Basic Text Formatting

Font Type

1. Select some text to format in your document.
2. Locate the Font group, then select the Font drop-down arrow.
3. A list of fonts will unfold, listing several options. Your frequently used fonts appear near the top of the list. The list presents fonts in alphabetical order. Each font type in the drop-down list shows how it will look as it is written in that font. Select the desired font by selecting it with your mouse pointer. Alternatively, start typing the font name you want to use, then press Enter on your keyboard to apply it to the selected text:

Font Size

1. Choose a point size from the list provided or enter a font size of your own by typing it into the number placeholder provided. Don’t forget to press Enter once you are done!
2. Next to the font size icon are two icons, one for increasing and the other for decreasing the font size. This is another quick method of changing the size of elements in a document:

Bold, Italic, Underline

1. To make the text bold, click on the bold icon on the toolbar. This action applies the bold attribute.
2. The procedure is the same for the italic and underline icons. By clicking on the drop-down arrow to the right of the underline icon, a list of underline styles will appear.

4. There are also shortcut keys for all of these attributes, which are Ctrl + B, Ctrl + I, and Ctrl + U, respectively:

When you observe that a formatting control (such as bold, italic, or underline) appears selected, it indicates that the option is already active on the chosen text or paragraphs in the document

To remove the formatting, simply select the paragraph or text that has the formatting applied to it and click on the relevant icon on the ribbon.