While
the content of your document is primary, an attractive looking document makes
for much easier reading. Being able to focus the reader's attention on
important points or issues by adding visual emphasis to particular sections of
text can increase the impact of your document significantly. Word provides you with the tools to enhance the
visual appeal of your document by changing the way your text looks. One way to
do this is to apply character formats. Character formatting which, enhances the
appearance of text includes, Font Typeface defined as a group of characters sharing
similar type attributes. Font Size refers
to the height of printed text on a page; the higher the number, the larger the
font size. Font Style refers to type
enhancements such as bold and italic and underlining.
FONT TYPEFACE
Times New Roman Arial Courier |
FONT SIZE
Times New Roman 8 Times New Roman 12 Times New Roman 18 |
FONT STYLE
Bold type style Italic type style |
UNDERLINE
Single underline Word only underline |
Word
character formats
Other character attributes accessible in the Font dialog box, include superscript and subscript which you might use for example, in scientific documents
and font animation to create moving
text and add colorful, moving borders to text.
DOCUMENT APPEARANCE - FORMATTING TEXT
While the
content of your document is primary, an attractive looking document makes for
much easier reading. Being able to focus the reader's attention on important
points or issues by adding visual emphasis to particular sections of text can
increase the impact of your document significantly.
Discussion
Word allows you
to enhance the visual appeal of your document by applying character formats to change
the way your text looks. Character
formatting which, enhances the appearance of text includes,
Font
Typeface defined as a group
of characters sharing similar type attributes.
Font
Size refers to the height of
printed text on a page; the higher the number, the larger the font size.
Font
Style refers to type
enhancements such as bold and italic and underlining.
Word character formats
Other character attributes are accessible in
the Font dialog box, on the Format menu. You have superscript and subscript which you might use for example, in scientific documents
and font animation to create moving
text and add colorful, moving borders to text.
Selecting and Changing Fonts
Varying the font within a document improves
the readability of the text and emphasizes key points. You can view the many
font typefaces Word provides you with in the Font
list on the Formatting toolbar.
You can select a font prior to typing. Then,
any text you type appears in the selected font until you select a new font.
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You can change the font or any text using the Font list on the Formatting toolbar.
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You can also change fonts using the Font page of the Font dialog box.
The most recently used fonts appear in a list
at the top of the Font list.
Changing an existing font
Procedures
1.
Select the text for
which you want to change the font.
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2.
Select the Font list on the Formatting
toolbar.
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3.
Select the desired font name.
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Notes
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When selecting
a font for a document, you should choose a font
consistent with the purpose of the document. For example, a thick, bold
font may be appropriate for the heading of an office memo but not for a
personal letter.
You
can also mix fonts within a single
document. For example, if your document has headings and text in paragraphs
beneath each heading, you can select one font for the headings and another for
the paragraphs.
Modifying the Font Size
You can vary font size within your document
to emphasize key sections. Font size is
measured in points.
One point is approximately 1/72 of an inch. The larger the font size, the
larger the type. Therefore, a word with a 36 point font size is approximately one-half
inch in height.
You can select a font size prior to typing
text. As you type, you can mix font sizes.
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You can modify font size from the Font size list on the Formatting toolbar.
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You can also modify the font size using the Font page of the Font dialog box.
Procedures
1.
Select the text for
which you want to modify the font size.
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2.
Select the Font Size list on the Formatting
toolbar.
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3.
Select the desired font size.
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Notes
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Generally
speaking, larger font sizes are used for headlines and headings, and smaller
font sizes are used for body text. For example, if you are creating a
newsletter, you can use a 22 point font for the headings and a 12 point font
for the text.
Changing Font Appearance
(Font Format)
You can change the character formats of existing text, either to add
emphasis or to enhance the appearance of the text. The most commonly used
character formats are bold and italic.
Bold
Formatting is used to call
attention to text within a document, especially in headings.
Italic Formatting also calls attention to text, but not as
much as bold formatting. Italicized text slants to the right and is often used
to emphasize a word within normal text.
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You can
easily apply bold formatting to text by using the Bold button on the
formatting toolbar.
Procedures
1.
Select the text for
which you want to change the font
format.
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2.
Click the Bold
button
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You can
easily apply italic formatting to text by using the Italic button on the
formatting toolbar.
Procedures
1. Select the text for
which you want to change the font
format.
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2. Click the Italic button
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Notes:
You can change
the character formats as you type text. You can mix these character formats in
any combination within the same document but, to get the maximum effect of any
formatting, it is best to use it sparingly.
You can also
change the character formats of text using the Font page of the Font dialog box. You can tell which character
formats have been applied to specific text by positioning the insertion point
in the text. For example, if bold formatting has been applied to the current
text, the Bold button is highlighted
when you position the insertion point in the text. If you no longer want a
character format applied to text, you can remove the formatting. Changing the
font format of existing textThe Bold
and Italic buttons are toggles. If
you select text that contains one of these formats and click the Bold or Italic button, the format is removed.To bold or italicize a single
word, you do not have to select the whole word; just position the insertion
point within the word.
Underlining Text
You can underline text to draw the reader's
attention to it. There are several underline types from which you can choose to underscore
text.
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To place
a single line under text, you can use the Underline
button on the Formatting toolbar.
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To apply
a different underline type, you can choose from several others listed on the Font page of the Font dialog box.
Notes:
To underline
a single word, you do not have to select the whole word; just position the
insertion point within the word.
The Underline button is a toggle. If you
select text that contains underlining and click the Underline button the underlining is removed.
Some commonly
used underline types include Words only,
which places a single underline under the words but not the spaces in a
document; Double, which places a
double underline under all text and spaces in a document; and Thick, which places a thick underline
beneath all text and spaces in a document.
You can
preview each of these underline types on the Font page of the Font dialog box before actually applying them.
Procedures
1.
Select the text you
want to underline.
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2.
Select the Format menu.
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3.
Select the Font command.
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4.
Select the Underline list.
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5.
Select the underline option you want to apply.
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6.
Select OK.
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Using Font Effects
There are several font effects from which you can choose to enhance
text or to use in special situations. Some of these effects include Strikethrough, which places a single
horizontal line through text; and Superscript and Subscript, which raise selected text above or below
the current line and changes the text to a smaller font size. These two effects
are often used in scientific writing.
Additional effects are Outline which, displays the inner and outer borders of each
character in a document. The Small caps effect
formats selected lowercase text as small capital letters. The Small caps effect, however, does not
affect numbers, punctuation, or uppercase letters. The Hidden effect prevents selected text from being displayed or
printed.
You can preview each of these font effects on
the Font page of the Font dialog box
before actually applying them.
In addition, you can make text stand out in a
document using Word animations. Examples of animations from which you can
choose include Blinking Background,
which flashes a black background behind text; Las Vegas Lights, which flashes tiny, different color shapes around
text; and Marching Black Ants, which
creates a clockwise movement of dashed lines around text. You can apply only
one animation at a time.
You can mix animations within a document,
though to be most effective they should be used sparingly.
You can preview each animation type on the Animation page of the Font dialog box
before actually applying them.
Animated
effects do not print, although the text to which they are applied does print.
Copying Character
Formats
You can use the Format Painter button on the Standard
toolbar to copy the character format of specific text and apply it to other
text. This feature saves time when multiple formats have been applied to the
text and you want to format other text with all the same formats.
When the Format Painter is active, the mouse
pointer becomes an I-beam with a paintbrush to its left.
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To copy
the selected formatting to multiple locations, double-click the Format Painter button to enable it.
Then, click it again when you have finished formatting text to disable it.
Procedures
1.
Select the text containing
the formats you want to copy.
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2.
Click the Format
Painter button
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3.
Select the text you want to format.
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Changing Character Case
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Word can
quickly change text case in a document using the
Change Case dialog box. For example, you can change a lowercase sentence to
uppercase.
Procedures
1.
Select the text for
which you want to change the case.
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2.
Select the Format menu.
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3.
Select the Change Case command.
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4.
Select the desired case option.
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5.
Select OK.
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Notes
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You can also
toggle from uppercase to lowercase letters in selected text. Toggling the case
of selected text can save time if you have inadvertently typed text with the Caps Lock feature enabled.
In addition to
the lowercase and UPPERCASE options, the Change Case
dialog box includes a number of other change case options. The Sentence case option capitalizes the
first letter in each selected sentence. The Title Case option capitalizes the first letter in each word. The TOGGLE CASE option reverses the case
for each letter.
DOCUMENT
APPEARANCE - FORMATTING PARAGRAPHS
Paragraph
formatting allows you to enhance the visual appeal of your document. It refers
to the layout of the paragraph on
the page and involves alignment, spacing, and indentation options
Alignment refers to the relative location of text to
the margins.
Spacing refers to the distance between lines above,
below, or within a paragraph.
PARAGRAPH
ALIGNMENT
This paragraph is aligned with the left
margin.
This paragraph is aligned with the
right margin.
This paragraph is centered between the
margins.
Every line of a justified paragraph,
except the last line, is aligned with both the left and right margins.
PARAGRAPH
and LINE SPACING
Paragraph spacing refers to space above
or below the paragraph. Line spacing refers to the spacing between each line
of the paragraph.
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Word paragraph formats
Aligning Paragraphs
Paragraph text can be aligned to the Left margin, the Right margin, or be Centered or Justified between
right and left margins.
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You can
use the four alignment buttons, Align Left, Center, Align Right, and Justify on the Formatting
toolbar to align paragraph text.
Procedures
1. Position the insertion
point in a single paragraph you want to align or select multiple paragraphs.
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2. Click the
desired alignment button on the Formatting
toolbar.
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Notes
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Align Left aligns text to the left margin
producing a ragged right margin
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Center centers text between the left and the right margins.
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Align Right aligns text to the right margin producing a ragged left margin.
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Justify aligns text to both the left and right margins so that neither margin
is ragged.
When a
paragraph is justified, Word adds
extra space between words to justify the text.
Modifying Paragraph
Spacing
Paragraph
spacing refers to the space
above and below a paragraph.
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You can
adjust paragraph spacing on the Indents and Spacing page of the Paragraph dialog box.
Procedures
1. Position the insertion
point in the paragraph for which you want to change the spacing.
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2. Select the Format menu.
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3. Select the Paragraph command.
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4. Select the Indents and Spacing tab.
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5. Under Spacing, enter the desired spacing
above the paragraph in the Before
spin box.
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6. Under Spacing, enter the desired spacing
below the paragraph in the After
spin box.
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7. Select OK.
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Notes :
You can vary
paragraph spacing based upon your individual needs.
Any changes
you make are previewed in the Paragraph
dialog box.
Modifying Line Spacing
Line
spacing refers to the
distance between every line in a paragraph.
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You can
adjust the line spacing in a paragraph on the Indents and Spacing page of the
Paragraph dialog box.
Line spacing options from which you can
choose include: Single, 1.5 lines, Double, At least, Exactly, and Multiple. You enter a specific point size when you select At least or Exactly, or enter a percentage when you select Multiple.
Procedures
1. Position the insertion
point in the paragraph for which you want to change the line spacing.
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2. Select the Format menu.
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3. Select the Paragraph command.
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4. Select the Indents and Spacing tab.
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5. Select the Line spacing list.
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6. Select the
desired line spacing.
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7. Select OK.
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Creating a Left Indent
Indenting
a paragraph refers to moving it away from the left, the
right, or both margins.
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You can
use the Increase Indent button on
the Formatting toolbar to indent a
paragraph away from the left margin to the right in half-inch increments.
Creating a left indent
Procedures
1.
Position the insertion
point in the
paragraph you want to indent.
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2.
Click the Increase
Indent button
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Notes :
This feature
has many uses, including calling attention to text and other sections in a document.
You can click
the Decrease Indent button on the Formatting toolbar to decrease a
paragraph indent in half-inch increments.
You can use options available in the Paragraph dialog box to select a different increment or a different type of
indentation.
Indenting the First Line
Different types of left indents are available for
paragraphs.
The first
line of paragraphs in many letters and documents is often indented from the
left to improve readability.
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It is
easy to create a first line indent using
the horizontal ruler.
The indent marker on the left of the
horizontal ruler is actually composed of two indent markers and a box. The top triangle is the First Line
Indent marker and the bottom triangle is the Hanging Indent marker
Indent Marker
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Use
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Indents only
the first line of the selected paragraph from the left margin.
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Indents all lines of a paragraph other
than the first line from the left margin.
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Moves both the first-line indent marker
and the left indent marker simultaneously.
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Procedures
1.
Select the paragraphs you want to indent.
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2.
Drag the first-line
indent marker to the desired position on the horizontal ruler.
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3.
Release the mouse button.
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Notes :
The First Line
Indent marker and the Hanging Indent marker move independently of each other.
However, you can drag the Left Indent marker (the box) to move the First Line
Indent and Hanging Indent markers simultaneously.
Creating a Hanging
Indent
You can indent all lines of a paragraph without the first line. This
type of indent is known as a hanging indent. A hanging indent is often used for lists or
bibliographic references.
Procedures
1.
Select the paragraphs you want to
indent.
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2.
Drag the hanging
indent marker to the desired position on the horizontal ruler.
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3.
Release the mouse button.
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Creating a Right Indent
You can indent a paragraph from the right margin. You may want to do
this, for example, to make a paragraph stand out on a page.
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You can
indent selected text from the right margin by dragging the
right margin marker which appears alone at the right end of the horizontal
ruler.
Procedures
1.
Select the paragraphs you want to
indent.
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2.
Drag the right
indent marker to the desired position on the horizontal ruler.
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3.
Release the mouse button.
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Copying Paragraph
Formats
With the Format Painter, you can copy the paragraph
formatting of specific text and apply it to one or more
other paragraphs. This feature saves time when the formatted paragraph you copy
contains multiple formatting codes.
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To
copy the selected formatting to multiple locations, double-click the Format Painter button to enable it. Then, click it again when you have
finished formatting paragraphs to disable it.
Procedures
1. Positions the insertion
point in the
paragraph containing the formatting you want to copy.
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2. Click the Format Painter button
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3. Click in the
paragraph you want to format.
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Applying a Paragraph Style
Styles
make it simple to format text and paragraphs consistently.
You can add styles as you type, or you can add styles to existing text and
paragraphs. A style is composed of various
character and paragraph formats and
is saved with a style name.
A style can be one of two types, character or
paragraph. A character style is applied
to specific text, while a paragraph
style is applied to an entire paragraph. However, paragraph styles can
contain character formatting.
The style applied to the current text or
paragraph appears in the Style list
at the far left of the Formatting toolbar.
Procedures
1. Position the insertion
point in the paragraph to which you want to apply a style.
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2. Select the Style list on the Formatting toolbar.
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3. Select the
desired style name.
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Applying the Body style
Notes :
Word comes
with several built-in styles. The most commonly used style is Normal Normal style for the body of a letter.
Other default
styles include Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, Body, and Default Paragraph Font. You can create
your own styles as well.
Although some
styles include the word Heading in
them and are designed for the headings in a document, you can use them for
other situations as well.
Creating a Style
If an existing style does not meet your
specific needs, you can create a new style. The most expedient way to create a new style is to base the new style on an existing style and modifying that style.
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To add a
style to the Normal template, open the document containing the
desired style and select the Style
command from the Format menu.
Select the name of the desired style, select Modify, and select the Add
to template option.
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You
can also use the Modify Style dialog box to edit a style. When you edit a
style, you can change formatting items such as font attributes, paragraph
settings, tabs, and borders.
Procedures
1. Select the text
containing the desired formatting for the new style.
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2. Select the Style list on the Formatting toolbar.
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3. Type the name
for the new style.
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4. Press [Enter].
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Notes:
When you
create a new style using one of the existing styles in the
Style box on the Formatting toolbar, it is associated
only with the current document. You can then use the Modify Style dialog box to
add it to the current template, if desired.
When a style
is added to the template, that style is available for all new and existing
documents based on that template. If desired, you can assign shortcut key to
select the style.
Bullets and Numbers
Creating a Numbered List
Discussion
There may be times when you need to number a list or sequential items. For
example, you may want to number specific steps on a list or add letters to an
outline detailing the hierarchy of a corporation.
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You can
easily create a numbered
list using the automatic numbering feature.
To do this, you type a 1 or an A and then a ( . ), ( - ), or ) followed by a space,
or two spaces without any
punctuation, and then text. Word assumes you want to sequentially list the items. Thereafter, each time you press [Enter], the next applicable number or
letter in the sequence appears.
To create a numbered list you can also, use
the Numbered and Outline Numbered pages in the Bullets
and Numbering dialog box from the Format
menu
You can disable
numbering by pressing the [Enter]
key to start a new line and then clicking the Numbering button or pressing the
[Enter] key again or the [Backspace] key.
You can select from additional number styles in the Bullets and
Numbering dialog box, as well as customize a number style. Just as when you use
automatic numbering, the next applicable number or letter appears each time you
press the [Enter] key.
Procedures
1.
Position the insertion
point where you want to begin the numbered list.
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2.
Type the desired number or letter to begin the
list.
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3.
Add the desired spacing or punctuation.
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4.
Type the desired text for the first item on
the list.
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5.
Press [Enter].
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Discussion
Word can generate a numbered list from existing text. This
feature is a great timesaver. For example, you may decide that a previously
created, unnumbered list would appear better as a numbered list.
When you use the Numbering button on the Formatting
toolbar, Word numbers each paragraph of the selected text sequentially,
beginning with the number 1.
Procedures
1.
Select the text to
which you want to add numbers.
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2.
Click the Numbering
button
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Removing Numbers from Text
Discussion
If you decide that numbers are no longer appropriate, you can remove them from the
text.
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You can
use the Numbering button on the Formatting toolbar to remove numbers
from a list.
Procedures
1.
Select the list from
which you want to remove the numbers.
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2.
Click the Numbering
button
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Discussion
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If an
item in a numbered list is added or deleted, Word automatically
renumbers the subsequent items as needed.
It is
often helpful to display the nonprinting characters to assist you in this task.
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In
addition, Word automatically renumbers a list when items are moved, added or
deleted.
Procedures
1.
Position the insertion
point at the end of the item after which you want to add a new item.
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2.
Press [Enter].
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Procedures
1.
Click in the selection bar to the left of
the item you want to delete.
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2.
Press [Delete].
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Discussion
When you want to emphasize items in a list in no particular order, you
can use a bulleted list.
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The
easiest way to create a bulleted list is to use the automatic bulleting
feature.
Whenever you type an asterisk (*)
followed by a space and text, Word assumes you want to create a bulleted list.
Thereafter, each time you press the [Enter]
key, a bullet appears on the next line.
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You can
also use the Bulleted page of the Bullets and Numbering command from the Format menu to create a bulleted list.
In the Bullets and Numbering dialog box, you
can select from additional bullet styles, as well as customize bullet styles.
Just as when you use automatic bulleting, a bulleted line appears automatically
each time you press the [Enter] key.
You can disable bullets by pressing [Enter] and clicking the Bullets button or pressing [Enter] again or the [Backspace] key.
Procedures
1.
Position the insertion
point where you want to begin the bulleted list.
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2.
Type an asterisk (*).
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3.
Press [Spacebar].
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4.
Type the desired text for the first bullet in
the list.
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5.
Press [Enter].
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Discussion
Word can generate a bulleted list from existing text.
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When you
use the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar, Word adds a bullet
to each paragraph of the selected text.
This feature is a great time-saver. For
example, you may decide that a previously created unbulleted list would appear
better as a bulleted list.
Adding bullets to text
Procedures
1.
Select the text to which
you want to add bullets.
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2.
Click the Bullets
button
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Discussion
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If you
decide that bullets are no longer appropriate, you can remove them from the text. You can use the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar to remove bullets
from selected text.
Procedures
1.
Select the list from
which you want to remove the bullets.
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2.
Click the Bullets
button
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Discussion
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You can
change bullet and number styles using options available in the Bullets
and Numbering dialog box.
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You can
also mix different bullet and number styles within the same document, if
desired.
Procedures
1.
Select the Format menu.
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2.
Select the Bullets and Numbering command.
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3.
Select the desired tab.
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4.
Select the desired style.
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5.
Select OK.
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