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Enhancing Text Formatting: Fonts, Spacing, and Alignment Techniques

This guide provides an overview of key text formatting techniques essential for creating visually appealing documents. Learn how to effectively format text by adjusting fonts, utilizing format painter, managing line spacing, and aligning paragraphs. Explore practical exercises that reinforce these concepts, including changing font size and color, applying drop caps, and using format painter to copy styles seamlessly. By mastering these formatting skills, you can greatly improve the readability and professionalism of your written work.

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Enhancing Text Formatting: Fonts, Spacing, and Alignment Techniques

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  1. Formatting text and paragraphs: Fonts, Painter, Line spacing, alignment 10/23/13

  2. Warm-up • What does it mean to “format” a text?

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  4. Formatting w/ Font • One way to quickly enhance a document is to change the title font. You can achieve a large impact by changing the size, color, or type of the font. • Use the home tab to find font changing options • Additionally, you can select the text to get the mini formatting bar. • Drop Cap: A drop cap is a large capital letter at the beginning of a document. Often, they are used to set off the first paragraph of an article. • Under the insert tab is the drop cap option. You must first type a letter and select the letter you would like to enlarge.

  5. Format Painter • Format painter allows you to copy format from one text to another, or it allows you to copy formatted styles within a document. • Select the text format you would like to copy • Choose the format painter from either the clipboard or mini-formatting menu • Notice that the pointer changes to a paint brush • Select the text you would like to apply the formatting to. When you deselect, the formatting should be applied.

  6. Today’s assignment • Complete the following assignments from the website: • Formatting with fonts • Format painter • Line Spacing • Aligning paragraphs • When finished, you may use the time to work on your PSA.

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