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Chapter 4 Common Offi Application Features fice 135
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Figure 4-18. Type is measured in points. There are
72 points per inch. Note: the measurement includes
an allotment for the part of some letters that
descends below the line.
The size of text is measured in points. There are
72 points per inch, so an uppercase letter set in
11 point type is about 5/32″ tall, as shown in ″
Figure 4-18.
Other text formatting options that can be set
in the
Font
group on the
Home
tab of the ribbon
include bold, italic, underline, strikethrough,
subscript, superscript, and color. Bold, italic, and
underline are discussed earlier in this chapter.
Strikethrough is a horizontal line through the
middle of characters. Click the Strikethrough
button to format the selected text as strikethrough.
Superscript is formatting that sets the character
smaller than normal and raised, such as the 2 in X2. Click the
Superscript
button to make the selected text superscript. Subscript is formatting that
sets the character smaller than normal and lowered, such as the 1 in Y
1
.
Click the
Subscript
button to make the selected text subscript. To change
the color of the selected text, click the drop-down arrow next to the
Font
Color
button, and select a new color in the palette that is displayed.
Styles
A more effi and complete method of formatting text is using ficient
styles. A style is a group of formatting settings that can be applied in one
step. The look of text can be quickly changed by picking a new style. It
immediately changes the typeface and paragraph properties of the text.
For text documents, there are two basic types of styles: paragraph
and character. A paragraph style defi the formatting for a paragraph, fines
including the text formatting. A character style defi the text formatting fines
for individual characters. Paragraph-related formatting, such as margins
and indents, are not part of a character style.
To see a list of the available styles in Microsoft Word, click the
More
button in the gallery in the
Styles
group on the
Home
tab of the ribbon,
as shown in Figure 4-19. Clicking a style name in the gallery immediately
applies the formatting defi in the style to the selected text. fined
PowerPoint
2.1.2, 2.3.3
FYI
To clear formatting,
select the desired
text and click
Home Font Clear
Formatting.
Word
2.2.4
Default styles
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Figure 4-19. The gallery in the Styles group contains the default Microsoft Word
styles.