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The other toolbar
that is turned on by default is the formatting toolbar. By default, it
appears below the standard toolbar. You’ll probably use the formatting
toolbar frequently as it contains lots of useful commands for formatting
your document.
This is what the
formatting toolbar looks like:
Let’s take a look
and see what all these buttons are for. Remember that we’re focusing on
what to use the toolbar for, rather than trying to learn what each
command does. And, the same toolbar rules apply here:
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If a button is depressed or coloured, it means the feature is
already being used. Clicking the button will turn off the feature.
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If there is a down arrow (▼) next to an option, you can click
that arrow to see more choices.
Below are some of
the buttons available on the formatting toolbar.
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Opens the
styles task pane. |
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Indicates
what style you’re using. You can change the style in use by
clicking the drop-down arrow. |
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Tells you
what font you’re using. You can change the font by clicking the
drop-down arrow or by typing in the text box. |
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Shows you
what font size you’re using. You can change the font size by
typing in the box or by clicking the drop-down arrow. |
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Bolds the
selected text, or turns bold on. |
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Italicizes
the selected text, or turns italics on. |
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Underlines
the selected text, or turns underlining on. |
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Aligns the
text to the left. |
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Aligns the
text to the centre. |
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Aligns the
text to the right. |
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Justifies
the text. |
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Changes
line spacing. (You can click on the small down arrow to see more
choices.) |
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Creates a
numbered list. |
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Created a
bulleted list. |
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Decreases
the indent for the current line. |
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Increases
the indent for the current line. |
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Allows you
to modify borders and shading. (Click the ▼ to see border ad
shading choices.) |
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Highlights
the selected text with the colour shown. You can click the down
arrow (▼) to pick a different colour. |
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Changes
text colour to the colour shown below the A. You can click the
down arrow (▼) to pick a different colour. |
Don’t forget that
ScreenTips work for all toolbars. Sometimes, the ScreenTip will also
tell you what keyboard shortcut you can use to perform that command.
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