**Mastering Microsoft Word: Chapter 7 Formatting Options**

In this chapter, we will delve into the world of formatting options in Microsoft Word, exploring the various techniques to enhance your text's appearance and functionality. Whether you're a seasoned writer or a newcomer to the software, these tips and tricks will help you unlock the full potential of Microsoft Word.

**Selecting Font Styles with Static Step Sets**

One of the most effective ways to customize your text is by selecting font styles using static step sets. By default, Microsoft Word offers various pre-set style options that can be applied to your text. To access these styles, click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon menu and navigate to the "Styles" group. From here, you can choose from a range of styles, including "Title Case," "Body Text," and "Heading 1." Once you select a style, you can apply it to your entire document or individual paragraphs.

To further customize your text, you can modify these pre-set styles by adjusting font size, color, and other attributes. For example, if you want to increase the font size of your title, you can simply click on the "Size" dropdown menu and select a larger option. This allows you to fine-tune your text to suit your needs without starting from scratch.

**Applying Font Effects**

In addition to selecting font styles, Microsoft Word also offers various font effects that can add visual interest to your text. To access these effects, click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon menu and navigate to the "Font" group. From here, you can choose from a range of options, including font size, color, and style.

To apply a font effect to your text, simply select the desired option and click on it. For example, if you want to make your text bold, simply click on the "Bold" button in the font group. You can also experiment with other effects, such as italicizing or underlining your text, to create visually striking contrast.

**Selecting Three Simple Font Options**

To begin applying font effects, start by selecting three simple font options: Title Case, Body Text, and Heading 1. These styles provide a solid foundation for customizing your text without overwhelming you with too many options.

Once you've selected these basic styles, you can use them as a starting point to experiment with more advanced font effects. By adjusting font size, color, and style, you can create a unique look that sets your text apart from the rest.

**Applying Font Effects to Select Text**

One of the most powerful features of Microsoft Word is its ability to apply font effects to specific sections of text. To do this, simply select the text you want to affect using your mouse or keyboard, and then click on the "Font" tab in the ribbon menu.

From here, you can choose from a range of options, including bolding, italicizing, and underlining. You can also adjust font size and color to create visual contrast with surrounding text.

**Highlighting Text**

Another useful feature in Microsoft Word is its ability to highlight specific sections of text. To highlight text, simply select the desired paragraph or section using your mouse or keyboard, and then click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon menu.

From here, you can choose from a range of highlighting options, including solid colors, gradients, and patterns. You can also adjust the size and position of highlights to create precise visual effects.

**Aligning Text**

Aligning text is another crucial aspect of formatting your document. Microsoft Word offers four primary alignment options: Left Alignment, Center Alignment, Right Alignment, and Justified Alignment.

To apply these alignments, simply select the desired paragraph or section using your mouse or keyboard, and then click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon menu. From here, you can choose from a range of alignment options and adjust font size and color to create visual contrast with surrounding text.

**Applying Borders and Shading**

In addition to aligning text, Microsoft Word also offers various border and shading options that can add visual interest to your document. To access these options, click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon menu and navigate to the "Paragraph" group.

From here, you can choose from a range of styles, including borders with colors, patterns, and effects. You can also adjust font size and color to create precise visual effects.

**Changing Border Settings**

To further customize your border settings, click on the "Border and Indentation" button in the paragraph dialog box. From here, you can choose from a range of options, including line width, style, and color.

You can also adjust border positions, such as adjusting the bottom or top border, to create precise visual effects. By experimenting with different border settings, you can unlock unique and visually striking layouts for your document.

**Applying Shading**

To apply shading to your text, click on the "Shading" button in the paragraph dialog box. From here, you can choose from a range of options, including solid colors, gradients, and patterns.

You can also adjust shading sizes and positions to create precise visual effects. By combining shading with border settings, you can unlock visually striking layouts that elevate your document's overall appearance.

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italic underline on type font size font color etc so today we are going to discuss about the on group so students you need to type some information in your word document so we have typed some information in this document so let's learn how to form it effective to apply the vector formatting to your text using the command on the ribbon so you have to follow some steps select the text which you want to form it with the help of mouse and moving the mouse over the text then take on Home tab in Home tab the second group is font group so the first option in font group is from here you can select any type of a text which you want to apply to your text on your vector so just for the example you can select a means type so it's change him Nexus you can increase the science so by default in this window we have a minimum size LZ and maximum size is 72 so according to your requirement you can select any size so if you change anything that is only applied to the selected part of your text next 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to cut those words from the middle part then you can use stripe coercion so these all words are 30 so for example if you have like some letter and there is some like some mistakes are there you can use this option to highlight those words so these words are missing or these words are written or wrong so the next option we have subscript and superscript so we will use these two functions then we have to write anything in the footer of any mathematical or scientific question we will use the subscript superstitious just change upon for example we have to live h2o now you can see in the method in the scientific formula when we have to write the chemical equation of water so that who is at before top edge so this dough is at the foot compact so we will select this tube with the help of mouse and then we will select this option subscript so it makes this word a Bigfoot robot so similarly then we have to write any mathematic equation like X star Y still okay so first we will flick this tool and select the option super state similarly we will select this one and select the option superscript from thee horrible so in this way you can use the subscript and superscript next we have the font color option what color option is used to change the font right now this font is with black color but if you wish to change it to the another color then you have to select this font color option from here by clicking on this drop menu you can select any color for your text for example yellow red column marenkov playing through the blue purple so any color which you want to apply you can select it next things point thousand so you can use these options to color your text so if you want to clear this whole thing you can use this button to clear all the formatting option for your text and convert back to the normal one next we have option next we have Tector formatting using the font dialog box if you need two more formatting option you can use the formatting dialog box the open of formatting dialog box click on go down under the font group click on this small icon to open the font dialog box alright you can press ctrl + D first we have option to selectively what style from here you can select any style second option is the font style regular like this for italic bold bold and italic so you can select any option so from this window you can select the size from here you can select the color for your thought underline option so like the double wave line you can also choose a underline color by default here we have only black color but from here you can choose another color for the underline option like blue below then which effect you want to apply you can select all the bits from here like strike to double strike through and subscript superscript small caps all gaps if you want to make all the text into the capital in advance you can also select the spacing option like the scheme under percent spacing is normal or extended by one point the space between the words position normal raised or lowered so which selection you want to select then there are another options which you can apply and practice on your text then click on OK button to change the applied so in this way you can change the option so you can format your text according to your requirement with the help of font dialog box next is text effect in the world mm I think there is a new button for text effect in the font group using this button you can apply a different kind of objects to any text in the document you can change the look of the text by changing its color outline or by adding effect like shadow glow reflection except you can apply the text effect by selecting these option first of all you need to select our text for example we just like this word computer take on a Home tab under the group font from here you can select the text effect option so these are all the different text effects are here so you can select any one like the reflection then you can change the outline like with the red color you can change the shadow reflection blue number style in a literature bonnet like the static step sets select three simple font and then you can use this object so in this way you can modify your text according to your requirement so either you can select the whole paradigm and from here you can apply the effect to that text so now when we increase the size move so you can see how all the words are in a reflection pocket so in this thing you can convert your text according to your requirement and the last option is here we have first we select the static stylist set from here you can choose any option like this is v-power so you can see how how computer word is change according to the Selective text in it so you can practice more and learn more about this text effect next option is highlighting a text highlighting means making the next look different you draw the reader attention was a highlight text have the color box around it so first the word which you want to highlight for example I want to highlight this word machine select this one click on Home tab under the group on select the option highlight down here you can choose a color with reach you want to highlight for example hardware and software component so you can choose other color to highlight so in this way you can highlight the text according to your require if you wish to remove this highlight then select the word click on this and choose the option no below so it make it longer text again next we have aligning the text for example we want to align the text according to our need for example in a English we prefer to align the text according to the left side like in a mathematics we prefer to align the text to the right side in a newspaper we have a justified type of alignment so let's see the difference between all of these first one is first you need to select a paragraph or a text to politely then click on a Home tab in the group paragraph first we have option do the line retakes to the left side so it aligned with X to the left side and we have you can see here we have a word in the exact type from the right side second option is to align your text to the center alignment so now this text is aligned at the central part for example when we have a title or document we prefer to use center line and third alignment is right alignment in which the text is aligned on the right side like when we have to write the mathematic situation we prefer to use right language or infer do we use right alignment and fourth option is to justify to align the text booth type left side and right side ended at the same position of all the lines okay so in this case it will increase the space in between the words so in this way you can apply these four type of alignment to align your text next is apply borders and shading the steps you apply the border and shading is first you have to flip on Volta in the paragraph group I hope we have a border so for example we are going to apply the border to this length from here the bottom like all bottom so quadrants apply to this paragraph next ends shading with the help of shading you can choose any other option like curve the theme color which you want to apply as of that not of that selected box if you click on this button you will see the more options related to the paragraph dialog box you can also use these options to align your text or increase the spacing between the text and our other properties of next is if you want to in change the border settings then you can click on water stating a dialog boxes appear from here you can choose the style of your border like a triple line from here you can change of it from here you can change the colour of your border for example blue color then apply to this paragraph click on OK to see the changes so in this way first you need to select the paragraph then click on border and shading option from here you have to choose the style which you want to apply that long color option you can change the color of your bottom and with this you can increase of it for your bottom and click on OK button to apply so now we have that bottle neck since you can also change the shading color for example first flick the paragraph click on water and shading from here you can choose the bottom else we discussed earlier from here you can choose the water castle and with the help of shading from here you can select the color for shading it right drinka know the pattern you can also change the solid 20% 30% online any pattern style and click on don't need to say the hills so it's applied to this matter now the water is change and the background shading is also changed ok students so this is all about your chapter number 7 so in this chapter we have learn about formatting default settings alignment and highlight the text and then we'll discuss about how to change the border and the shading means background color of your text Thank You student our nicegood morning students today we are going to start with our subject computer of chapter number seven formatting text in Word 2013 and in this chapter we have learned how to open Word 2013 so in this chapter we will learn how to format text first formatting formatting is the process of changing the general arrangement and appearance of text does that improve it the appearance of text by using the various fonts font colors font size and font style font is a set of letter number or symbol of a given size and design that may be displayed or printed the settings that are standard or predefined inner software's are called default settings the formatting helps you to make a change to the default setting it also helps you in highlighting the important text in your document and make the text look more attractive so first is chapter formatting text formatting means this is a text in a certain manner the correct formatting consists of the text properties bold italic underline on type font size font color etc so today we are going to discuss about the on group so students you need to type some information in your word document so we have typed some information in this document so let's learn how to form it effective to apply the vector formatting to your text using the command on the ribbon so you have to follow some steps select the text which you want to form it with the help of mouse and moving the mouse over the text then take on Home tab in Home tab the second group is font group so the first option in font group is from here you can select any type of a text which you want to apply to your text on your vector so just for the example you can select a means type so it's change him Nexus you can increase the science so by default in this window we have a minimum size LZ and maximum size is 72 so according to your requirement you can select any size so if you change anything that is only applied to the selected part of your text next option is to increase the font size for example you want to increase it move so you can directly click on this button to increase the font effects so as you press this button so it's increase the font size value here like Haiti so when you press it more it's moved to 90 next option is if you want to decrease the font size then you can select this option to decrease report size so you can also address the similar size and decrease the size by using these two option increase mod sites and decrease font size next option is if you want to make your text bold then you can select this option t4 to make your next in bold so it's change next is for an italic so it's make it the word attack next is underlined option so in underline we have a different options by clicking on this button so like you want to make it double line a thick line or that dotted - zigzag so any sign which you want to use you can select them next option is strike two for example if we have rights on world view and we want to cut those words from the middle part then you can use stripe coercion so these all words are 30 so for example if you have like some letter and there is some like some mistakes are there you can use this option to highlight those words so these words are missing or these words are written or wrong so the next option we have subscript and superscript so we will use these two functions then we have to write anything in the footer of any mathematical or scientific question we will use the subscript superstitious just change upon for example we have to live h2o now you can see in the method in the scientific formula when we have to write the chemical equation of water so that who is at before top edge so this dough is at the foot compact so we will select this tube with the help of mouse and then we will select this option subscript so it makes this word a Bigfoot robot so similarly then we have to write any mathematic equation like X star Y still okay so first we will flick this tool and select the option super state similarly we will select this one and select the option superscript from thee horrible so in this way you can use the subscript and superscript next we have the font color option what color option is used to change the font right now this font is with black color but if you wish to change it to the another color then you have to select this font color option from here by clicking on this drop menu you can select any color for your text for example yellow red column marenkov playing through the blue purple so any color which you want to apply you can select it next things point thousand so you can use these options to color your text so if you want to clear this whole thing you can use this button to clear all the formatting option for your text and convert back to the normal one next we have option next we have Tector formatting using the font dialog box if you need two more formatting option you can use the formatting dialog box the open of formatting dialog box click on go down under the font group click on this small icon to open the font dialog box alright you can press ctrl + D first we have option to selectively what style from here you can select any style second option is the font style regular like this for italic bold bold and italic so you can select any option so from this window you can select the size from here you can select the color for your thought underline option so like the double wave line you can also choose a underline color by default here we have only black color but from here you can choose another color for the underline option like blue below then which effect you want to apply you can select all the bits from here like strike to double strike through and subscript superscript small caps all gaps if you want to make all the text into the capital in advance you can also select the spacing option like the scheme under percent spacing is normal or extended by one point the space between the words position normal raised or lowered so which selection you want to select then there are another options which you can apply and practice on your text then click on OK button to change the applied so in this way you can change the option so you can format your text according to your requirement with the help of font dialog box next is text effect in the world mm I think there is a new button for text effect in the font group using this button you can apply a different kind of objects to any text in the document you can change the look of the text by changing its color outline or by adding effect like shadow glow reflection except you can apply the text effect by selecting these option first of all you need to select our text for example we just like this word computer take on a Home tab under the group font from here you can select the text effect option so these are all the different text effects are here so you can select any one like the reflection then you can change the outline like with the red color you can change the shadow reflection blue number style in a literature bonnet like the static step sets select three simple font and then you can use this object so in this way you can modify your text according to your requirement so either you can select the whole paradigm and from here you can apply the effect to that text so now when we increase the size move so you can see how all the words are in a reflection pocket so in this thing you can convert your text according to your requirement and the last option is here we have first we select the static stylist set from here you can choose any option like this is v-power so you can see how how computer word is change according to the Selective text in it so you can practice more and learn more about this text effect next option is highlighting a text highlighting means making the next look different you draw the reader attention was a highlight text have the color box around it so first the word which you want to highlight for example I want to highlight this word machine select this one click on Home tab under the group on select the option highlight down here you can choose a color with reach you want to highlight for example hardware and software component so you can choose other color to highlight so in this way you can highlight the text according to your require if you wish to remove this highlight then select the word click on this and choose the option no below so it make it longer text again next we have aligning the text for example we want to align the text according to our need for example in a English we prefer to align the text according to the left side like in a mathematics we prefer to align the text to the right side in a newspaper we have a justified type of alignment so let's see the difference between all of these first one is first you need to select a paragraph or a text to politely then click on a Home tab in the group paragraph first we have option do the line retakes to the left side so it aligned with X to the left side and we have you can see here we have a word in the exact type from the right side second option is to align your text to the center alignment so now this text is aligned at the central part for example when we have a title or document we prefer to use center line and third alignment is right alignment in which the text is aligned on the right side like when we have to write the mathematic situation we prefer to use right language or infer do we use right alignment and fourth option is to justify to align the text booth type left side and right side ended at the same position of all the lines okay so in this case it will increase the space in between the words so in this way you can apply these four type of alignment to align your text next is apply borders and shading the steps you apply the border and shading is first you have to flip on Volta in the paragraph group I hope we have a border so for example we are going to apply the border to this length from here the bottom like all bottom so quadrants apply to this paragraph next ends shading with the help of shading you can choose any other option like curve the theme color which you want to apply as of that not of that selected box if you click on this button you will see the more options related to the paragraph dialog box you can also use these options to align your text or increase the spacing between the text and our other properties of next is if you want to in change the border settings then you can click on water stating a dialog boxes appear from here you can choose the style of your border like a triple line from here you can change of it from here you can change the colour of your border for example blue color then apply to this paragraph click on OK to see the changes so in this way first you need to select the paragraph then click on border and shading option from here you have to choose the style which you want to apply that long color option you can change the color of your bottom and with this you can increase of it for your bottom and click on OK button to apply so now we have that bottle neck since you can also change the shading color for example first flick the paragraph click on water and shading from here you can choose the bottom else we discussed earlier from here you can choose the water castle and with the help of shading from here you can select the color for shading it right drinka know the pattern you can also change the solid 20% 30% online any pattern style and click on don't need to say the hills so it's applied to this matter now the water is change and the background shading is also changed ok students so this is all about your chapter number 7 so in this chapter we have learn about formatting default settings alignment and highlight the text and then we'll discuss about how to change the border and the shading means background color of your text Thank You student our nice\n"