Microsoft Word Formatting

Directions: Follow the directions in each formatting section and apply

each formatting change to the entire sentence. Be mindful that some
sentences require more than one formatting change.

Font Styles
Microsoft Word has many different font styles. Change the following
sentences to the fonts specified. Fonts are listed in alphabetical order
in the dropdown menu.

Your turn:

1. Change this sentence to the font name “Arial”.

2. Change this sentence to the font name “Lucida handwriting”.
3. Change this sentence to the font name “Curlz MT”.
4. Change this sentence to the font name “Freestyle Script”

Font Size
Point Size is the height of a letter measured vertically (from top to bottom)

● 72 pts. = 1”
vertically
● 36 pts. = ½” vertically
● 18 pts = ¼” vertically
● 12 pts. Is the default in Microsoft Word

Your turn:
1. Change this sentence to size 22.
 2. Change this
sentence to
size 68 and
change the
font to Abadi.
Effects
This sentence is bold
This sentence is italicized
This sentence has a single underline

Highlight
ALL CAPS
SMALL CAPS
Strikethrough

Your turn:
1. Make this sentence bold, Candara script font, and
size 18.
2. Make this sentence highlighted in pink, Bell MT script, size 12.
3. Make this sentence Chiller font, underlined and font size 16.
 4. “Strikethrough” this sentence and make the font red with Arial Font, size 8.
5. MAKE THIS SENTENCE ALL CAPS.
6. Bold this sentence.

Alignment
This sentence is left aligned which is the default

This sentence is centered

This sentence is right aligned

This paragraph is typed in justify. The left and right margins are perfectly even
like a newspaper column. The computer places extra spaces between the words
in order to accomplish this.

Your turn:

Right align this sentence, make the font Berlin Sans FB,
italicize the letters, and make the size 18 pts.

Align this sentence using justify, make the font

Bradley Hand ITC, bold the letters, and make the
size 20 pts.
Center-align this sentence.

You can also use alignment on objects such as pictures and graphs, not just text. Try it with
the picture below. Center align the picture.
 Indentation
Indents can be made to paragraphs using the increase indent button.

Indent this sentence using the increase indent button only once. All lines
should be indented to the same spot on the document.

Indent this sentence 2” from the left using the paragraph

menu indentation left indentation. In the left indentation
box, type 2”. All lines should be indented to the same spot
on the document.

Indent this sentence 2” using the paragraph menu. Click

“special” and click the first line only. Enter 2 next to that menu option even
though it will auto input 0.5. Only the first line of the sentence should be
indented.

Numbered & Bulleted Lists

You can create numbered lists.

1. This
2. list
3. is
4. numbered

You can create bulleted lists.

● This
● List
● Is
● Bulleted
You can change the format of the numbers. You can change the format of the
bullets.

Your turn:

Create a numbered list with the information below.

1. Period 1
 2. Period 2
3. Period 3
4. Period 4

Change the list below to roman numerals using the drop down list on the
numbered list icon.

I. Apples
II. Oranges
III. Grapes
IV. Avocados

Change the list below to a lettered list (A. B. C.) using the drop down list on the
numbered list icon.

A. Canada
B. US
C. Germany
D. Mexico

Change the list below to square points using the drop down list on the bulleted
list icon.

 Notebook
 Pen
 Pencil
 Chrome-book

Change the list below to a bulleted list using arrows.

 Coffee
 Tea
 Water
 Soda

Line spacing

The line spacing on your document can be changed. The most common
 spacing is single, 1.5, or double spaced. Use the line spacing icon in
the paragraph menu or Control +2, Control +l to change line spacing.

Your turn:

Change the font of this paragraph to Rockwell. Change the size to 16.

Let’s change the line spacing of this paragraph to double spaced by

pressing Ctrl + 2 on your keyboard. Congrats! Now you have learned

the shortcut for double spaced.

Let’s change the line spacing of this paragraph to 2.5 spacing by using

the line spacing menu icon. Congrats! Now you have learned how to

create custom line spacing.

Page Setup & Other Formatting Options

Page Background color:

Change the background color of this document. To do this, click on the
design tab. On the right of the menu there will be an icon labeled
“page color”.
● Change the Page Color to Blue, Accent 5, Lighter 80%. If you hover
over the color options, the color name will appear.

Page Margins:
Margin Size Defaults to 1 inch on each side of the page. Change the
margins on the top, bottom, left and right. To do this, click on the
Layout Tab. Click on the margins icon, then click custom margins at
the bottom of the menu.
 ● Change the top and bottom margins to 0.5. Change the left and
right margins to 0.25.

Pictures & Shapes:

You can insert pictures, lines and shapes into your document. To do
this, click on the Insert Tab.
● Insert a 5 point star below using the shapes option of the
illustrations menu of the insert tab. Once you click 5 point star,
double click below and the default size star will appear.

Assignment: Create 2 separate sentences. Change their sizing, color,

line spacing, alignment, add an effect, and change their font to one
that isn’t already on your default list. Do this for EACH sentence. You
can’t repeat a formatting option, they must all be different. You must
label which formatting you used for each sentence. My example is
below.

Step 1: Write your sentence.

My favorite season is autumn because I love how beautiful the

leaves look when they change colors.
Step 2: Change the formatting options and label your choices below.
Font: Georgia
Size: 16
Alignment: Right
Color: Orange, Accent 2, Lighter 40%
Effect: underline
Spacing: 1.15

1. Write Sentence 1 here:

I love Christmas because I get to spend time with family.

Label the formatting options you chose here:

Font: Gigi
Size: 10
Alignment: Justify
Color: Green: Accent 6. Darker 50%
Effect: Superscript
Spacing: 1.15

2. Write Sentence 2 here:

I’m trying to take Dual Enrollment

over the summer to be Valedictorian.

Label the formatting options you chose here:

Font: Juice ITC

Size:26
Alignment: Center
Color: Orange: Accent 2
Effect: Bold
Spacing: 3.0