Character Formatting

Text Effects command

add a distinctive appearance to selected text such as outline, shadow, glow, and reflection

Point

font sizes are measured in points; the point size refers to the height of characters with one point equally approximately 1/72 of an inch.

How are fonts measured?

points

What are your choices on the change case menu?

sentence case, lowercase, uppercase, toggle case, capitalize each word

monospaced font

all characters that up the same amount of horizontal space.

Format Painter

command located in the Clipboard group on the Home tab. Used to copy attributes and other formatting from one block of text and apply them to other selected text within the document. When activated the mouse pointer becomes a paintbrush.

When would you click the format painter twice?

copy formatting as many times as you want

When would you click the format painter once?

copy formatting one time

What are predefined formats that can instantly change the look and feel of a document?

quick styles

What dialog box opens when you click the down arrow next to the Underline button and then choose More underlines:

Font dialog box

style

can be used for either paragraph or characters; predefined formatting

sans serif font

does not have the small line extensions on its characters ex. Arial and Calibri

paragraph styles

formats are applied instantly to all text in the paragraph where the insertion point is located, whether or not the text is selected. Styles created for paragraphs are marked in the Styles window by a paragraph mark to the right of the style name.

Serif fonts

have small lines at the beginning and end of characters and are usually used with large amount of text ex. Times New Roman

Point size refers to height or the width of the character?

height

What does your insertion point change to when you click the Text Highlight Color button?

highlighter pen

Which tab is the styles group located?

home

Proportional font

horizontal spacing varies

How do you modify a style?

open styles window, select the style, right click on the style and select modify

What is the symbol used to identify a paragraph style?

paragraph marker

Where is the styles gallery located?

styles group

To copy multiple text not adjacent what key do you hold down?

the CTRL key

1 point is = to how many inches?

1/72"

What does the lowercase letter a indicate next to a style?

character style

Which tool removes all formatting from selected text?

clear formatting

How do you change text keyed in sentence case to uppercase without rekeying the text?

click on the down arrow next to change case and select uppercase

How do you open the color menu?

click the down arrow next to the Font Color button

What are your different options on the Underline button?

double, thick, dotted, dashed

What happens when you select text and click the B button in the font group?

text is bold

What is the range of point size?

8 to 72

What are the 4 ways you can apply bold formatting to your text?

CTRL + B; font group on home tab press B; mini toolbar; font dialog box

What opens when you click the down arrow on the font color button?

Menu of Theme colors and standard colors

An example of proportional font

Times New Roman

Font

a set of characters that have the same design.

Character

any single letter, number, symbol, or punctuation mark.

Character styles

applied to individual characters or words that you select. Character styles have a lowercase a beside them.

Text Highlight color command

enables you to apply a highlighting color across text to stress the importance of that text and draw attention to it quickly

Where are the text formatting commands located?

font group

Which button would increase the font size of selected text?

grow font

Which tool makes text look like it was marked with a florescent marker?

text highlight color

What is a single, letter, number, symbol or punctuation mark?

character

Clear Formatting Button

located in the More area of the Styles group; click the drop-down arrow to display a menu that lets you clear formatting from selected text.

What happens when you select text and click the I button in the font group?

text is italicized

What happens when you select text and click the U button in the font group?

text is underlined