moac lesson 3. any single letter, number, symbol, or punctuation mark. (john wiley & sons,...
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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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