Computer Skills/Basic/Formatting
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Simple formatting includes fonts, font size, font style, font color, and text alignment.
Objectives and Skills
editObjectives and skills for simple formatting include:[1]
- Apply basic formatting: font; font size; font style; color; align text
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editActivities
editThese activities may be completed using any word processing application (Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer, Google Write, Apple Pages, etc.):
- Start your word processing application. It should automatically open with a new, blank document.
- Enter two paragraphs of text in your new document. You can write about the formatting features you see (font, font size, font style; color, text alignment, etc.) and where they are located.
- Save your document.
- Add a heading at the top of your document labeled 'Simple Formatting'.
- Change the font for the heading to a sans-serif font (Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, Sans, etc.).
- Change the font for the body paragraphs to a serif font (Cambria, Times, Times New Roman, Serif, etc.).
- Change the font size for the heading to 18 point.
- Change the font size for the body paragraphs to 12 point.
- Change the heading font style to bold and italic.
- Change the heading font color to blue.
- Change the heading text alignment to centered.
- Change the body paragraphs text alignment to justified.
- Save your document.