Styles
- A style is a collection of formatting attributes, including font face, font size, font colour, text alignment, and more
- Styles ensure consistency in your document’s formatting
Create and Modify Styles
- To create a style, you select your desired formatting options and then save them as a new style
- You can modify a style by editing its formatting options and then saving the changes
Apply and Update Styles
- Applying a style is as easy as selecting text and then choosing the desired style
- When you update a style, all the text using that style in your document will reflect the changes
Font Attributes
Font Face
- This is the design of the text; examples include Arial, Times New Roman, and Calibri
Font Type
- Serif fonts have little feet or lines attached to the ends of their letters, while Sans-serif fonts do not
- Serif fonts are generally considered more traditional, and Sans-serif fonts are seen as modern
Font Size and Colour
- Font size is measured in points, with one point being 1/72 of an inch
- Font colour can be any colour available in the software’s colour palette
Text Formatting
Text Alignment
- Alignment refers to the positioning of text within a document
- Options include left, right, centre, and fully justified (aligned to both the left and right margins)
Text Enhancement
- You can make your text bold, italic, or underline it to highlight important information
Spacing
- You can adjust paragraph spacing (before and after a paragraph) and line spacing within a paragraph
Bullets
- Bullets are used for listing items – they can either be numbered or not
- You can change bullet shape, alignment, line spacing, and indent
