Microsoft Office 2007: Formatting Text (Win)

 

Formatting Text

In Microsoft Office 2007, text can be formatted in many different ways. This document describes text formatting options in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
NOTE: These options are found in the Home command tab, in the Font group.

• Formatting Text in Office
• Formatting Text Specific to Word
• Formatting Text Specific to PowerPoint
• Formatting Text Specific to Excel

Formatting Text in Office

The Office 2007 Ribbon contains most of the tools you will need to format your text.

1. Select the text you want to format
2. On the Home tab, in the Font group, from the options available, select the desired formatting

Common Formatting Options in Office

The following table displays text formatting options available in all Office programs.

Name	Image	Description
Font		Displays the font face currently used NOTE: Theprovides a pull-down list from which the font faces can be changed.
Font Size		Displays the font size currently used NOTE: Theprovides a pull-down list from which the font size can be changed.
Increase Font Size		Increases the font size by one increment NOTE: Increment sizes vary as the font size changes.
Decrease Font Size		Decreases the font size by one increment NOTE: Increment sizes vary as the font size changes.
Bold		Applies bold formatting
Italic		Applies italicized formatting
Underline		Applies underlined formatting NOTE: Clicking theallows you to select a single or double underline.
Font Color		Applies color to text NOTE: Clicking theprovides a pull-down list from which the font color can be changed.

Formatting Options Specific to Word

The following table displays text formatting options available only in Word 2007.

Name	Image	Description
Clear Formatting		Removes all formatting and style from the selection
Strikethrough		Applies strikethrough formatting
Subscript		Applies subscript formatting (i.e., the text shrinks and is placed below the baseline)
Superscript		Applies superscript formatting (i.e., the text shrinks and is placed above the baseline)
Change Case		Opens a pull-down list from which you can format the case style (e.g., lowercase or sentence case)
Text Highlight Color		Highlights selected text with a colored background NOTE: Clicking theallows you to change the color of the text highlight.

Formatting Options Specific to PowerPoint

The following table displays text formatting options available only in PowerPoint 2007.

Name	Image	Description
Clear All Formatting		Removes all formatting and style from the selection
Strikethrough		Applies strike through formatting
Text Shadow		Applies a shadow to selected text
Character Spacing		Opens a pull-down list that formats the length of space between individual characters
Change Case		Opens a pull-down list from which you can format the case style (e.g., uppercase, lowercase)

Formatting Options Specific to Excel

The following table displays text formatting options available only in Excel 2007.

Name	Image	Description
Border		Adds a border to the selected cell HINT: For more information, refer to Formatting Your Worksheets: Formatting Borders.
Fill Colour		Fills the cell with the selected colour NOTE: Clicking theprovides a pull-down list from which cell colours can be changed. Make sure to let me know in the comments below or on our Facebook page how you've got with it or Do you have any questions