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