Along with Calibri, standard reading fonts
include Cambria, Times New Roman, and Arial.
To change the font size:
Select the text you want to modify.
Select the desired font size formatting option:
Font size drop-down arrow: On the Home tab, click the Font size drop-down arrow. A
menu of font sizes will appear. When you move the mouse over the various font sizes, a live
preview of the font size will appear in the document.
Font size box: When the font size you need is not available in the Font size drop-down
arrow, you can click the Font size box and type the desired font size, then press Enter.
Grow and shrink font commands: Click the Grow Font or Shrink Font commands to
change the font size.
The font size will change in the document.
To change the font color:
Select the text you want to modify.
On the Home tab, click the Font Color drop-down arrow. The Font Color menu appears.
Move the mouse over the various font colors. A live preview of the color will appear in the
document.

Figure 3-4: Font color options in MS Word 2013.

Select the font color you want to use. The font color will change in the document.
Your color choices aren't limited to the drop-down menu that appears. Select More
Colors... at the bottom of the menu to access the Colors dialog box. Choose the color you
want, then click OK.
Figure 3-5: More color options in MS Word.

Task 02: Highlight text and remove highlighting:


Highlighting can be a useful tool for marking important text in your document.
Select the text you want to highlight.
From the Home tab, click the Text Highlight Color drop-down arrow. The Highlight
Color menu appears.

Figure 3-6: Highlighting text in MS Word.

Select the desired highlight color. The selected text will then be highlighted in the document.
To remove highlighting, select the highlighted text, then click the Text Highlight
Color drop-down arrow. Select No Color from the drop-down menu.
If you need to highlight several lines of text, changing the mouse into a highlighter may be a
helpful alternative to selecting and highlighting individual lines. Click the Text Highlight
Color command, and the cursor changes into a highlighter. You can then click, hold, and drag
the highlighter over the lines you want to highlight.
Task 03: Usage the Bold, Italic, and Underline commands:

The Bold, Italic, and Underline commands can be used to help draw attention to important
words or phrases.
Select the text you want to modify.
On the Home tab, click the Bold (B), Italic (I), or Underline (U) command in the Font group.
In our example, we'll click Bold.

Figure 3-7: Making text bold in MS Word.

The selected text will be modified in the document.


Task 04: Change the text case:
When you need to quickly change text case, you can use the Change Case command instead
of deleting and retyping text.
Select the text you want to modify.
On the Home tab, click the Change Case command in the Font group.
A drop-down menu will appear. Select the desired case option from the menu.

Figure 3-8: Changing the case of text, capitalizing.

The text case will be changed in the document.


Task 05: To change text alignment:
By default, Word aligns text to the left margin in new documents. However, there may be
times when you want to adjust text alignment to the center or right.
Select the text you want to modify.
On the Home tab, select one of the four alignment options from the Paragraph group.
Task 06: Usage of Format painter
Format painter is used to copy the format from specific word, sentence, and paragraph to a
specific place.
It is found in clipboard under the Home tab.

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