CHARACTER FORMATTINGMOAC Lesson 3

CHARACTER Any single letter, number, symbol, or punctuation mark. (John Wiley &

Sons, Inc., 2014)

Examples: C , ? 1 ]

FONT A set of characters that have the same design. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,

2014)

Example: Arial Comic Sans Times New Roman

Font Size: size of the font which is measured in points 72 points = 1 inch 1 point = 1/72 of an inch

FONT Serif Font: Have extra lines on the tips of letters to improve readability

Example: Times New Roman, Courier New, Garamond

Aa Bb Cc Sans Serif Font: does not have the serifs on letters

Example: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana

Aa Bb Cc

FONT Monospace Font: type of font in which each character takes up the same

exact amount of space M takes up the same amount of space as I Example: Courier New

Proportional Font: type of font in which each character only takes up the space that is needed Example: Times New Roman

TEXT EFFECTS A new font command group that adds a distinctive appearance, such as

outlines, shadows, glows or reflections, to selected text (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)

Text Effects

FONT ATTRIBUTES Should be used to make certain text stand out

Should not be used on large blocks of text (aka an entire paper) Bold: makes the text appear darker Italic: makes the text slant to the right Underline: places a line beneath the text Subscript: places text slightly below the baseline H20 Superscript: places text slightly above the baseline 22

Strikethrough: places line through the middle of text SMALL CAPS: All text appears in uppercase, however if a letter was capitalized,

it appears to be larger Text Highlighter: similar to using a highlighter on paper

LIVE PREVIEW Live preview shows you how your document will look with the selected

feature. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)

FORMAT PAINTER Copies formatting, not text

If the icon is double clicked, it will allow the user to paste formatting to multiple non-adjacent items

STYLES Character Styles: A style that is applied to individual characters or words

that users have selected. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)

Paragraph Styles: A style in which the formats are applied instantly to all text in the paragraph where the insertion point is located, whether or not text is selected. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)

Paragraph Style

Character Style

WORDART Decorative text that enhances text. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)

SOURCEJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014). Microsoft Official Academic Course Microsoft Word 2013, Exam 77-418.

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